TC Arts Commission Seeking Artists For Pitch Night

The Traverse City Arts Commission is seeking local artists from Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, and Leelanau counties to participate in an upcoming Pitch Night event, with a chance to win funding to mount a public art installation in downtown Traverse City.

Artists are invited to submit entries for a two-dimensional or three-dimensional art installation online here through February 18. Once the application process closes, the Arts Commission’s Art Selection Panel will select five artists to present their ideas at a public Pitch Night event on Thursday, March 5 at The Workshop Brewing Company. Each of the five selected artists will have up to five minutes to "pitch" their idea with five slides. The panel of judges and a live audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of the artists following the presentations. The audience will then participate in rounds of live voting to award an artist $1,000 to realize their proposal. The public art project will be displayed in the southwest quadrant of Lot B (home to the downtown farmers market) for a minimum of one month. Installation is anticipated for April 2020.

"Pitch Night is a great opportunity for the Arts Commission to engage with the public and build relationships with local artists," says Colleen Paveglio, Arts Commission staff and DDA marketing & communications director. "We are looking forward to this event bringing more public art to Traverse City."