Art Windows at the El Paso International Airport

The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department seeks to establish a pool of artists or artist teams from the Greater El Paso area for consideration in upcoming exhibits for Art Windows. The Art Windows program will introduce artists to the community and provide them with valuable exposure and gallery space for temporary exhibitions. Art Windows provides an exhibit space for 5-10 pieces of work between two display cases for a three-month period. The designated space is intended to showcase El Paso as an international cultural destination through high quality art and visual experiences.

Applicants must be an independent artist or artist team 18 and over residing in the Greater El Paso area, which includes Las Cruces, New Mexico and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Submissions require a letter of interest, current resume, and six images of completed past artworks with title, dimensions, medium, year of completion, location, a three-sentence description, and value or budget amount for insurance purposes. Images must be formatted as BASELINE Standard JPEG, 1920 pixels on the longest side, under 1.8 MB, in RGB color space (preferably sRGB). An artist selection panel will review all applications and select artists based foremost upon artistic excellence, considering geographic and cultural diversity, variety of genres and media, and feasibility of the proposal.

Selected artists are solely responsible for transportation of their work to and from the gallery and any related costs. Artwork must be properly matted, wired, framed, and ready to install. Framed art requiring glazing must be fitted with acrylic. An Airport Gallery Coordinator will be responsible for exhibit design, installation, lighting, invitations, receptions, and press releases. Artists will not receive any compensation for exhibiting. Note that Art Windows only exhibits artwork and does not promote or facilitate the sale of artwork.