Art on Main 2020 Window-Front Art Installations

The City of Auburn is seeking artists and artist teams from the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) to develop site-responsive public art displays for the Art on Main exhibition space. Selected artists will install 3-dimensional or multi-media art installations in a public window-front exhibition space in downtown Auburn, visible 24/7 through glass windows on Main Street.

Eligibility: Any individual artist or artist team in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) may apply. Past participants are welcome to reapply. Four time slots are available for 2020: January–March, April–June, July–September, and October–December. Selected artists will receive a $1,000 stipend to support the creation of new work, site-specific projects, or installation of existing work. The selection process is competitive and 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: August 21, 2019 at 10:59 PM Pacific Time. Notification of accepted artists will occur in September 2019. Selected artists must sign an agreement with the City of Auburn, install and de-install their own work, partner with the city to market the exhibition, comply with all federal, state, and local laws, and leave the space in the same or better condition. Initial stipend payment is made within 30 days after installation upon receipt of an invoice, with a portion retained until de-installation is complete. Artists are encouraged to offer works for sale, with all sales handled privately; the City does not take a commission. Contact: Allison Hyde, City of Auburn Arts Coordinator, [email protected], 253.804.5043.