CALL FOR ARTISTS

"Art on Transit" Bus Graphics Program

Deadline: January 20, 2010 at 5:00pm

Asheville, NC - The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts
Department invites all area artists to submit artwork for the City's first "Art
on Transit" Bus Graphics Program. The juried competition, which will award a
$750 honorarium to each of the three selected artists, offers area artists the
opportunity to display their work on a unique and highly visible canvas: the
exterior of a City of Asheville bus.

The application deadline is Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm EST. All
application materials must be submitted online through CaFÉ(tm) at
www.callforentry.org. There are no fees for artists to apply or to use the
CaFÉ(tm) online application system.

Two artist forums will be held at the bus garage on 360 West Haywood Street on
Wednesday, December 16, from 10am to noon and Thursday, December 17, from noon
to 2 pm. Interested artists will have the chance to take photos and measurements
of the buses, as well as pose questions to Diane Ruggiero, Superintendent of
Cultural Arts.

The designs of the selected artists will cover the sides of a single transit
bus. Interested artists should submit original 2-D images, which can include
(but are not limited to) photographs, computer generated designs, paintings,
prints, and drawings. The City of Asheville welcomes submissions from artists of
all backgrounds and levels of experience. Applicants must be at least 18 years
old and currently live in Asheville, Arden, Black Mountain, Oteen, Skyland,
Swannanoa, or Woodfin.

For further information about application requirements and other competition
details, visit www.ashevillenc.gov/parks or contact Diane Ruggiero at
828-259-5815 or druggiero@....

Marsha Stickford

Neighborhood/Volunteer Coordinator

City of Asheville

828-259-5506

fax 828-259-5499

mstickford@...

www.ashevillenc.gov