Exhibition Opportunity at New Public Sculpture Park

About the Opportunity

Price Sculpture Forest is reaching out to sculptors who would like to publicly exhibit your outdoor work for sale or otherwise for public exhibition at this new and growing sculpture park. For early participants, we are offering zero commission (100% to artist), marketing of your work, and no jury submission fee.

We are opening with two initial focus themes: Nature Nurtured (evoking natural elements, ecosystems, wildlife, or our interaction with those) and Whimsy Way (bring on the fun factor with unusual, humorous, or "cool").

This will be an ongoing open Call filled on a first come / first served basis.

How to Apply

Visit www.SculptureForest.org/sculptors.

Eligibility Requirements

Open to all sculptors. Selection is based on quality of sculptures and relevance to either of the two opening themes.

Would You Like to Exhibit Your Art in the Sculpture Forest?

There are many opportunities to exhibit your art at Price Sculpture Forest. We encourage your participation. The park will provide you with excellent public exposure in a beautiful setting. We offer early phase participants 100% of your sales proceeds with no commission, to encourage inclusion of your best work and to support you as an artist. We are also offering early participants the opportunity to personally choose the best locations within the park where you would best like to present your sculpture to the public. Marketing of you and your work will be provided. And there is no jury entry fee.

What Types of Sculpture Live in the Forest?

The Sculpture Forest initially has two specific themes and some other guidelines which perform best in our jurying process. Possible future rotating shows will be more open ended. Each of the two overarching sculptural themes has its own devoted walking trail loop.

Nature Nurtured: Representation of beauty in forms of natural elements, animals, plants, ecosystems, and human interaction with the non-civilized world. Preference is for uplifting, positive messages and experiences (or neutral ones), though works that poetically evoke the dangers and implications of environmental degradation will occasionally be considered. Sculptures should be at home in a native forest setting.

Whimsy Way: Bring on the fun! This section of the park is devoted to releasing a sense of discovery and enjoyment through sculpture. What will appear around the next turn of the trail? Will it make the grandparents laugh? Will it make the kids say "that's really cool"? Is it unusual or beguiling in a relatable way? Is it fantastical or well outside the norm?

Materials: In Nature Nurtured, there is a general preference for stone, metals, and bio-natural materials (wood, shells, antlers, etc.). In Whimsy Way, all materials, colors, and approaches are open ended. Sculptures should be sturdy to handle potentially appreciative hands and to hold up well in an outdoor year-round environment.

Sculpture Status: Sculpture can be for sale, not for sale, donated to the park's permanent collection (your generosity will be publicly recognized on an associated plaque and this web site), or on long term loan to the park (your generosity will also be recognized).

Mounting: If needed, smaller ground-based sculptures should ideally be on pedestals and securable to prevent removal or toppling over if someone leans on it. We can also provide assistance with some types of plinths or bases. We are also open to hanging aerial sculpture on or between trees if it does not hurt the tree.

How Can You Be Featured at the Forest?

We encourage proposals from you to be featured at Price Sculpture Forest. Please first read everything on this page. The submission requirements are quite simple, and there is no submission fee. Just email the following information to Contact@SculptureForest.org:

• Your name, email address, phone number, and web site (if you have one)
• Photo(s) of sculpture, ideally from multiple angles
• Title of sculpture
• Materials
• Overall dimensions
• Status of sculpture (for sale / price; not for sale; donate to park's permanent collection; long term loan to park)
• Brief explanation of why you believe your sculpture is a strong match for the Sculpture Forest. This can be just a few sentences, or whatever feels right in communicating the message and applicability of your work.

Term: All sculptures should reside at the park for a minimum of 2 years, unless it is for sale and sold before then.

Installation and Removal: You (or your designee) will provide onsite sturdy installation of your sculpture on a mutually agreed date after advance coordination of details with the park. We can provide you customized concrete footers with advance coordination. You are responsible for removal coordination and logistics.

Marketing: You will be asked to provide certain content and inputs that we can build upon to raise public awareness about you and your sculpture.

More details: We can provide you with all of the written agreement details upon request or upon sculpture acceptance.