Thank you for your interest in creating an original custom art piece or donating an existing work to hang on the walls of the new Ronald McDonald House (RMH) which is slated to open in early 2019 in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore. RMH is a warm, comforting, welcoming, loving home-away-from-home for children and families who are facing unimaginable medical challenges. Artwork can be healing and can raise the human spirit. We are looking for happy, whimsical, colorful, cheerful art that will help our families smile. We want this art to “rock” the House, to be fun and engaging! This artwork will be installed on the three floors where the families spend most of their time.
In order to be considered, please complete the following artist profile and, if you do not have an updated website, submit up to (3) sample images of your work that will provide our jurying committee with a sense of your style as an artist. All applications will be reviewed by our arts committee to ensure a range of art forms, quality of craftsmanship, and ability to support our theme, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
Application: To be considered as a Finalist, please complete the highlighted fields in the following form.
Images can be sent via a digital format (JPEG preferred) and must be clearly labeled with artist’s name and artwork name. Images can be emailed to: Leslie@rmhcbaltimore.org. OR placed on CD and mailed via the USPS to: Leslie Landsman, Ronald McDonald House, W 635 Lexington St., Baltimore, MD 21201. CDs will NOT be returned.
Important Dates: July 6 – Artist Application Deadline July 16 – Finalist Artists Notified August 6 – Finalist Artists Proposals Due August 13 – Accepted Artists Notified October 15 –Artwork Delivered to RMH
General Requirements if selected as a Finalist: If you are selected as a Finalist for RMH’s ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE artist Call for Contributions you will be asked to then comply with the following requirements:
- Each artist who has been selected as a finalist must submit a proposal for their art to include a sketch/drawing along with a brief description of the artwork, size, medium, and any other information that will help our arts committee in selecting artwork to be showcased in the New House.
- Since this is The House That LOVE Built, if you are creating a custom piece, we are requesting that a heart of any size be included in your artwork. As the name of the project is ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, we would like to have a little bit of love in each piece of art. Our goal is to provide a heart scavenger hunt for our families. We envision the children spending time looking for all the hearts on our gallery walls.
- All designs must be appropriate for family viewing.
