20 Jan Storefronts Seattle seeks artists for installations, residencies and creative ventures

Storefronts Seattle, in partnership with the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, seeks applicants for temporary art installations, residencies and creative enterprise projects to enliven vacant storefronts in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods in addition to other locations. Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase, create or sell their work to a large and diverse audience for a period of three to six months between March 2011 and January 2012.

Storefronts Seattle is accepting applications in three categories: Installation (two-dimensional, three-dimensional or new-media artworks); Artist Residency (rehearsal or studio space); and Creative Enterprise (retail art gallery, theatre, museum, etc.). Artists selected for the Installation category will receive $500 per installation. Artist Residency and Creative Enterprise participants will receive the use of prime, street-level retail space at no cost for up to six months.

Artists and arts organizations located within 100 miles of Seattle are eligible to apply. A panel of artists and neighborhood representatives will evaluate all submissions and select proposals from artists and arts groups that activate vacant storefronts in a unique way. The deadline for all three categories is 11 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31. For application guidelines and to apply for Storefronts Seattle, visit http://storefrontsseattle.wordpress.com/opportunities/.