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Call to Artists
Summertide Poetry in the Park: New Growth
Second Annual Poetry in the Park
Webster's Woods Sculpture Park | Port Angeles, WA
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Summertide 2022: New Growth
Second Annual Poetry in the Park
Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park | Port Angeles, WA


Hosted by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
Rolling proposal review & notifications to begin February 18
Final entry deadline April 27
$18 entry fee*


The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center seeks submissions for original poetry for year-long display in Webster’s Woods Sculpture Park. The theme of this year’s summer park installations is New Growth. In addition to writings that explore concepts of growth, development, and transformation, we welcome submissions that represent new exploration or growth in the poet's creative process. 

A total of 10 poems will be selected for print signs along the walking trails alongside more than 100 existing sculptures throughout the park’s 5 acres of forested parkland and open meadow. Participating authors will be invited to present their poems in a public reading as part of the Arts Center's Summertide Solstice Festival on June 18. 

Located less than a mile from the main entrance to Olympic National Park, Webster’s Woods welcomes over 50,000 visitors annually. Entrants are encouraged to plan a visit to experience firsthand the park’s rugged terrain, second-growth Olympic forest, and striking views over the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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* In addition to keeping our entry fees low for all artists, PAFAC now offers a limited number of free entries for artists experiencing financial hardships. If that would make a difference for you, please contact Sarah Jane (sarahjane@pafac.org) for more info.


Eligibility: Open to writers of all ages & experience levels who reside on or write about the Olympic Peninsula, including those whose work was selected & displayed at Poetry in the Park in 2021. 

Artwork must be:
  • The author's own original work
  • Suitable for placement in a public park with readers of all ages & backgrounds
  • A maximum of 25 lines to allow clear printing on an 18x18" sign board
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Terms & Conditions:
  • Selected poems will be displayed from June 18, 2022 through May 30, 2023
  • Selected authors will receive a $50 honorarium and will have the opportunity to take their poetry signs home at the end of the one-year display period

Jurors:
Poetry selections will be made by Heidi Hansen and Linda B. Myers, leaders of the Olympic Peninsula Authors group.

Exhibit Timeline:
  • Rolling Review & Acceptance Begins: February 18
  • Entry Deadline: April 27 at midnight PST
  • Final Notifications Sent: April 30
  • Summertide Solstice Art Festival**: Saturday, June 18, 2022
  • Signs available for author pick-up: June 2023
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* All festivities and other exhibit-related events are subject to the latest state and local  guidelines, as well as PAFAC's own Covid safety policies. 
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