[downtown sculpture gallery banner]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture> City of Auburn Downtown Sculpture Gallery Call for Artists [=============] City of Auburn's Downtown Sculpture Gallery Temporary public art program is accepting applications for the 2014-15 exhibition (Sept – August) Deadline, July 21, 2014 · $1000.00 honorarium · $10,000 annual purchase (People’s Choice Award) · Smartphone app (StQry<http://www.stqry.com/>) with link to artist’s website · 6,000 brochures published annually Details available at www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture<http://www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture> Application through CaFé call for entry.org<https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=1684&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes> Inquiries can contact Maija McKnight, mmcknight@auburnwa.gov<mailto:mmcknight@auburnwa.gov> Application deadline is July 21, 2014 [downtown sculpture gallery]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> [=============] 2013 - 2014 Sculptures on Display 1) Jump by Francisco Salgado Painted Steel 10’ x 4’ x 12” Purchase Price: $18,000 Location: B ST SW and Main ST<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=B+street+SW+and+Main+Street,+Auburn,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.307434,-122.231998&spn=0.010272,0.014334&sll=47.307521,-122.225754&sspn=0.010272,0.014334&hnear=W+Main+St+&+B+St+SW,+Auburn,+King,+Washington+98001&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn With technology, craft and persistence the artist, Francisco Salgado, strives to take impossible ideas and imagines them into sculpture. Jump, is a combination of four forms grouped together that become the abstract figurative form enlivened by expression and energy. Artist website: franciscosalgado.com<http://franciscosalgado.com/> [jump]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> [watch my tail]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> 2) Watch My Tail by Patricia Vader Powder coated steel and aluminum 6.5’ x 3’ x 2.5’ Purchase Price: $8000 Location: A ST SW and Main ST<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=A+St.+SW+and+Main+St.,+Auburn,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.30739,-122.231011&spn=0.010272,0.014334&sll=47.307477,-122.226784&sspn=0.010272,0.014334&hnear=W+Main+St+&+A+St+SW,+Auburn,+King,+Washington+98001&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn Following the "unbearable lightness of being" concept to trump life’s heavy side, the artist Patricia Vader strives to make art that is imaginative and exciting and filled with motion and light. Her artwork always represents something from the living world, however transformed or whimsical, which establishes a connection with the viewer. Artist website: patriciavader.com<http://patriciavader.com/> 3) Hare by Dan Klennert Found Metal 89.5” x 24” x 45” Purchase Price: $8,500 Location: 1st ST NE and N Division ST<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1st+St.+NE+and+N+Division+St.,+Auburn,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.308118,-122.229831&spn=0.010272,0.014334&sll=47.30739,-122.231011&sspn=0.010272,0.014334&hnear=1st+St+NE+&+N+Division+St,+Auburn,+King,+Washington+98001&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn From afar, artist Dan Klennert’s found object sculptures are remarkable for their scale and realism, but looking closer one can see the utilitarian objects in which the sculpture is made… a rake, a saw blade, a shovel. Klennert’s sculptures are fun for audiences, evoking grins and double-takes from everyone who sees them. Artist website: www.danielklennert.com<http://www.danielklennert.com/> [hare]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> [organic]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> 4) Organic by Jennifer Ellsworth Recycled Steel 100” x 30” x 8” Purchase Price: $8000 Location: B ST NE and Main ST<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=B+St.+NE+and+Main+St.,+Auburn,+WA&hl=en&sll=47.307477,-122.226784&sspn=0.010738,0.018389&hnear=E+Main+St+&+B+St+NE,+Auburn,+King,+Washington+98002&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn Jennifer Ellsworth, as a recycled metal artist, explores junkyards and scrap yards for materials that no longer have a purpose in order to remake them into something beautiful. The artwork Organic transformed an old water tank into a natural plant-like form with a colorful and textured surface. Artist website: www.fairyforge.com<http://www.fairyforge.com/> 5) Origami #2 - Fuchsia by Ken Hall Folded, bent and welded steel 10’9’ x 6’x 6’ Purchase Price: $9500 Location: B ST NE and Main St<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=B+St.+NE+and+Main+St,+auburn,+wa&hl=en&sll=47.295646,-122.204892&sspn=0.176964,0.292511&hnear=E+Main+St+&+B+St+NE&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn Origami folded flowers made from sheet steel are poised above graceful stems that interweave and soar into the air as part of Origami Fuchsia. Artist Ken Hall, aims to delight and create artwork with energy, balance and unity if form where everything belongs and nothing is missing. Artist website: http://www.solsticestudio.com<http://www.solsticestudio.com/> [origami]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> [feather]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> 6) Feather by Kris Vermeer Stainless steel and steel 6’4” x 18” x 18” Purchase Price: $3500 Location: Auburn Way S and Main ST<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Auburn+Way+South+and+Main+Street,+Auburn,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.307521,-122.225754&spn=0.010272,0.014334&sll=47.308118,-122.229831&sspn=0.010272,0.014334&hnear=Auburn+Way+S+&+E+Main+St,+Auburn,+King,+Washington+98002&t=m&z=16> Downtown Auburn Artist Kris Vermeer’s steel Feather sculpture explains that "Feathers hold great meaning to me, a source of wisdom and inspiration and a marvel at how something so light can be so strong. This sculpture is tribute to the Native American culture and America as well." Artist website: www.kvermeer.com<http://www.kvermeer.com/> 2013 Peoples Choice Award Winner! 7) Riparian Totem Lin Rebolini McJunkin Fused Glass, Steel 80" H x 20" W x 20" D Location: D Street SE/East Main <https://maps.google.com/maps?q=B+St.+NE+and+Main+St,+auburn,+wa&hl=en&sll=47.295646,-122.204892&sspn=0.176964,0.292511&hnear=E+Main+St+&+B+St+NE&t=m&z=16> As an artist and science educator, Lin utilizes the heat of her commitment, as well as that of her kilns and torches, to sculpt recycled glass and metal into work that celebrates and advocates for the health of our planet and its inhabitants. Three strands of metal grass form the framework for Lin Rebolini McJunkin’s seven-foot tall sculpture. They are each divided into 3 or 4 sections, with kiln-carved glass interpretations of Native American Coast Salish designs depicting items important to Auburn’s distant and recent history, including: eagle feathers for the aircraft industry, hops and berries, the Green and White Rivers, fish, and a surprise shape for the dairy industry. Can you find it? www.mcjunkinglass.com<http://www.mcjunkinglass.com/> [riparian totem]<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery.htm> [=============] Vote for your 2014 favorite<http://www.auburnwa.gov/things_to_do/arts_entertainment/sculpture_gallery/sculpture_gallery_vote.htm> and be part of the decision of which artwork may be purchased and stay in Auburn! [=============] For additional information, please visit www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture<http://www.auburnwa.gov/sculpture>, call 253-931-3043, or visit Parks, Arts and Recreation at 910 Ninth Street SE, Auburn 98002. 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