Heaven & Earth VI: As Above, So Below
Deadline: May 1, Midnight PST

-Temporary Outdoor Artworks
-$500 Honorarium
-No application fee

In collaboration with Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Carkeek Park Advisory Council, the Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) will orchestrate an exhibition of temporary artwork in the urban forest of Carkeek Park for the sixth consecutive year, from July 12, 2014 – October 19, 2014.

CoCA is currently accepting proposals for a wide variety of media for placement in a series of suggested locations viewable online. As Above so Below is open to all artists (whether established or emerging), local, regional, national, or international. All work should have a minimal impact on the park and eventually leave “no trace” following removal.

Working in conjunction with its partners, CoCA will select up to 12 artists and/or artist’s teams from the pool of applicants and offer an honorarium of $500. CoCA will also publish a map and full color catalog of the exhibition, create a shared blog, archive the work on the Heaven & Earth website, and offer participating artists a one-year membership in CoCA. The 2014 exhibition will be guest-juried by Thendara Kida-Gee, Artist/Curator, and Paula Hoff, Strategic Advisor, Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent’s Office.

As Above So Below: Heaven & Earth 6 is one of the region’s only venues for site-specific artwork in an urban forest setting where part of the exhibit includes a walking tour of an hour or more. Spread throughout Carkeek Park’s 200-plus acres of urban forest in a series of clusters linked by trails, As Above So Below affords a prime opportunity to explore a broad range of contemporary interpretations of art and nature, including performance, new media, landscape interventions, installations, sound art, biomimicry, ephemeral work, and other interdisciplinary perspectives.

The title of this year’s show invites artist to explore the connections and relationships that exist within all of nature, physical, mental and spiritual. Art will be placed around a core set of six parking areas within the park setting, making the whole exhibition more easily accessible for all levels of mobility.

This encourages public stewardship and a sense that the works are not in isolation to one another but part of larger whole. Carkeek Park visitorship during the display period is estimated at 100,000. In addition, hiking groups from Mountaineers, Seattle Plein-Air Painters, and other organizations actively offer programming that centers on the art-hike.

Generous funding for the exhibition is provided by Carkeek Park Advisory Council and Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, as well as vital in kind support from Seattle Parks and Recreation, and Associated Recreation Council.

Important Dates:

-Deadline for final entries by midnight Saturday, May 1, 2014 PST

-Artist will receive notification by May 23, 2014.

-A Participating Artists’ Orientation will take place at the Environmental Learning Center, 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd., on May 31, 2014.

-Installation of the art will begin on July 5th, 2014 and must be completed in time for a Private Show with the Artists on Friday, July 11, 2014.

-Opening reception will take place on Saturday July 12, 2014 at Carkeek’s Environmental Learning Center, 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, 91877, 2-5pm.

*Be sure to select “Heaven and Earth 6” when prompted for what exhibit you are submitting for.

*Please call 206.851.2524 or contact [email protected] (Thendara Kida-Gee, Curator) for more information.