Art Bank / Call to Artists

Art Bank

In support of visual artists and art galleries in the Washington metropolitan area, artwork is purchased each year to expand the District’s Art Bank Collection, a growing collection of moveable works funded through DC Creates Public Art! Works in this collection are owned by DCCAH under the District’s Art in Public Places Program and loaned to other District Government agencies for display in public areas of government buildings. A segment of the collection is devoted to works that visually document Washington, highlighting the beauty and charm of our residents, neighborhoods, parks, avenues, and local landmarks. Washington's collection helps preserve the city'

http://dcarts.dc.gov/DC/DCARTS/DC+Creates+Public+Art/Public+Art+Programs#0

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Call to Curators for 5×5 

http://art202.com/2011/08/03/call-to-curators-for-5x5/

Request for qualifications for local, national, and international curators to develop groundbreaking temporary public art installations in the District of Columbia during Spring of 2012

Application due by: September 16, 2011