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Missoula Monster Project: Adults!

Wednesday, July 1, 202010:00 amSaturday, August 1, 20208:00 pm

NEEDED: Artists looking to collaborate with Missoula’s Kindergartners on original Monster Art
SIGN-UP: Through the ZACC's Submittable Page! https://zootownarts.submittable.com/submit

Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) and the Missoula County Public Schools Fine Arts Department team up to showcase the Sixth Annual Missoula Monster Project!

Originally conceived by nine year-old Asa Smetanka, this show is a collaboration between children and adult artists working together to create 'monster art' based on monsters dreamed up by the children. The 2020 school closures prevented us from moving forward as usual, so this years project is a bit different. We opened the call to Kindergarten classes from all Missoula County public, private, and home schools. 76 Kindergarten children responded and created original monster drawings for artists to reimagine. To accommodate the large amount of artists who want to participate we will be sharing monsters. Each monster will be distributed three times so that we will have a total of 228 adult renditions of monsters. We are excited to see how different artists interpret the same monster!

This project’s purpose is to bring more art to Missoula youth! In an effort to foster that, 100% of the earnings from this show will go towards ZACC's youth education programs. We are asking that all artists who sign up donate 100% of the proceeds of their artwork. If you want to make a monster, please submit before August 1, 2020. And this show tends to fill up fast, so maybe don't wait that long. Once you apply ZACC staff will send you an e-mail with a jpeg of a participating child’s monster for you to interpret. Adult artists use their own unique style and medium to recreate the child's piece. The results will be displayed in an art opening on October 2, 2020, featuring both the original child-drawn monsters and the artists’.

ARTWORK INFORMATION:
SIZE: Your piece can be 8" by 8" (or smaller). This INCLUDES the frame. NO EXCEPTIONS. Your piece will be disqualified if it is too large. There will be over 300 pieces in the show. Please do not use hot glue, tape, gum, candy or any other degradable materials.
READY TO HANG: Your piece must be ready to hang. If it is 2D then there must be a hanging system secured with screws or nails to the back. Please do not use hot glue, tape, gum, sticky tac or any other degradable materials. They do not work to secure a hanging systems. If your piece is 3D you must provide a shelf that can attached to the wall and bear the weight of your piece. The shelf cannot be larger than 8" by 8".
DEADLINE: Please drop your piece off to the ZACC between September 1st and September 15th.
COMMIT: Remember that the child who drew the monster you are making a rendition of is very excited to see your piece. By signing up you have committed to this project.
PLEASE BE PATIENT: It takes us a few days to email out monsters to artists. We do this one at a time. Thank you!
Important Dates
Drop Off Dates: September 1st through September 15th
MMP Opening: October 2, 2020, 5-8 PM

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