Sno Glo! An electrifying exhibition of sensational snowflakes @ artspace, opening November 10 through December 30, 2023. Artspace will be transformed into an electrifying expanse of dizzying, rockin’, hot hot hot, hip, one of a kind, unforgettable and instagrammable SNOWFLAKES uniquely designed by artists and creatives for the Holiday Season! 100 Glo-ing SNOWFLAKES will be created by the Artists and Creatives in Northwest Louisiana; each Snowflake must be an original design by the Artist/Creative. DESIGN PARAMETERS: SRAC is commissioning the Snowflakes based upon submission of a "to scale" design: Roster Artists will receive $300 for one Snowflake. The individual Snowflake is paid $300, and depending upon the willingness of the Artist, SRAC has the right to commission a “set” of up to 10 at $200 each. FOR EXAMPLE: One (1) Design / One (1) Commission = $300 ---- One (1) Design / Two (2) Commissioned = $400; OR One (1) Design / Five (5) Commissioned = $1,000 ---- One (1) Design / Ten (10) Commissioned = $2,000 Registered Culturalyst Artists will receive $200 for one Snowflake, and depending upon the willingness of the Artist, SRAC has the right to commission a “set” of up to 10 at $150 each. Artist must be registered at the time of submission. Community Artists/Creatives - even students – throughout Northwest Louisiana will receive $100 for one Snowflake, and depending upon the willingness of the Artist, SRAC has the right to commission a “set” of up to 10 at $60 each. Artists, Makers and Creatives may submit up to five designs for consideration. The jurors reserve the right to select up to five designs or not to select any of the submitted designs. Snowflake must be at least 18” – 36” large with a structure that does not break, curl up and lose its shape, disintegrate, or lose quality for at least two years. The submission will include information about the anticipated weight of the Snowflake. The Artist/Creative may use any materials that will “permanently” hold their shape (for at least two years when stored properly). Material suggestions are Styrofoam, Glass, Plastic, Paper on a substrate, Fabric, Crochet, Metal, Resin, 3D printed…etc. Note: Check out this page on the SRAC website for ideas about materials, shapes, colors! The best Colors for the Snowflake are Hot Pink, Lime Green, Yellow, Turquoise, Aqua, Violet, Pink, White or Silver. Please do not use black, hot orange or primary colors. Glitter, Sparkle, “GLO” are always appreciated, but not mandated. The artspace Technical Team will light the installation of Snowflakes with color changing LED Lights and Mirror Balls so that the exhibition of Snowflakes changes colors throughout the day during the Exhibition. All COMMISSIONED snowflakes become the property of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council and we have the right to sell the snowflakes or save the snowflakes for additional uses in the 2024 (or other future) year. SUBMITTING DESIGNS: All applicants must fill out this application located on Submittable. Applicants must also submit a design template for each snowflake design. You can submit up to five designs using a single Submittable application. We will not accept more than one application / five (5) designs. Here is how to submit the design template(s): Digital Design Template - There is a design template located in this application. Simply download the template, create your design, and re-upload the design template to your Submittable application. Print the Design Template on to 11x17 paper and hand draw your design(s). Remember, you must fill out the Submittable application for your design(s) to be considered for the exhibition. Click here to download and print the Design Template. Pick up a Design Template(s) at Artspace and hand draw your design(s). Remember, you must fill out the Submittable application for your design to be considered for the exhibition. Or...create a to-scale model and deliver it to Artspace. Remember, you must fill out the Submittable application for your design to be considered for the exhibition.