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ArtsWest seeks artists of ALL AGES to exhibit their artwork in the C-shaped Gallery that is also the lobby of the theater. It is the mission at ArtsWest to produce artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination, and use live theater as a powerful agent of change. We are seeking artwork that enhances our 2026-2027 theater season entitled A VISIBLE EXISTENCE.

APPLICATION: By applying to be in this exhibit, you agree to the terms and conditions stated in this form.

1. Complete the online form HERE at: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/XqZ24U5UuK .
2. If you have problems with the online form, email Corinne Park- Buffelen at corinnep@artswest.org

LENGTH OF EXHIBITS: Exhibits run concurrently with our theater production dates – ensuring that both our visual art and theater performances play to clean spaces and maximum audiences. The length of these exhibits vary between 4-7 weeks in length.

SIZE RESTRICTIONS: We do not restrict the size of the artwork as long as it can be safely displayed.

GALLERY: Located inside ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. SW, Seattle WA, our Gallery consists of 100 linear feet in a C-shaped configuration. Hours: Thursday – Saturday from 2 – 7PM and Sundays from 11AM to 3PM.

SUBJECT MATTER:
We are a professional theatre and gallery in West Seattle. Our goal is to marry what is on stage and what is in the gallery to allow our community to experience the themes, ideas, and cultural identities through 2 mediums: visual art & performance. This is not to say that the visual art should draw direct parallels to the theatrical productions, but inherently compliments it through the programming of the gallery.

ABOUT THE SEASON:

“Art is a way to make your life matter, to make your existence visible.” – Kara Walker

In a moment when so much of our world feels uncertain and disconnected, A Visible Existence asks a simple but urgent question: how can art reveal the hidden worlds we carry inside?

This season features bold stories, unforgettable personalities, and thrilling theatrical experiences – from intimate storytelling to high-energy musical celebration, from sharp comedy to gripping psychological suspense. Across these plays, artists, dreamers, outsiders, and communities struggle to connect, to create, and to understand themselves and one another through art, memory, music, and imagination. Each of these stories explores the messy, funny, vulnerable, and deeply human desire to matter – and to be truly known.

To create is to insist on our existence – to reach toward one another, to shape meaning from chaos, and ultimately, to make our existence visible.

We are able to accommodate all wall-mounted visual art & small space for ceramics and sculpture. No video installations.

DELIVERY & PICK-UP: Artwork must be delivered and installed by the Artist in coordination with our Gallery Director. The date and time of installation is flexible. Tear down is also the responsibility of the Artist in coordination with the Gallery Director.

ART SALES: Contact information of interested buyers will be provided directly to artists to complete purchase transactions. No sales commission is charged and ArtsWest is not a 3rd party in the sales of art.

LIABILITY: Please be advised that every reasonable precaution will be taken during the receiving, installation, exhibition and return of your artwork but ArtsWest employees, volunteers and patrons do not assume responsibility for loss or damage that might be incurred during this process. All work needs to be of substantial enough nature to withstand these procedures. We encourage each artist to carry their own insurance and to be involved in installation/de-installation.

Artists will be notified as soon as decisions are made. No later than August 24, 2026.

Trouble with the form? Email Corinne Park-Buffelen at Corinnep@artswest.org

Opportunity Website

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Call For ArtworkSeattle WA