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From: Gill, Tamara Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:15 PM To: Gill, Tamara Subject: City seeks artist-in-residence to highlight Seattle City Light conservation projects SEATTLE OFFICE OF ARTS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS Release Date: July 27, 2011 Press contact: Lori Patrick, Public Relations Manager 206-684-7306 (phone) - media inquiries only, please do not publish lori.patrick@seattle.gov City seeks artist-in-residence to highlight Seattle City Light conservation projects Artist will study utility conservation activities, identify and develop art projects SEATTLE- The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs<http://www.seattle.gov/arts> seeks an artist-in-residence to highlight Seattle City Light's conservation projects. The artist will study the utility's energy conservation programs and develop a series of innovative projects to bring awareness to conservation. The artist-in-residence will develop his or her own conservation-related projects and identify projects for other artists. The artist will also address City Light's partner programs, including the Office of Sustainability and Environment's Community Power Works program - a neighborhood-based building-upgrade program to achieve energy savings and create "green" jobs. The artist will create a project illuminating City Light's conservation and sustainability efforts for display at Seattle Center's Next Fifty anniversary celebration in 2012. The call is open to individual artists residing in the United States. The budget is $15,000 for the initial three-month residency, which will begin in the fall, with additional funding to extend the residency up to a year. Approximately $140,000 is available for implementation of artwork projects by both the artist-in-residence and other artists. Fees are all-inclusive of travel expenses, taxes and other project costs. Application deadline is 11 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29 (Pacific Daylight Time). Visit the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs website at www.seattle.gov/arts<http://www.seattle.gov/arts> for more information and a link to the online application. For more information about the Community Power Works program, visit www.communitypowerworks.org<http://www.communitypowerworks.org>. For more information about Seattle Center's Next Fifty celebration, visit www.thenextfifty.org<http://www.thenextfifty.org>. The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs promotes the value of arts and culture in communities throughout Seattle. The 16-member Seattle Arts Commission, citizen volunteers appointed by the mayor and City Council, supports the city agency. # # #