Deadline for submitted qualifications: 5pm, March 30, 2011

Confluence Project invites local artists, architects, and/or designers living in Oregon or Washington to submit their qualifications for the artistic design of an interpretive pavilion and plaza to complement Maya Lin’s tribute artwork at Celilo.

Preference will be given to Native American artists/designers with a strong connection to the Columbia River Basin and Plateau. 3-4 qualified artists/designers will be selected by a design review committee and granted a stipend of $1,800 to team with a licensed architect of their choice and develop a design proposal.

    * Download the full process PDF.

    * Qualification submissions will be accepted online (see this website for updates and information about the process).

    * Please fill out the website submission form and upload appropriate materials. Only completed submissions will be considered.

    * Send questions to: pavilion_design@confluenceproject.org

    * Questions will be accepted until Monday, March 21, 2011—5:00pm PST. An open house to learn more about the project, view the design model, and answer your questions is planned for Tuesday, March 22, from 6:00—7:00 pm. Doors will open at 5:30 at 415 West Sixth Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660.

Application Deadline: 5pm, May 10, 2011

Individual artists who reside in Washington State are encouraged to apply to the 2011 GAP (Grants for Artist Projects) Program. Artist Trust’s GAP Program provides support for individual artist projects by awarding up to $1,500 for projects including (but not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. Last year 795 artists applied to the GAP Program and 63 artists were funded from around the State.

The GAP Program is open to artists working in all creative disciplines including visual, performing, literary, media, emerging and cross-disciplinary arts. Applicants must be residents of Washington State but cannot be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program.

A peer review panel of artists and art professionals from across Washington State selects GAP recipients. The panel’s selections are based foremost on the artistic excellence of an artist’s work as represented in their application.

To apply, visit http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/money#grants_for_artist_projects. Applications must be submitted online by 5:00pm on May 10, 2011. Artists are invited to visit Artist Trust’s office or visit your local library for free online access.

Artists are encouraged to attend a “How to Build A Strong Grant Application Workshop” and “Applying for the GAP” webinars offered free for all artists. Visit http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/career-training for more information.

Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State.

The City of Everett is seeking proposals from qualified artists/ artist teams for design and fabrication of sculptural bike racks along Hoyt Avenue, Everett’s Arts & Festivals Street. In the heart of downtown, this three-block streetscape is anchored by the Everett Public Library, Artspace-40 artist lofts and studios, the Imagine Children’s Museum and opening in April, The Schack Art Center, a 30,000 square foot, multi-use regional arts center with facilities for glass blowing, kiln forming, and multiple exhibit spaces.

Contact:
Elizabeth Smith
Cultural Arts Coordinator, City of Everett
425-257-7117
enjoyEverett.org