2025 OPEN CALLS
The deadline for the 2025 Open Calls was Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:59pm CST. Thanks to everyone who applied!
It's time to start dreaming about shanty season...
Art Shanty Projects is currently seeking winter enthusiasts and creative adventurers to propose shanties, performances and art actions for the 2025 Program which will take place on Bdé Umáŋ (Lake Harriet) from 10am-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays, January 18 – February 9, 2025.
We invite music-makers, poets, builders, scientists, dancers, movers, shakers, writers, dreamers, activists, outdoors-people, conversationalists, silent practitioners, craftspeople, storytellers, winter cyclists, and creative people of ANY KIND to propose new and innovative ways to engage artistically with the public in the social context of a village on a frozen lake (or beach, as climate change may necessitate).
With refined guidelines and requirements in response to COVID, climate change and accessibility, we encourage you to read the specifics carefully.
ARTIST FORUM – JUNE 18
The artist forum was an info session presented by the Directors of Art Shanty Projects. If you missed it (or want to reference what you learned) we got you! Photos that illustrate the types of projects, spaces and requirements, and a recording of the zoom session can be found HERE!
Tell us YOUR WILD, WEIRD, SHANTASTIC ideas for this winter!
Shanty artists build physical installations that remain throughout the month and are activated during all public festival hours. Shanties this year can be the classic interior version or can be an entirely exterior experience.
2025 CALL FOR PERFORMANCES + ART ACTIONS
These artists make projects for shorter durations (an hour, a day, a few days, etc). They may or may not have physical structures. Our definition of ‘performance’ and ‘art action’ is broad.
Deadline for all applications: 11:59pm CST – Thursday, July 11, 2024
Photos on this page: Ryan Stopera
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With support from:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
