Join Theatre33’s Featured Artist Program / Calls & Submissions

Theatre33 is now accepting submissions for our 2026–2027 Featured Artist Program.

Each season, Theatre33 invites visual artists from Bellevue, Seattle, the Eastside, and the greater Puget Sound region to exhibit their work alongside our theatrical productions.

The idea is simple: bring different art forms into conversation with one another.

A painting can respond to a character. A photograph can echo the atmosphere of a play. A sculpture can explore a theme the audience has just encountered onstage.

Through the #Theatre33FeaturedArtist program, selected artists transform our theatre lobby into a temporary gallery, creating an artistic experience that begins before the performance and continues long after the curtain falls.

Your Art. Our Stage. A New Audience.
Selected artists have the opportunity to:
Exhibit artwork at Theatre33 during the run of a production
Introduce their work to Theatre33’s multilingual and multicultural audiences
Sell exhibited artwork and keep 100% of the proceeds
Be promoted through Theatre33’s website, social media, newsletters, and show materials
Connect with theatergoers, performers, directors, and other members of the local arts community
Explore the relationship between visual art, storytelling, performance, and culture

Artists may also choose to donate a portion of their sales to support Theatre33’s youth education programs and tuition assistance fund, although this is completely optional.

What Kind of Art Are We Looking For?
We welcome artists working in a wide variety of visual media, including:
Painting, photography, illustration, sculpture, printmaking, collage, mixed media, textile art, digital art, and other visual forms.
Your work does not need to literally illustrate a production.
Some artists respond directly to a play. Others respond to a single theme, emotion, historical period, character, or question raised by the story.
We are interested in seeing your interpretation.
Emerging artists, established artists, students, and artists who have never exhibited in a theater before are all encouraged to apply.

Art Belongs in Conversation
Theatre33 believes theater is more than what happens onstage.
Our goal is to create a space where artists, audiences, cultures, and ideas can encounter one another.
A performance might last two hours.
But the conversation it creates can continue much longer.

The Featured Artist Program allows visual artists to become part of that conversation — and gives our audiences another way to experience the ideas behind each production.

Ready to Become a Theatre33 Featured Artist?
To be considered for the 2026–2027 Theatre33 Featured Artist Program, submit:

A short artist statement

Up to five examples of your work or a link to your portfolio

The Theatre33 production or productions you are most interested in exhibiting alongside

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and exhibition opportunities are limited, so early submissions are encouraged.

Your art deserves an audience.
Bring it into a space where people gather to experience stories, ideas, emotions, and perspectives.

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