2026 Site-Specific Arts Galleries - City of Auburn, WA

The City of Auburn, Washington, seeks applications from regional artists to install 3-dimensional or multi-media art installations in two site-specific gallery spaces in downtown Auburn: the Art on Main Gallery and the Vault Gallery. Both spaces provide a $1,000 artist stipend to support the creation of new work and site-specific projects, or the installation of existing work.

Eligibility: Any individual artist or collaborative artist team in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) may apply. Past participants of Art on Main are welcome to reapply. Four time slots are available for the 2026 year: January–March, April–June, July–September, and October–December. Selection is based on artistic excellence, strength and creativity of concept, ability to create innovative work that engages the public, and comfort exhibiting in a space that is locked and secure but not climate controlled and may encounter direct sunlight.

Application deadline: September 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM Pacific Time. Applicants will be notified of results in October 2025. Selected artists will work with City of Auburn art staff to discuss their proposal and schedule installation. Artists must submit a detailed proposal at least one month before installation, install and de-install their own work, partner with the City to market the exhibition, and comply with all federal, state, and local laws. The $1,000 stipend is intended to help fund project creation or serve as an honorarium for displaying existing work. Artists are responsible for all transportation, installation, and de-installation costs. Artists are encouraged to offer works for sale, with all sales handled privately; the City takes no commission. Contact: Allison Hyde, [email protected], 253.804.5043.