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PROSPECTUS
Art in the Open: Furry & Feathered
November 11th – December 12th
Thomasville Center for the Arts introduces Art in the Open: a public art program created to
promote public art in the new Creative District, by complimenting events, stimulating growth
and economic development in underdeveloped corridors, and bringing interest to our Historic
Downtown.
Fiber art is the focus of the newest public art exhibition in Thomasville’s new Creative District.
Twenty teams of fiber artists (1-3/team & tree) will compete to create a fiber art installation using
20 trees along the W. Jackson Street corridor to stage a Wildlife Yarn Bomb. Each team will
create a fiber sleeve for the tree trunk with an embellishment of wildlife animals and/or their
habitat or food sources that are felted, knitted, quilted, crocheted, or created with any other
form of fiber art.
During the weekend of November 11th, the streets will come alive with fiber art demonstrations,
wildlife art, and a special FSU Public Art installation that features life sized woodcut wildlife native
to our Red Hills Region.
Details
Art in the Open: Furry & Feathered offers the chance for fiber artists to showcase their best work
during Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival (PWAF), as well as during Victorian Christmas, along the W.
Jackson Street corridor in Thomasville’s new Creative District. The talented pool of fiber artists will
be chosen by a juried panel.
Wildlife Yarn Bomb: Each team must have at least one member, and up to three total. All
official team members must be 18 years of age and older to be eligible as a team member,
however all ages are encouraged to participate.
Each team is challenged to create a fiber art sleeve for the tree trunk (8 skeins of yarn per tree
will be provided for this—specific colors defined by TCA & Fuzzy Goat will be used for the tree
trunk), and may be crocheted, knitted, or felted. Each tree will be embellished with wildlife
animals and/or their habitats or food sources that are felted, knitted or created with any other
form of fiber art, including quilting. Lights may be included in your design but they must be solar
or battery-powered LED lights.
Prize Categories
Best of Show, Wildlife Yarn Bomb
$1,500 + an opportunity to create and present a workshop
at Studio 209 + Artist Collective membership.
1st Place, Wildlife Yarn Bomb
$750 + Artist Collective membership.
2nd Place, Wildlife Yarn Bomb
$500 + Artist Collective membership.
Applications
Applications should be completed online at http://www.thomasvillearts.org/artistopportunities/call-to-artists/, along with a $25 fee per team.
Applications can also be filled out in paper form at Fuzzy Goat, 223 W. Jackson St, Thomasville,
GA, and can be processed with exact cash or check made payable to Thomasville Center for
the Arts.
Application Deadline
Deadline for applications is August 5, 2016. Applications will not be considered without
payment, or after the deadline.
Notification
Artists will be notified by phone and/or email by August 10, 2016, if selected.
Eligibility
Artists must be at least 18 years of age and live within a 150-mile radius of Thomasville, GA to
apply.
Process If Selected
Once a team has been juried in, please do the following:
1. Print, scan, and return the Concept Proposal to [email protected] (see below)
Once Concept is approved
1. Pickup FREE yarn (8 skeins/tree) @ Fuzzy Goat
a. Tree sleeves may be crocheted, knitted, or felted. Specific colors defined by TCA
& Fuzzy Goat will be used for the tree sleeves. All Wildlife Embellishments may be
crocheted, knitted, felted or created with any other form of fiber art, including
quilting. Colors are your choice.
2. Begin work!!
3. Meet all deadlines (see important dates below)
4. Have fun & showcase your best work; Shoot for Best of Show!!
About Art in the Open
This public art project is designed to promote the wide range of artists who reside throughout the
Southeast, providing them with a platform to showcase their talents. Art in the Open and its
related activities, enhance the artistic life of our community. TCA recognizes the value of
promoting public art in our community in terms of education, culture, tourism, and how it relates
to our local economy. Through Art in the Open, TCA continues its mission of enriching the
creative life of the Thomasville community through the visual, performing, literary, and applied
arts.
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Important Dates: (tentative schedule)
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June 30th
August 2nd
August 5th
August 15th
August 17th
November 7th
November 10th
November 10th
November 10th
November 10th
November 11th-12th
November 13th
November 17th
November 19th
November 20th
Prospectus released to applicant artists
eblast “LAST Call to Artists” for Yarn Bomb
Deadline for applications
Team Concepts Due
Concepts Approved (2 months and 3 weeks left to create)
Installation Begins
Deadline for installation at 2 pm
JURY trees 2-6pm
BACCHUS artist/sponsor party 5-8pm – winners announced
Whet Your Palette (wildlife inspired) 6-8pm @ Studio 209
Fiber Art Demonstrations along W. Jackson Street
PWAF KICKOFF Concert
Women of Wildlife W.O.W. workshop
Wildlife Experiences at Studio 209
Final PWAF Concert
To apply now, click HERE