Heights Arts Pet Project
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
June 15, 2016
NOTIFICATION:
June 30, 2016
Heights Arts is launching Pet Project, a program supporting Northeast Ohio artists and animal welfare organizations, in September, 2016.
Visual artists who create in all media are invited to participate in this commission-based program, in which pet owners and adopters can provide a photograph of their pet and choose a participating artist to create an original, personal portrait of their animal.
Pet Project sample dog
How Pet Project works:
The public will be able to view samples of pet portraits by participating Pet Project artists in the Heights Arts gallery, through printed brochures available throughout the Cleveland area, and online at our website. Pet Project will be an on-going community program for Heights Arts.
Pet owners will choose an artist and a size of artwork to be commissioned. Prices will vary depending on size of artwork and materials used, but will be based on the following price range for an unframed, 2D portrait on paper, canvas, or similar material:
4″x6″ portrait $ 65.00
5″x7″ portrait $ 85.00
8″x10″ portrait $100.00
10″x12″ portrait$125.00
Artists working in other mediums (ceramic, glass, textiles, etc.) may submit examples and may be selected. Pricing will be determined on an individual basis.
Pet owners will be able to commission works at any time of the year, and participating Pet Project artists will have six to eight weeks to create each commissioned portrait. Artists will receive 60% in commission for each completed portrait. Heights Arts will donate 5% of its 40% commission to participating animal adoption organizations. Commissioning pet owners can also specify which animal welfare organizations receives a donation.
Pet Project sample cat
Call for Artist Participation
To apply for participation in the Heights Arts Pet Project, artists must complete the online application form below, as well as create two 8″x10″ original portraits (one each of the sample dog and cat on this page) and submit along with the application. Portraits by chosen artists will be purchased for the Pet Project program and will be photographed for our website and brochures.
Application requirements:
• Your name and contact information
• Two JPEG photos, 8″x10″x72ppi, one of each original cat and dog portrait
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE CAT IMAGE
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE DOG IMAGE
• An artist statement about you and your work (150 words max.)
• A project statement about why animal welfare is important to you
Participating artists must agree to the following:
• Promote the project in social media
• Agree to participate for a full term (1 year) from start of the program
• Agree to provide work within the parameters of the program within 4 to 6 weeks of the customer order
• Agree to provide work within the pricing parameters outlined above
• Agree to provide sample work, which will be purchased by Heights Arts for posting on website and in brochures
• Be a current member of Heights Arts Working Artist Membership program
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 15, 2016
PET PROJECT ARTIST SUBMISSION
Questions? Please contact Executive Director Rachel Bernstein at 216-371-3457 x102, rbernstein@heightsart.org.
Pet Project is part of Heights Arts’ mission to support local artists in the Cleveland area, and work collaboratively with other organizations. In doing so, we are also raising awareness about the arts and promoting worthy animal causes that promote the humane treatment of animals.