City of El Paso Art Windows 2010

The City of El Paso International Airport (EPIA) 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.

Submission requirements include 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 1920 pixels horizontal by 1920 pixels vertical, in Baseline JPEG format (not progressive), and no more than 1.8 MB in file size. 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 and any related costs. Artwork must be properly matted, wired, framed, and ready to install. Artists will not receive compensation for exhibiting. For questions, contact Dawn Thurmond at (915) 541-4280 or [email protected].