BUY ART Providence 2012 Call To Artists

Mayor Angel Taveras and the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism are pleased to announce an open call to Providence based artists. Five artists will be chosen by a juried panel and receive a $500 stipend to represent the 2012 series of the BUY ART Providence buttons which will be unveiled and available to the public in November at all BUY ART venues and viewable online.

• All submissions in JPEG format (300dpi) and contain no text
• Artist must live, work or have a studio in Providence
• Artist must provide name, address, email, phone # with submission
• Only 1 submission per artist
• Please think about how your image will look cropped and in the 1 1/2″ "I BUY ART" pin format when deciding which visual to submit
• No need to crop in advance - just submit the artwork JPEG in its original form
• Email jpeg(300dpi) & contact info to Michael Christofaro
• Deadline to submit is September 7, 2012