Call for Artwork - "What Water Wants to Be" Art Week Community Art Exhibit

CALL FOR ENTRIES – WHAT WATER WANTS TO BE
ART WEEK COMMUNITY ART EXHIBIT at ORE DOCK BREWING CO.

The City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture and Ore Dock Brewing Company are excited to announce a call for entries for the What Water Wants to Be Community Art Exhibit, hosted in the Community Space of Ore Dock Brewing Company as part of this year’s City of Marquette Art Week, June 20-25, 2022.

Local artists of all ages are invited to submit a ready-to-hang 2D art piece inspired by this year’s Art Week theme of Water, specifically pertaining to environmental responsibility, watershed protection, and conservation.

Artwork will be accepted on a rolling basis through Wednesday, June 15. Please drop off submissions at the Marquette Arts & Culture Center, located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library, during our regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm). Please note that the Arts & Culture Center and PWPL will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day.

Artwork will be installed on the weekend of July 18 in the upstairs Community Space at Ore Dock Brewing Company. The show will remain on display throughout Art Week (June 20-25), and taken down the following week. Artwork may be retrieved from the City of Marquette Office of Arts & Culture following take-down.

This community art exhibit will coincide with Ore Dock Brewing Company’s What Water Wants to Be Art Week event on Wednesday, June 22 from 7:00pm-10:00pm in the Community Space. This event will feature a panel discussion with representatives from the Superior Watershed Partnership, Trout Unlimited, and Northern Michigan University; live music by singer/songwriter and activist Seth Bernard of Earthworks Music and the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan; and brewery tours. Exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend!

All 2D mediums are accepted. Artwork must hang flat against the wall, and no projection equipment is allowed. All 2D artworks must be framed with wire hanging to qualify. Up to two entries are allowed per person.

A full call for entries, including additional information and complete submission guidelines, are available HERE.

For additional questions and information call the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture at 906-228-0472 or email arts-culture@marquettemi.gov