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Artists wanted for inaugural urban art show
ASTORIA — Astoria Visual Arts
(AVA) and Obtainium Studio are
pleased to announce a call for
artists for the first annual iLLUMi-
NART/Astoria Exhibition, which
aims to spur and support a form of
urban art that fuses design, light-
ing and technology. The submis-
sion deadline is Sunday, Jan. 14.
Each selected artist will receive
a $200 stipend and food/drink
vouchers from several of Astoria’s
finest eating establishments. Non-
resident artists will be provided
with overnight accommodations
during the set-up and exhibition
dates.
Aimed at providing a creative
platform to regional artists and
attracting a discerning and enthu-
siastic audience, iLLUMiNART/
Astoria will showcase unique proj-
ects by artists, creators, graphic
designers, cinematographers and
others.
A projection in downtown Astoria
Blank walls at five locations
in Astoria’s historic downtown
will spring to life, becoming a
must-see exhibition that celebrates
creativity, inspiration and shared
experience through works that
surprise, impress and entertain.
COURTESY ASTORIA VISUAL ARTS
Eligibility
iLLUMiNART/Astoria is open
to all career-level artists living in
Oregon and Washington state who
are working in any style or medi-
um. However, their submissions
to the exhibition must be “project-
able” (this includes still images).
Though the artists will exer-
cise complete control over their
creative process, and all ideas and
expressions will originate from the
artists, AVA reserves the right to
reject artwork that is offensive or
unacceptable for display.
Application process
Applicants are asked to submit
the following materials:
1. Contact information: Name,
address, telephone number, email
address.
2. Website address, if available.
3. Resume or C.V.
4. An essay (no more than 500
words) that addresses the follow-
ing:
• Artist’s Statement. An over-
view/introduction to your body
of work, including the medium in
which you generally work.
• Statement of Purpose. A de-
tailed description of your planned
work for this exhibition. Note
that your final, stand-alone work
should be no more than 15 min-
utes long. It will then be looped to
run throughout the evening.
5. Four work samples that
reflect the type of project you’re
planning to pursue and/or repre-
sent recent finished works. Photos
of these will suffice and images
should be reasonable in file size
for online transfer.
6. Contact information (phone
number and email address) for a
reference willing to speak to your
artistic practice.
All application materials
must be submitted electronically
through astoriavisualarts@gmail.
com, with the subject heading
“Illuminart/Astoria Applica-
tion.” (Large files may be sent
via Google docs. Links to works
online are also acceptable.) Paper
applications are not accepted.
Nota bene: Artists interested
in collaborating on a project must
submit individual applications
and appropriate work samples,
along with a joint description of
the work they intend to do. An
example of a previous collabora-
tive work (either completed or in
progress) may also be submitted.
Admission status is determined by
averaging the individual applica-
tion scores of all collaborators.
Selection of artists
Our selection committee, com-
posed of arts professionals
and patrons, will review
applications Saturday, Jan. 20,
with five finalists and two
alternates ultimately selected.
The committee may contact
artists in advance of, or during,
the Jan. 20 meeting to address any
questions or need for clarifica-
tion. The committee will evaluate
submissions based on the origi-
nality of each artist’s articulated
ideas/work proposals, the quality
of previous work and the artist’s
reference.
Notification
Artists will be notified by email
by the end of the day Wednesday,
Jan. 24, if they are among the artists
selected.
Important dates
• Submission deadline: Sunday,
Jan. 14
• Notification of acceptance:
Wednesday, Jan. 24
• Exhibition set-up: Saturday,
April 7, through Thursday, April
12
• Exhibition dates: Friday and
Saturday, April 13 and 14
Questions? Contact us at
astoriavisualarts@gmail.com or
503-741-9694.
Audition for
‘Peter Pan:
A Musical
Adventure’
ASTORIA — The Astor Street
Opry Company is proud to
present “Peter Pan: A Musical
Adventure” for youths, with
special permission from Pioneer
Drama Service.
Soar away to Neverland in this
magical adaptation drawn from
the beloved novel with fresh,
original music.
The Darling children love to
hear of Peter Pan’s adventures
during his visits through the open
window of their nursery. Then,
one night after Nana has taken his
shadow and Wendy has sewn it
back on, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell
whisk the children off to Never-
land to be part of the adventures.
All of your favorite characters
are there, including Captain Hook
and his pirate crew, Princess Tiger
Lily and her tribe, and of course,
the Lost Boys and Girls.
A rousing and lovely musical
score by the award-winning team
of Rockwell and Bogart includes
“The Boy Who Never Grew Up,”
“Fly Me to Neverland,” “Follow
the Leader” and “Home Sweet
Home.” You won’t have any
trouble thinking happy thoughts
after watching this wonderful
production!
Ages 7 and up may audition
4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, and pos-
sible call backs 4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan 7.
Directed by Kate Lacaze,
assisted by Ellen Jensen, with
musical direction by Dena Tu-
veng, this show is sure to delight
and inspire kids looking for a
creative outlet. No experience is
necessary.
There is a fee for each per-
former of $50, up to $100 per
family. Please contact Lacaze for
further information at 503-741-
5668 or katherine.lacaze@yahoo.
com.
Show dates are 2 p.m. Satur-
days and Sundays, Feb. 17 and
18, 24 and 25, and March 3 and
4. The house opens 30 minutes
before each performance.