Call to Artists – Boonton Arts Dog Days of Summer 2017
Boonton Arts invites you to become a part of an exciting public art project. Dog Days of Summer serves as a unique opportunity for artists and individuals to use their talents for the benefit of the community. animals in need, and the arts. Sponsors supply the dog or cat you provide the idea and transform the fiberglass dog form into a work of art. The finished dog will grace the town from June through September 2017 and will be available for adoption at Boonton Arts’ Etsy store. This call to artists is open to artists of any level. All approved submissions will be available for sponsorship at the Dog Days of Summer Sponsorship Reception. The Dog Days of Summer committee will then choose select designs not sponsored to remain available for sponsorship on Etsy following the reception.
– Download the appropriate Artist’s Packet here:
–2017 Dog Days of Summer Artist Packet
–2017 Dog Days of Summer Student Artist Packet
or at the bottom of this page
– Then Click here to register and upload your design(s) and paperwork when ready. Completed original designs can also be mailed to Boonton Arts, 816 Main Street Boonton, NJ 07005 but the online registration form must still be completed. Registrations
Artist’s also have the opportunity to create a dog or cat from scratch if they would prefer, rather than using a blank fiberglass dog or cat. The submission process for the DIY dogs or cats would be the same as for the fiberglass dogs or cats. A concept drawing or photos of the finished dog or cat and a proposal would need approval from Boonton Arts. DIY design proposals and examples are due no later than February 13, 2017. DIY Artists need to also fill our the artist and copyright agreements in the 2017 Dog Days of Summer Artist Packet then upload them along with your designs to the online registration form.
The dogs and cats are sponsored by the public at a sponsorship reception taking place February 22nd at Speakeasy Art Gallery as well as online at Boonton Arts’ Etsy store. Once sponsored, the artists who created the design gets their blank dog or cat and begins work. The completed dogs and cats must be dropped off at Speakeasy Art Gallery Thursdays through Saturdays from 11am-5pm, or by appointment no later than May 1, 2017. Enough time for the outdoor sculptures to be clear coated needs to be given, therefore completed sculptures must be dropped off on time.
When the dogs and cats are completed and unveiled on June 2nd, they attract viewers from all over the county and beyond. For the duration of the summer, the dogs and cats are available at Boonton Art’s Etsy store for a donation benefiting the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, 11th Hour Rescue, Boonton Arts, local schools and artists. Any dogs that are not purchased by the end of the summer are then auctioned at the Boonton Arts Dog Days of Summer Art Auction & Closing Reception in October. One-third of the donation for adopted dogs will be paid to the artist. In the case of student designs, one-third of the donation for adopted dogs will go to the school that they attend.
Need some inspiration? Click here to view dog sculptures from previous years.
