Upcoming Exhibitions

 

Strait Art

Twenty ten

March 14 - May 9

 

Call for Artists

Submission deadline: Feb. 14

 

Strait Art 2009

 

Strait Art Twenty Ten ushers in a new decade for the rapidly growing art scene along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, returning to its annual spring slot from March 14 through May 9. This year the showcase of artists who make their homes in Clallam and Jefferson Counties will have expanded space through a simultaneous satellite show at nearby Peninsula College.

In a new collaboration with PC’s art department forged by associate art professor, Michael Paul Miller, the show will spill over into the Peninsula College gallery in the Pirate union Building, reaching out to a new and youthful audience and encouraging them to find their way to PAFAC to see the entirety of the offerings.

Strait Art is never a competition. There are no entry fees or prizes. It is rather a curatorial exploration of art being made in this most Northwest corner, a search for relationships and contexts that provide a sampling of our own regional flavor of contemporary art.

We are looking for original visions, developed style and mastery over materials, in any medium that can be successfully installed in the Webster House or the immediate surrounding grounds. Each artist will be represented by up to four works, enough to convey a honed and established vision.

This year will also see the return of the performance series, Enter Stage Left, inaugurated last year. On Friday nights, throughout the exhibition’s run, the Center proposes to host musical, literary, and theatrical presenters from diverse genres and disciplines, performing while surrounded by Strait Art. This is an opportunity, not only to sample some of the best work being done in the area but for artists and performers to come together in a multi-disciplinary arts community.

Visual artists please submit images of 8-20 examples of your best work. Of these at least four should be available for the show. Digital images are preferred, but prints and slides are acceptable. Performing artists (musicians, actors, comedians, poets, raconteurs, undefinables) please submit a demo CD or other appropriate documentation of your act. All artists please include a resume or short bio and relevant press clippings and reviews. An artist’s statement is optional.

Email your application materials to pafac@olypen.com preferred. Alternately you may drop off or snail mail to PAFAC, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362. If materials need to be returned by mail please submit a stamped, pre-addressed mailer.

Final deadline for entry is Valentine’s Day, February 14 but please submit as soon as possible.