Artist Avenue seeks 2023 artists
Aug. 17—Artist Avenue is seeking submissions for the next round of public art, set to go on display in April 2023.
It's all part of LOLA City Art's continued efforts to bring public art and art awareness to Logansport.
Artist Avenue was assembled and unveiled to the public at the end of April 2022, showcasing four original works that focused on the theme of 'home."
Artists Michelle Sutton, Adrian Gazcon, Oscar Toloza and Patrick Redmon are featured in Artist Alley's debut exhibit. Their work is located on 5th Street outside of The Gray Mill, 500 E. Broadway.
The initial reception has been positive, said Mollie Graybeal, co-owner of The Gray Mill and a LoLa board member.
"I've gotten comments that the work is such a high quality and top notch," she said.
LoLa hopes to expand the next exhibit to 10 or more art pieces. More art means more needed space, and Graybeal said some of the future work will be shown across the street on the side of Bonus Pints. There's also the possibility one more location will be added on 5th Street.
{span}For artists who wish to make up the next class of Artist Avenue exhibitors, proposals and applications must be received by 5 p.m., September 30, 2022. Selected artists will be notified no later than October 7.{/span}
There will be no theme for the second round of Artist Avenue submissions.
"We want to make sure the project is inclusive for the people who want to attempt to participate," Graybeal said. "We had a lot of conversations about whether having a theme would hold people back. We decided to go in a different direction and I'm excited to see what kind of pieces of art we will get."
Selected art remains the property of the artist and they are free to sell the work during the exhibit (though it must remain on exhibit until the end of the show). Afterwards, LoLa will sell the remaining art unless the artist requests otherwise. Artists are guaranteed all money from the sale of their art minus 20% which will go towards future exhibits and improving Artist Avenue.
Graybeal said she likes that Artist Avenue feels like a formal art gallery only outdoors in an easily accessible, casual location.
"Who would have ever thought that filling up that simple brick wall would be so transformative," she said. "I think that's what is so cool about these art projects. They always work best in the places that are forgotten. That's what brings the joy from the community. You can take any little corner of town and flip the visual on it."
More information and to apply for the 2022 Artist Avenue exhibit visit forms.gle/QuQXk13ntRNPtQmZA.
