Visiting Artist at KID Museum

The KID Museum’s Visiting Artist Program (VAP) stands as a dynamic platform at the intersection of art, making, and community engagement.

It features local artists, makers, and creatives who bring diverse art forms and fresh perspectives through the making of artworks and experiences that are appropriate for our visitors, ages 4-14 and their families.

We are currently looking for artists during our for our Fall 2024 Season (September - December 2024)!

** Open Call Closes: Friday, May 31, 2024 **

For more information about the KID Museum’s Visiting Artist Program (VAP) application process, eligibility, submissions and more, please visit: https://kid-museum.org/visiting-artists/

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What Artists Will Do:

• Collaborate with our staff and visitors through a hands-on, participatory art-making process to make new artworks and experiences.
• Make original artwork or a series of works through an iterative approach.
• In addition to making artwork, artists can choose to engage with museum visitors through workshops, demonstrations, and open exploration.

Program Pillars:

These pillars serve as KID Museum’s primary criteria for artist selection. Other considerations are outlined in the Eligibility section.

• Diversity of Making and New Perspectives: Showcase a diverse array of art forms, perspectives, and creative approaches, introducing new topics, tools, techniques, materials, and innovative ways of making to our visitors.
• Interactive Approach: Focusing on artwork that encourages active participation and interaction, especially with kids, youth, and family audiences, with an emphasis on durability for touch and interaction.
• Collaborative Creation: Create opportunities for collaboration between artists, staff, and visitors, fostering a co-creative art-making process where the outcome is the result of mutual participation, input, collaboration, and iteration. We value the process over the final artwork.
• Impactful Learning Experiences: What are the whys of making the artwork? The artwork not only entertains but also teaches a skill, engages with a larger concept, or provokes thought and discussion.