MREA Seeks Visual Artists for Illuminate: Wearable Art Runway Show

Request for Proposal: MREA seeks visual artists for Illuminate: Wearable Art Fashion Runway Show

Submission Deadline: Midnight on Friday, December 1, 2019

The 31st Annual Energy Fair presents Illuminate: Wearable Art Fashion Runway Show, an MREA, CREATE, and AIR Project collaborative event. 

MREA is seeking visual artists interested in creating and showcasing 4-5 wearable art fashion pieces. Artists are eligible to win cash prizes ranging from $1000 – $250. A judicial panel will determine placement after viewing each artist’s collection.

Illuminate Criteria:

• Pieces must be constructed with 100% recycled or upcycled materials and illuminated with LED lighting
• A minimum of 3/4 or 4/5 of the pieces created by each artist should be a new work of art
• Participating artists will be sponsored by an MREA business affiliate or local business, assigned at the discretion of the show’s directors; at least one piece must utilize resources from the artist’s business sponsor
• We ask that one piece from each artist be part of an environment setting display during hours throughout the day of Friday, June 26 or  Saturday, June 27 (TBD) and Sunday, June 28, 2020

Illuminate Timeline:

12/1/19: Submission deadline

1/15/20: Artist notification

1/20 – 1/25/20: Discussion with choreographer Pamela Luedtke about model selection

2/24/20: First round of photographs showing completed and/or partially completed pieces due to Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org (for promotional purposes)

3/23/20: Second round of photographs showing completed and/or partially completed pieces due to Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org (for promotional purposes)

4/20/20: Third round of photographs showing completed and/or partially completed pieces due to Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org (for promotional purposes)

5/25/20: Final round of  photographs showing completed and/or partially completed pieces due to Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org (for promotional purposes)

6/10/20: Runway rehearsal

6/24/20: Dress rehearsal

6/27 or  6/28/20: Illuminate: Wearable Art Fashion Runway Show (TBD)

To submit an entry:

Please email the following to Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org and Pamela Luedtke at pamelaluedtke@gmail.com:

• Artist’s name, email, phone number, and mailing address
• A minimum one sentence description of your vision for each of the wearable pieces you would like to create for Illuminate
• JPEG file, PNG file, or link of three wearable art garments (or rendering sketches) *Please title photos with the artist’s last name followed by the title of the artwork piece.* Examples: Smith – Lunar Feedback or Smith – John Deer

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Questions? Contact Pamela Luedtke at pamelaluedtke@gmail.com or Jordan Pupols at jordanp@midwestrenew.org or 715-592-6595 ext. 115.