Greetings from Fort Nisqually - Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is seeking submissions for a juried art exhibit that will open at the Fort in September 2016. Complete details are described in the attached press release and prospectus. The prospectus can also be downloaded from this link: http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/file_viewer.php?id=24956 "Inspired by Fort Nisqually" is made possible with support from the Fort Nisqually Foundation. The foundation is offering a purchase award and several cash prizes. Artwork could be inspired by Fort Nisqually in several ways: * Artwork might be inspired by the sights and sounds of the Fort as it is today, a living history museum. There are gardens brimming with heritage crops, reenactors dressed in the clothing representative of the Fort's 1850s population, and original and reconstructed 1850s buildings. * Artwork might demonstrate (or reinterpret) the materials, techniques, and styles of mid-19th century arts that found expression at the Fort - beadwork, leatherwork, carpentry, needlework, scrimshaw, etc. * Artwork might be an interpretation or commentary on the Fort's history - its people or events. The Fort has a voluminous research library available by appointment. The exhibit is open to all artists. All mediums are welcome. Limit three entries per artist. All entries must be original and completed within the last three years. The submission deadline is July 29. [cid:image001.jpg@01D19654.0FE4FEE0]Fort Nisqually Pumpkin Patch by Kate Buike Chris Fiala Erlich Event Coordinator / Exhibit Curator (253) 591-5339 Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, 5400 North Pearl Street, #11 Tacoma, WA, 98407 [cid:image003.jpg@01D189E2.83880A00] website<http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/fort-nisqually-living-history-museum/> | facebook<http://www.facebook.com/FortNisqually> | twitter<http://twitter.com/FortNisqually>