ArtLoopOpen.com is now accepting applications...!
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Breakthrough is proud to have been a development partner for ArtLoopOpen.com, a new website designed by Fuzzy Math in support of an exciting approach to public art in Chicago. Art Loop Open is an art contest, coming this October, that will encourage hundreds of thousands of people throughout the Loop to experience downtown as a museum and vote for their favorite artist to win $25,000. Brought to you by the Chicago Loop Alliance (the people behind the giant eyeball) and the Chicago Artists' Coalition, Art Loop Open will bring contestants' installations to venues like the Palmer House, Macy's, the Oriental Theatre, and at least half a dozen other high-profile spots around town. But first, the CLA and the CAC have to find the art and the artists who will make it all possible. That's where the website came in, and Breakthrough was there to help Fuzzy Math make it happen. Designed and built in just a few weeks, ArtLoopOpen.com launched on July 7 with an attention-grabbing design, information about the contest, and a list of venues. Built in Drupal, the site uses the GMaps module to show off the locations in an embedded Google map and allows site admins to update content quickly and easily when new venues join the fun. |
Just last week, Stage 2 of the site began with the unveiling of the artist registration form. Throughout the month, artists will be submitting their applications to become one of the roughly 200 artists chosen to display their work in Chicago's Loop-wide public art fair. Drupal's Webforms module is making the submission process easy for artists throughout the city, and the curating process manageable for site administrators at the CLA & CAC. If you or someone you know is an artist who would like to be considered for Art Loop Open, we encourage you to try out the form and wish you all the best as a contestant in this year's most creative and exciting public art festival.
Selected artists will be announced in mid-September, and you'll be encouraged to vote for a winner in the last half of October. Come back here and ArtLoopOpen.com for more updates and details!
