Hosted by the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC)•  Rolling proposal review & notifications; deadline May 10th, 2025 •
 

You may submit up to 3 pieces

Exhibit Dates: July 18- September 7, 2025

Installation: July 7- 16, 2025

International Surf Days Festival: July 18, 2025

* The PAFAC will be hosting International Surf Days presented by the Surfrider Foundation

Exhibit Overview:

In the heart of a region where the streets cascade down from snow capped mountains to converge with the rhythm of the ocean we find a community deeply rooted to the joy and sustenance that this unique landscape offers. This Pacific Northwest confluence of land and sea has inspired a passion for outdoor adventures offered through surf, skate, and snow and a way of life for intrepid creatives that has been cultivated over generations. 

Surf, Skate, and Snow, explores the dynamic intersection of sport, design, and creative placemaking in harmony with the natural landscape. This exhibit showcases the work of regional and national artists, past and present who have drawn inspiration from the connected movement and reverence for the land that unfolds from these activities. From the artistic legacy of Esther Webster, the founder of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, who was a trailblazer in the early ski culture of the region, to those current artists using innovative mixed media design and eco-friendly experimental techniques to develop functional and inspiring works of art, their collective body of work reflects a shared value for the exhilarating ways our bodies and minds can move in harmony with our environment. 

The Artwork: 

The PAFAC is looking for eco-friendly designs and nature based artwork that is created on either a surfboard, skateboard, or snowboard/ skis, or inspired by any of these activities and the outdoors. This could include:

• Original, nature based, artwork that is painting on these objects
• Original, nature based, artwork that has been digitized and put onto these objects
• the art of shaping and making these objects

Artwork must:

• Have a hanging mechanism or else the piece will not be considered
• Be completed by the time of submission
• Be suitable for viewers of all ages
• Be the artists own original work

The artist is responsible for getting the artwork to the gallery.

Exhibit Timeline:

Rolling Review & Acceptance begins once the call is live

Finale entry Deadline: May 10th, 2025

Final Notifications Sent: May 31st, 2025

Installation Time Frame: July 7th- 16th, 2025

Exhibit Dates: July 17th- September 7th, 2025