Open Call to Visual and Performance Artists; 2021-2022 Season
Alwun House nationally recognized contemporary arts pioneer, enters its 50th season, showcasing and promoting local and regional visual and performance artists. Emerging artists, mid-career, and established professionals, are provided opportunity to exhibit and preform in Alwun’s multi-disciplinary space.
First Friday Art Park Vending
Register for vending in the Alwun House Art Park on First Fridays, of September, October, November and December – 6pm to 10pm. FEE – $30.00
Each artist’s space will consist of one parking space (9.5’x18′), Individual spaces available on a first come basis. Artist vendors will need to BYO bring your own display setup: tables, chairs, fans, lights, extension cord, tent/booth. At this time we are limiting submissions to only eighteen spaces this month.
Click on the image/month below to register for the First Friday month you’re interested in vending.
Annual Thematic Group Exhibitions
Monsters Menagerie, October 7 – 29, 2022
Theme: Monsters Menagerie is a juried art exhibit, creaking the doors open for the grotesque and profane art in a variety of media from local artists. Demented creative works from menacing dark noir fantasies, satirical political demons, to monstrous and blood-curdling creations that scream for attention. Even politicians aren’t exempt from this artistic depictions of the social demons among us. Open to all mediums. Jurors will award three artists with $500 Critic’s Choice Awards. Artists interested in exhibiting Please check back in summer 2023 for updated info.
Lighthouse, December 2, 2022 – January 7, 2023
Theme: This annual exhibit has an extra spark of creativity as artists experiment learning to make light their art, and there’s so many new technologies that open opportunities and possibilities. Open your creative vent and let the light out! Let’s celebrate gyrate and illuminate. This LIGHTHOUSE exhibit is your opportunity to have a dark gallery setting for your illuminating art. Create your most illuminating artworks, experiment with light. From darkness to LIGHT that’s the essence of what this exhibit is about. Artists interested in exhibiting Please check back in summer 2023 for updated info.
40th Exotic Art Show, Valentines February 10 – March 10, 2023
Theme: “beyond the ordinary,” evocatively passionate, surreal fantasy, unbridled taboo erotica. This is a juried exhibit with jurors awarding three artists with $1,000 Critic’s Choice Awards. Also, there’s is a popular vote People’s Choice Award of $500.
Artists interested in exhibiting Please check back in summer 2023 for updated info
Solo – Duo – Group Exhibit or Performance
Alwun House is seeking creative vibrant emerging artists for solo (or group) exhibitions for our 2020-21 season. We are looking for prolific artists who display a high level of craftsmanship in their form or artworks, yet remain eclectic edgy and current.
Interested artists should submit Letter of Interest to Alwun House – dana@alwunhouse.org
In letter provide preferred dates and contact information: Name, Address, Email, Phone, Facebook. Attach also bio, images of your artworks (three minimum, five maximum.- jpeg images approx. 4”x6” 300 dpi). Artists will be contacted for personal interview.
Available Exhibit Dates: Our 2019-2020 time slots are now filled but we’ll keep our eyes open for the 2020-2021 season. Please feel free to submit proposals for future opportunities.
Small Gift Item Sales
Artisans, of small artifacts, collectible gifts, interested in display-case sales? We are expanding marketing opportunities to our vibrant Arizona makers of objects d’arte. For marketing purposes, Gallery requests four photographic samples (jpgs, hi res), description of pieces, medium, and price. Accepted items will be initially up for 3 month consignment, with 25% house commission. Contact us.
Venue
Alwun House provides a venue for your production: fundraisers, theatrical and dance companies, Circus and Burlesque, Film screening, or Band CD release Party. Contact us. We are your Venue.
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