Shelton Arts Festival

Deadline: May 1, 2009
Shelton-MASON COUNTY Chamber of Commerce sponsors the
2nd Annual Juried Shelton Art Festival

The coordinators would like to invite Northwest artists to submit their art for consideration in the Festival.  Come join us in historic downtown Shelton, where there will not only be great art, but great food and music by some of our local talent.

Date: Saturday August 1st
Time: 9 am – 4 pm  (set up from 7 am – 8:45 am, take down 4 pm)
Where: Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton

The deadline for artist’s submissions is coming up quickly – May 1st – so timeliness is encouraged and appreciated.  Submissions will be viewed and decided upon by the Jury, and all applicants will be contacted with their results in a timely manner so they may make arrangements.  For more information or to request an application/information form and a Call to Artists, please contact -

Stacey at sheltonartfestival@yahoo.com or Olivia at 360-813-2600

We look forward to hearing from you, seeing your submissions among the others and to a wonderfully successful festival!

Regards,
Stacey Smith
sheltonartfestival@yahoo.com

Eco Art

Deadline: 6:00pm on May 15

The Sammamish Arts Commission announces the
“Eco Art” Exhibition to be held
June 24th through mid-September 2009

Guest Curator: Donna Lindeman Porter, MFA

The Sammamish Arts Commission invites Puget Sound Regional artists to submit artwork for this curated exhibition. The Commission seeks artwork that will use recycled materials in new ways for form, texture and dynamic presentation. An opening reception will be held June 24 from 6-8PM.

Artists may submit 1-3 jpegs of existing 2-Dimensional work including art made from throw-always, recycled materials, saved, collected, and rescued treasures.  Pop cans and lids, cereal boxes, textiles and signs, computer parts, telephone wire, etc. can all become materials used to inspire, provoke and/or amuse. Artists must agree to lend their work for exhibit through mid-September 2009. The submitted artwork must not exceed 60” in height and 60” in length (this will be based on actual measurements), insurance requires no dangerous materials or sharp  edges that extend beyond framing.

Artwork will be reviewed by the guest curator who will select the work for this exhibition.

Artists will be notified in writing of the curator’s decision by June 7th.

Sales inquiries will be directed to the artist/gallery representative.

Artwork Submissions

The artwork submission materials must be received via e-mail to sacarts@gmail.com by 6:00pm on May 15th. No late submissions will be accepted.

The artist’s artwork submission materials must include:

Letter of interest/Artist’s resume/300 dpi Jpegs/Artist contact information – including email and telephone number.

Tide Fest

April 30, 2009

TIDE FEST

TideFest is a Pacific Northwest tradition that has supported student activities at Gig Harbor High School for 29 years. Many of you have already participated in this annual tradition! Please remember that all artists must screen every year.

TideFest is a juried show and there are two ways to submit your art:

If you complete the online application you do not need to attend the screening personally. While completing your online application you must submit a total of three digital photographs. The digital photographs you submit should represent the single medium you intend to show at TideFest 2009. Screening online or in person does not increase or decrease your chances of being accepted for TideFest 2009.  If you choose to screen online your entry must be received by April 30th. To access the online application visit our website at tidefest.org.