CALL FOR ARTWORK: With the Land Exhibition - Clark County Residents Only

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, May 4, 2025 @ 11:59 PM PST

We are excited to announce our newest open call for art, With the Land. This open call requests a reflective exploration of the relationship between people and the land that we inhabit. Landscape paintings are one of the classical practices of Western art and have been used to sell the promises of “unsettled” land; a call to adventure and conquest. How can we depict land differently in our time? What does our relationship look like with the “natural world” and how does that challenge our understanding of humanity? We invite artists to reflect upon and begin a dialogue with the environment. How can we live With the Land? 

Our juror for this exhibition is Kim Garrison Means. Since 2003, she has used her visual arts skillset to highlight the wonders of the Southern Nevada landscape, as an artist, illustrator, public lands advocate, and one-half of the conceptual art team United Catalysts. In 2021, Kim became the Searchlight area representative for the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument campaign and co-curated the Spirit of the Land exhibition at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Through community engagement and creative events, she and many others helped the monument proposal gain strong support, and it was designated in March 2023. In 2024, Kim received the Marjorie Stone Douglas Citizen Conservationist of the Year award from the National Parks Conservation Association for her arts and community work in helping to protect Avi Kwa Ame. Kim is currently the director of the Mystery Ranch Arts and Ecology Research Station, which allows scientists, artists, writers, and historians to study the area and share stories about the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument landscape. Kim also works as a college art instructor, an arts and communications consultant for local and national conservation organizations, and is co-editor of the local ecology, culture, and history journal, the Searchlight Gold Beam. 

*NOTE: Please carefully read the Terms and Conditions section below for content limitations, video media display, and Gallery Preparation Guide link.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Eligibility: Open to artists ages 8 and up residing in Clark County, NV; applications for artists under age 18 must include signature and contact information of parent or guardian. 
• Mediums: All mediums are accepted, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media; no replica prints will be accepted. Works created through generative artificial intelligence (AI art) shall not be accepted.
• Deadline: All submissions must be received by May 04, 2025, by 11:59 PM PST.

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

• Exhibition Dates: The exhibition will run from May 26, 2025 – July 10, 2025.
• Venue: Rotunda Gallery at Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89155 
• Reception: A reception will be held on July 10, 2025, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, where artists will have the opportunity to meet and discuss their work. 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION: 

• Best in Show: $300
• Honorable Mentions: $150 (x2) 
• Gift certificates are only valid in person at any Desert Art Supplies location. Awards will be distributed at the exhibition reception to artists in attendance.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. Open to any artist aged 8 and older residing in Clark County, NV; applications for artists under age 18 must include signature and contact information of parent or guardian. 
2. Must be original artwork medium; digital art, photography, and printmaking are acceptable; no replica prints shall be accepted. 
3. Images included in applications must be of actual artwork, not conceptual images. Works created through generative artificial intelligence (AI art) shall not be accepted.
4. Artist MUST be available for pick-up and drop-off dates to sign in and sign out their work. Artwork must be hand delivered or shipped to the address on this form. If shipping the work, the costs of round-trip shipping are at the artist’s expense and must be pre-paid and on time. 
5. The artist agrees to leave their work up through the end of the exhibit date. No artist may drop off or remove their artwork without consent of the Clark County Public Arts. 
6. Artwork that contains offensive language, smoking, drugs, alcohol, overtly political, religious, and/or sexual content, or imagery, including nudity, shall not be considered. 
7. All 2D flat work (on paper or similar) must be framed with a hanging point on the back. Canvas and larger 2D work must have D-rings, a wire, or an existing hanging point secured to the back, and be ready to hang. 
8. See our Gallery Artwork Preparation Guide for more details. 
9. 2D artwork dimensions may not exceed 48” wide or 48” high; weight cannot exceed 40 lbs. 
10. Perishable artwork shall not be considered. 
11. All parts of the artwork must be secured and stable. For example, sculptures must be securely glued or welded together. 
12. 3D artwork dimensions may not exceed 20” L x 20” W x 35” H; weight cannot exceed 50lbs. 
13. A pedestal will be provided for selected three-dimensional works. 
14. Clark County Public Arts reserves the right to disqualify and remove any artwork that poses a threat to fall, break, or cause harm to the public, the facility, or the artwork itself. 
15. Please note that Clark County does not secure insurance on exhibited artwork. The artist will exhibit at their own risk. We encourage you to purchase your own insurance during the exhibit to recover any loss from broken or stolen artwork. 
16. Artist agrees to hold harmless the County, its officers, employees, and agents from all liability for any injury or damage that may occur to artwork as a result of the negligent acts or omissions of its members, employees, officers, and/or agents and to sign a waiver that will be provided if accepted into the exhibit. 
17. Artist acknowledges that the gallery is a public space. Art that is exhibited in the gallery may be photographed by visitors, members of the press, and County staff for promotional and educational purposes. This includes social media postings before, during, and after the exhibit. 
18. Artist is responsible for delivering art to and from the exhibit space. 
19. Artist acknowledges that if the art is not picked up at the agreed-upon date set forth in this agreement, the County will have the art removed immediately from the exhibit space at the artist’s expense. Any art that is left longer than 10 days will be considered abandoned property and will be subject to a $100.00/day storage fee. 
20. Sale of goods is facilitated solely by the Artist; no County staff will take payment. If a purchaser is interested, County staff will put them in touch with the artist with the artist’s consent. All proceeds of any sale go to the Artist. 
21. Artist agrees to drop-off at the Gallery between the hours of 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Friday, 05/23/2025, and to pick-up artwork between the hours of 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Friday, 07/11/25. Artist must bring ID. 

For questions, please email: CCPublicArt@ClarkCountyNV.Gov