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Instruments of Fear
Organization:
The Art Center Highland Park
Location
Highwood, Illinois 60035
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
August 25, 2023
The Art Center Highland Park and the Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest in Highwood are searching for artists to create 20 (or more?) guitars for the 'Rock n' Roll Through History Installations.
Artists are called to create the guitars that the skeleton rockers will 'play'.
Medium: artists can use actual guitars, cut out from other materials, or bring their material to a Highwood location to be cut with a jigsaw*. Material and design should be outdoor-friendly.
Installations will be on display throughout the City of Highwood for a month leading up to and including The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, October 6-8. All work must be completed by October 1 and delivered for installation by that date.
Crowd favorites will be awarded: $500 First Place, $250 Second Place, and $250 Third Place.
All instruments will be auctioned off to support art classes and outreach programs at TAC. Auction is to take place October 28-31.
A BIT ABOUT THE GREAT HIGHWOOD PUMPKIN FEST:
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival Benefits the Highland Park Community Foundation
Rock N' Roll Through History Skeletons on Display Benefits The Art Center HP
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival and Skeletons on Display is the biggest outdoor celebration on Chicago's North Shore featuring all-you-can-carve pumpkins, nightly lightings of pumpkin-filled walls, carnival rides, costume contests, trick or treating, two stages with live music and entertainment, hundreds of skeletons displays depicting the history of rock and roll, hayrides, food and beverage vendors and so much more!
*Decorated instruments can be actual instruments, mdf, or plywood cutouts, and can be submitted in any medium (paint, mosaic, etc.) but must be able to stand up to the weather for 4-6 weeks. All instruments become the property of the City of Highwood.
**Materials can be CNC'd by the Highwood team at no charge
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 18: Submissions of concept due
August 31: Notification sent
October 1: Delivery of work
Artists are called to create the guitars that the skeleton rockers will 'play'.
Medium: artists can use actual guitars, cut out from other materials, or bring their material to a Highwood location to be cut with a jigsaw*. Material and design should be outdoor-friendly.
Installations will be on display throughout the City of Highwood for a month leading up to and including The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest, October 6-8. All work must be completed by October 1 and delivered for installation by that date.
Crowd favorites will be awarded: $500 First Place, $250 Second Place, and $250 Third Place.
All instruments will be auctioned off to support art classes and outreach programs at TAC. Auction is to take place October 28-31.
A BIT ABOUT THE GREAT HIGHWOOD PUMPKIN FEST:
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival Benefits the Highland Park Community Foundation
Rock N' Roll Through History Skeletons on Display Benefits The Art Center HP
The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival and Skeletons on Display is the biggest outdoor celebration on Chicago's North Shore featuring all-you-can-carve pumpkins, nightly lightings of pumpkin-filled walls, carnival rides, costume contests, trick or treating, two stages with live music and entertainment, hundreds of skeletons displays depicting the history of rock and roll, hayrides, food and beverage vendors and so much more!
*Decorated instruments can be actual instruments, mdf, or plywood cutouts, and can be submitted in any medium (paint, mosaic, etc.) but must be able to stand up to the weather for 4-6 weeks. All instruments become the property of the City of Highwood.
**Materials can be CNC'd by the Highwood team at no charge
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 18: Submissions of concept due
August 31: Notification sent
October 1: Delivery of work