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Submit up to 6 digital images of sculpture work for consideration in a year-long outdoor juried exhibition across multiple locations in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Get matched →This is the year-long outdoor component of the DownEast National Juried Sculpture Exhibition, celebrating 21 years. The exhibition is a joint effort in Pitt County with partnerships including Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, ECU Student Galleries, City of Greenville, Pitt County Cultural Arts and Recreation, and several towns and institutions.
Open to all artists ages 18 and up. Work must be large scale to fit sculpture pads ranging from 4'x4' to 10' round in diameter at various locations throughout Pitt County, NC. Artists must be available to install and remove their own work and keep work on exhibit from February 2027 through February 2028.
Sculpture work. All work must be able to be exhibited outdoors for the length of the exhibition and utilize materials that are exterior grade.
Submit 1 to 6 digital images of sculpture work. All entries submitted digitally through https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/.
Accepted sculptures receive honorariums of $1,200 each. Additional prize awards: 1st Place $1,500, 2nd Place $750, 3rd Place $500. Work will be insured by presenting entities for 70% of the sales price for exhibition dates only (excluding installation and removal).
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Installation and removal coordinated by exhibiting entities. Accepted artists work with entity personnel. Contracts for one-year term from February 2027 to February 2028. Sculptors must submit in writing 14 days prior to installation date any need for human assistance. Sculptors must deliver, retrieve, and remove sculptures themselves, bring their own tools and generators if necessary. All bolts and hardware must be removed upon removal. Removal deadline: March 1, 2028.