[NEohioPAL] Call for Artists - Painting the Town: Art Competition for Utility Box Designs

[Shaker Arts Council]

Painting the Town: Art Competition for Utility Box Designs
Building on the success of several years of traffic utility box projects,
the Shaker Arts Council (SHAC) is pleased to announce this year’s
project: *Painting
the Town*.  SHAC is sponsoring a juried *art competition* for the
design of *utility
boxes* located in Shaker Heights.

Local artists are invited to participate.  Please download the *attached
template and application* *here
<https://www.shakerartscouncil.org/utility-box-design-competition-application.html>*.
All designs must be submitted electronically on the template provided.
Designs and applications must be submitted to SHAC via email (
info at shakerartscouncil.org) no later than *Monday **10 April 2023.*

Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 21 years old and live or work in
Shaker Heights.  Applicants who reside in the Shaker Heights School
District or are a member of the Shaker Arts Council also are eligible.
Learn how to become a member *here*
<https://www.shakerartscouncil.org/membership-form.html>. Artists whose
designs have been installed in three (3) consecutive years may not apply.

Applicants may submit more than one (1) design, but each must be submitted
in a separate email.  There are no entry fees.  Artists retain all
copyrights to their artwork.  Artists whose designs are selected will
receive a $500.00 stipend after the work is installed.

All entries must be anonymous.  *Do not sign your submittal nor indicate
your name on the submitted design document.*  André Taylor, Art Educator,
will serve as this year’s jury chair.  Since all of the boxes have slightly
different dimensions, artists whose work is selected may have to reformat
their designs to fit the matched boxes.

Design Criteria:

   - Black or very dark backgrounds are not permitted.
   - Words are not permitted in the designs, per the City of Shaker Heights
   code.


   - Art created in non-digital media must be digitized for submittal.
   - Final designs must be submitted as camera-ready, 600 dpi files.


By submitting a design proposal, all artists agree to:

   - allow SHAC to use images of the designs on printed materials, websites
   and social media for promotional purposes only;
   - allow SHAC to photograph the work;
   - allow SHAC to submit the proposal to the city’s Shaker Heights Arts
   Task Force for their final approval and to obtain the artist’s modification
   of the design, if necessary, to meet the city’s requirements.


Artists whose works are not selected are welcome to ask SHAC for jury
feedback.


*---Amara Romano*
*Administrative Assistant  **Shaker Arts Council ** shakerartscouncil.org
<http://shakerartscouncil.org>*
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