CAN’T BUY ME LOVE!
I don’t eat bugs. It strikes me as less exotic and more… well, gross. But, bug food is one of my first encounters crossing art with food. My friend Toni, used to be a PR person for a philharmonic orchestra and once sent out delectable beetle lollipops as part of the press kit for a Beatles tribute band that played with the orchestra. Ingenious. The folks producing this next Call should stock up now.
Check out this Call for Entries from Colorado State University and the Town of Frisco in Colorado for Beetle Art. No entry fee for this one, and your art could be a part of public art history. Check it out…
CALL for ENTRIES: Beetle Blockers Beetle Art
Colorado State University Extension, in partnership with Town of Frisco, brings you a public art outreach event never before seen in Summit County. The inaugural Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” public art event is set to fly in 2011. This event will showcase seven fiberglass beetle sculptures, adorned by winning artists, to be displayed in Frisco, CO, throughout the summer of 2011.
Each of the seven winning pieces of art will appear on one of the fiberglass beetle shells, with monetary awards going to the top three designs. The Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” will be placed in front of sponsoring businesses throughout the 2011 summer.
WHAT IS BEETLE ART? For the past three years the Town of Frisco has hosted Beetle Fest, a uniquely zany event designed to increase awareness and understanding of the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Beetle Fest is an all day extravaganza held in September which benefits Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.
In the summer of 2011, Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” will compliment Beetle Fest by introducing 3-dimensional Beetles to the community. Throughout the summer season, residents and visitors alike will see Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” in front of sponsoring businesses and learn facts about Mountain Pine Beetle.
All this will happen through an artistic media as people explore the wonderful town of Frisco, Colorado.
SUBMISSIONS: Artists are invited to submit a 2-D roof of concept. A panel of judges will select 7 artists to transform their 2-D submission into 3-D renderings upon a 32”x 20”x 15” fiberglass beetle shell.
THEME:
Artists should base their concept on the theme “Look to the Future.”
ENTRY FEE: None
DEADLINE: Submit your proof of concept to the Colorado State University Extension office by March 1, 2011: Colorado State University Extension, 37 Peak One Drive (CR1005), P.O. Box 5660, Frisco, CO 80443