HAHA 2024 - Immersive Installation Opportunity

The Ah Haa School for the Arts annual summer fundraiser, HAHA, is a participatory and interactive community event featuring a building-wide immersive art installation where each space within the Ah Haa Silverjack building is taken over by a different artist. The event takes place over three days in July (Friday, July 19 for adults; Saturday, July 20 for adults; Sunday, July 21 for kids), with over 2,000 participants visiting annually. Artists are invited to propose work in any medium—single art pieces, full room installations, video and new media content, or other creative expressions.

All installations must be ADA-compliant and include an interactive element to directly engage visitors. Installations may be generative, include participatory elements, employ actors/performers, or employ any other interpretation of "interactive" as imagined by the artist. Priority will be given to submissions that encourage touch, play, and creation by viewers. Artists must attend install and HAHA events throughout the week of July 15-22 as ambassadors for Ah Haa and their creative practices.

Ah Haa offers an all-inclusive budget for materials, shipping, and production of your installation, determined case by case based on experience, room size, and installation scope, ranging from $1,000-$8,000. Ah Haa covers all artist travel expenses to and from Telluride for the week of July 15-22, 2024, and provides artist accommodations for that same period. Experienced volunteer installation support will be provided. Application requirements include an installation proposal with timeline and budget, 5-7 images of existing work, a letter of intent, and a CV. The entry fee is $10.00, and artists may submit up to 2 applications.