1% for Art Opportunities for Artists

The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center participates in the 1% for Art Program for the Municipality of Anchorage through opportunities for artists. The 1% for Art ordinance defines a professional artist as a person who practices in the visual arts as a professional. A professional artist has income realized from the sale of artwork; frequent or consistent art exhibitions; work placed in public institutions and museums; received awards and honors; and, training in the arts.

When the Anchorage School District or the Municipality of Anchorage funds a construction project, 1% of the construction budget determines the art budget and a jury is formed to make selections and decisions about artwork. Depending on the scope of the project, a prospectus is sent to a mailing list maintained jointly by the Anchorage Museum and the 1% for Art Program. It might be sent to Alaskan artists only, or to a national or international list, depending on the jury's instructions.

Artists interested in 1% for Art opportunities should contact the program office to be placed on the mailing list to receive calls for entry for construction projects at our web site or contact youngjh@muni.org.

All calls for entry have different requirements including a request for qualifications, which includes a set (10-15) images on a CD of the artist's work, an image list and a resume. In addition, there is often a request for brief concepts or thumbnail sketches with a description of an idea and a draft budget for the proposal.

The 1% for Art Program also maintains an Artist Registry which is renewed every two years. Artists are invited to submit 10-15 images of their artwork with an image list and resume. Images are shown to juries interested in inviting artists from the registry to make proposals, rather than sending out a prospectus for an open competition. Generally these are for projects with smaller budgets or shorter timelines. The 1% for Art Program is open to all artists. The application can be found at http://www.muni.org/publicart/artistregistry.cfm.

The 1% for Art administration office is located at City Hall, 632 West 6th Avenue. For more information, call, fax or email your information. The web site can be found at http://www.muni.org/publicart/.

Phone: (907) 343-6473, FAX: (907) 343-4318, or email youngjh@muni.org.