The City of Burien is on the lookout for artists across the Evergreen State to showcase their creations within its borders come 2025. In a city-wide clarion call, official channels are beckoning Washington-based artists to participate in the Burien Gallery Program. The selected visionaries, whose efforts will be on display across three prominent spaces including the Burien Community Center, The Maverick Apartments, and Merrill Gardens Senior Living, may find their works become a defining feature of the city’s cultural landscape.
A bit of incentive sweetens the pot. Art makers chosen for The Maverick and Merrill Garden exhibitions will receive a $250 stipend while those displaying at the Community Center will pocket a cool $50. The gallery spaces vary, with the Burien Community Center's Lobby Wall tailored for 2D pieces, while the spaces at The Maverick and Merrill Gardens are fit for either 2D or 3D works, according to the City of Burien.
For artists yearning for a broad canvas, the Community Center boasts a 14-foot wide wall, where the city provides the hanging materials for a two-month stint. In contrast, those looking to fill the expansive 336 square feet window at The Maverick, highlighted by glass on both sides and ripe for large sculptures or installations, must provide their display accouterments during a four-month exhibit, as per the City of Burien.
Over at Merrill Gardens Senior Living, artists will negotiate their work within the confines of nine varied windows, with dimensions demanding that creatives bring their pedestals or hanging materials for a four-month duration. The dimensions cater to a diverse range of artistic expression, catering to two windows at 3 feet deep by 9 feet wide by 9 feet tall, and one apiece stretching to 10 and 11 feet tall respectively, a testament to the program's commitment to accommodate a spectrum of artistic visions and sizes, as reported by the City of Burien.
