Call-to-artists!
As of 2021, the festival features nationally recognized street artists who create “3-D” masterpieces out of temporary paint and chalk during the festival weekend, underwritten by Visit Tallahassee. These live-action works of art created a lot of excitement amongst the visitors and offer interactive photo opportunities, ideal for sharing on social media. Attendees would repeatedly visit the chalk artists throughout the weekend to observe their progress and could be seen posing for photos.
This year, we want to enhance this offering even more by creating a Chalk Artist Oasis. Our hope is to create a nature-themed oasis surrounding our professional chalk artists with plants and shade for visitors to observe their progress in a beautiful space. We're planning to have live music, some food vendors, and a Birdhouse Sculpture silent auction in this area to make it a true destination.
For 2023, we're pursuing a major bird theme throughout the festival! Our hope is that the chalk artists will incorporate local/ regional birds into each of their designs. The jury is looking for whimsical, creative, artful, unique, and interactive designs that can be completed quickly!
Your application must include:
1. Concept sketch, with supporting photo examples of your previous chalk art.
2. Third-person artist statement, bio, and profile photo.
Financial Structure (thanks to Visit Tallahassee & hotel partners):
- The Festival will provide a hotel room within walkable distance of the parks.
- The Festival will purchase the requested art supplies and materials for each artist ($100-200 budget).
- The Festival will write a $3,400 check for each selected artist. This payment can be used as travel reimbursement and payment for the art piece. The check will be provided at the end of the event, April 16th, 2023, unless other arrangements have been made.
- Chalk Artists will have access to the "Behind the Scenes" area where a light breakfast and lunch will be provided over the festival weekend.
Important Dates:
- Application deadline = Thursday, Jan. 26
- Jury result notification = Monday, Jan. 30 (or sooner)
- Supplies list and W9 due date = Friday, March 3
- Artist design prep and Artist Welcome Reception = Friday, April 14
- Festival Weekend = April 15 & 16
Creation time-frames:
- The roads close at 12pm on Friday, April 14. There will still be some vendors loading into the festival, but chalk artists can start preparing their area anytime after 12pm.
- The festival is open to the public from Saturday, April 15 from 10am - 5pm and Sunday, April 16 from 10am - 4pm. However, Chalk Artists are expected to get to the parks by 8:30am so that attendees will have progress to look at when they arrive.
- Chalk Artists are expected to complete their design around lunchtime on Sunday.
Design Parameters:
- Artists will have a 10 x 20 area (on a semi-flat asphalt road) to create 1 large design or 2 smaller designs.
- The design(s) should have the optical illusion of being 3-D for attendees to pose with.
- Ideally, the design(s) should be inspired by North Florida nature, incorporating local/ regional birds. You may also incorporate in local landmarks, celebrated historical figures, etc. in your design.
- The creation must be temporary and wash away after the festival.
Please note: You may continue to edit your application until the deadline, just make sure you save your work.
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