Event Details
The City of College Place is announcing a Call for Artists to transform 8 designated traffic utility boxes on College Avenue into public artworks representative of the Walla Walla Valley and its many communities.
The artwork or designs selected will be digitally printed on weather resistant vinyl wraps which will be installed on the 8 designated traffic utility boxes cabinets on College Avenue in downtown College Place. Eight separate artists (or teams) will be selected from the submitted proposals.
Click the button below to download the official Call for Artists document.
Traffic Utility Box Call for Artists
Selected artists will be awarded $350 to complete artwork for one box.
This call is open until 4:30PM on July 31, 2020. To ensure fairness to all, there are no extensions or waivers of deadlines.
Eligibility
Selection Criteria
The panel will use the following criteria:
Artwork will be deemed inappropriate which portrays: content which violates copyright or other known legal ownership interest, profanity, obscenity, indecency, violence, pornography; discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality; defamation or personal attacks.
Submission Guidelines and Requirements:
Evaluation Requirements:
Following the July 31, 2020 submission deadline, all submissions will be evaluated by a Jury Committee to include representatives from the College Place Parks Board, ArtWalla representatives and selected College Place community members. The general public will have a chance to see the submissions at a public location and to vote on their favorite submissions.
Submittals will be evaluated on:
Timeline:
Date
Project Details
July 1, 2020
Call to Artist opens
July 31, 2020
Call to Artists closes at 4:30 pm PST
August 1-15, 2020
Jury Process - review applications, public gets to view and vote (possibly at Farmers Market), selection meetings held with jurors.
August 15, 2020
Finalists presented to Parks Board & City Council for approval
August 16, 2020
Selected Artists Notified, contracts and project specifics delivered to artists.
October 15, 2020
All artwork completed and delivered to College Place. Artwork is delivered to Vinyl vendor for fabrication
November 15, 2020
Vinyl fabrications are completed, and installation begins
December 3, 2020
Unveiling Celebration as part of Winterfest.
Contact and Submittal Information:
Artists may direct questions or requests by contacting webmaster@artwalla.com
All submittals are to be delivered no later than 4:30pm, July 31, 2020 to:
City of College Place
Attn: Michael Rizzitiello
625 S. College Avenue
College Place, WA. 99324
Traffic Utility Box Photos:
Contact us at webmaster@artwalla.com
130 Rose Street #102
PO Box 2192
Walla Walla, WA 99362