Public Art CALL FOR ARTISTS

Apex Sculpture Walk – 2^nd Annual Outdoor Show

Sculpture artists are invited to participate in the Town of Apex’s second annual outdoor sculpture show known as the Apex Sculpture Walk, scheduled for April 2022- March 2023. 

This exhibition offers established and emerging professional artists the opportunity to display their sculptures throughout the heart of beautiful downtown Apex, North Carolina. Artists from North Carolina are especially encouraged to apply, though all artists who meet the requirements stated below are eligible. 

Deadline for Application: 

• Thursday, December 9, 2021, 5pm eastern time

Background: 

• The Town of Apex is a dynamic community dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for its citizens, visitors, and the greater Triangle region. This outdoor Apex Sculpture Walk aims to showcase a variety of outstanding artists and invite the community to engage in a meaningful artistic experience. This exhibit will bring new focus to the already vibrant downtown scene and enhance the connection to the nearby Town Hall campus and Hunter Street Park.

Call Summary: 

• Sculpture must be an original design and completed within the last three years.
• Creativity and innovation of design is encouraged.
• Sculpture must be suitable for viewing by all ages.
• Sculpture may not be used for advertisement or to promote businesses or products.
• Designs must not include any breach of intellectual property, trademarks, brands, business names, corporate or organizational branding or images of drugs.
• Sculpture can be of any medium, but artists should consider structural and surface soundness and materials that can withstand outside and uncovered weather conditions as well as inherent resistance to theft, vandalism, and excessive maintenance and repair costs. Artists will be required to outline in their proposal their own experience with the material.