Federal Way Arts Commission
GALLERY PROGRAM
The City of Federal Way Arts Commission is accepting applications for the 2020 Gallery Program.
A Committee of the Arts Commission will select artists and determine gallery location for 2020 shows.
LOCATIONS
• City Hall Gallery located at 33325 8
th
Ave. S. The exhibit area consists of two walls. This area of
approximately79′ofwallspace.Thereisspacefor12–20artworks.ExhibitsintheCityHallGalleryshow
forapproximatelyeightweeks.ThebuildingisopenMonday–Friday,8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.
• KnutzenFamilyTheatreGalleryislocatedat3200SWDashPointRoad.Theexhibitareaconsistsof one
wallapproximately53′withpanelsforhangingart.Thereisspacefor10–15artworks.Exhibitsinthe
KnutzenTheatreGalleryshowforapproximatelytwelveweeks.ThebuildingisopenMondaythrough
Fridayfrom8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.andeveningsandweekendswheneventsarescheduledinthetheatre.
GALLERY PROGRAM INFORMATION
Allworktobeshownmustbeoriginalorreproduction,recentwork(withinthelasttwoyears),not
completedunderaninstructor’sguidance,notpreviouslyexhibitedatCityHall.Theexhibitareashave
beendesignedfortwo-dimensionalhangingworks.
Artistsareencouragedtosellartworks.However,salesarehandledprivatelybetweentheartistand
thebuyer.TheCitywillprovideanexhibittagforeachartworkthatliststheartist’sname,priceof the
artworkandcontactinformationof theartist.Thereisnocommissionforanysalesthatoccurasa
resultof theexhibit.Allworkmustremainondisplayforthedurationof theshow.
Artistswillreceiveanhonorariumuponthedepartureof theexhibitof $250.Theartistisresponsible
fortransportingtheirwork,andassistingtheArtsCommissionwiththeinstallationandde-installation
of the exhibit.
PriortotheshowtheartistisrequiredtosignaLoanedArtagreementandsubmitalistof artworks
andtheirvalue.Acitystaff andartscommissionermayarrangeforasitevisitwithselectedartistprior
totheshowtodiscusstheproposedwork.TheArtsCommissionreservestherighttosuggestorrequire
adjustmentstoanexhibitafterithasbeenhung.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
ApplicationDeadline:October29,2019forselectionatDecembermeeting.
(Applicationswillbereviewedonanongoingbasisif spaceisavailable.)
PleasecompletetheApplicationFormandsubmitthefollowingsupplementalinformation:
• The artist application form
• Acopyof yourresumedetailinganyvisualartstrainingand/oreducationandexhibitionhistory.
• Anartistbiographyformediarelease(onlytobeusedifworkisaccepted).
• Allphotostobeondisplayinthegalleryindigitalformatonaashdrive,withaccompanyinginformation.
• ArtistswillbenotiedinDecemberaboutthestatusof theexhibitentry.