The Kent Arts Commission is inviting digital media artists to showcase their work in the city’s historic downtown through the Kent Downtown Digital Art Project.
The opportunity offers artists a chance to have their work projected at Kent-Kherson Park for one year.
Up to five artists will be selected to present one to three artworks each. The pieces should be five minutes or less in length and may include sound, although it is not required.
Selected artists will receive a $500 honorarium.
“This project offers digital media artists an opportunity to present work, while enlivening our historic downtown,” the Arts Commission announced.
The projection site at Kent-Kherson Park features a Lunar Rover replica, a life-sized astronaut, Lunar Lander and Mission Control play elements, as well as a large wall for projections.
- Artwork will be shown on a rotating loop during presentation hours, typically from dusk until 11 p.m.
- Selected artists will work with Arts Commission staff to adapt selected work for optimal presentation.
- Playback will be done through a digital video player at 1920×1080, so final videos should be compressed, optimally with an H264 Codec wrapped in either MP4 or MOV depending on preference, with a file size cap of 1GB.
- The Kent-Kherson projector utilizes software that will rotate artworks by all selected artists on a loop during presentation hours.
- Kent Arts Commission staff will also work with selected artists to create both print and online promotional materials.
- Artists retain all rights of the works submitted.
- The project is open to artists residing in the United States, and the total budget for the program is $2,500.
The submission deadline is Sept. 26, 2025, at midnight.
For more information and application instructions, click here.
