City of Kent Arts Commission
Kent Downtown Digital Art Project
- Deadline:
- Budget: $2,500
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Eligibility: This opportunity is open to artists residing in the United States.
Kent’s Downtown Digital Art Project offers digital media artists an opportunity to present work, while enlivening our historic downtown.
The Kent Arts Commission is seeking electronic artworks for the projection screen at Kent-Kherson Park (307 West Gowe St.) Up to five artists will be selected to present from one to three artworks based on completed or proposed media work, for a period of one year. Artworks should be five minutes or less in length. Artworks may include sound, but it is not required.
Selected artists will work with Arts Commission staff to adapt selected work for optimal presentation. (Playback will be done through a digital video player at 1920×1080, so final videos should be compressed, optimally with an H264 Codec wrapped in either MP4 or MOV depending on preference, with a file size cap of 1gb.) The Kent-Kherson projector utilizes software that will rotate artworks by all selected artists on a loop during presentation hours (generally dusk to 11 p.m.)
Kherson Park includes a Lunar Rover replica, a life-sized astronaut, Lunar Lander and Mission Control play elements, and a large wall with projection capabilities. The Arts Commission provides artistic content for the projection component by showcasing artwork from digital/video media artists.
Each selected artist will receive a $500 honorarium to help defray related expenses. Artists’ name(s) and artwork title(s) will be posted on the screen before and after the work(s) play.
More Information: www.kentwa.gov