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Gallery Wall Artist Entry Form

Wall Specifications

  • Both the Highline Heritage Museum & Burien Community Center Walls use a wire picture hanging system
  • The  Walls are approximately 13 ft. long
  • No damage is allowed to the Walls and no holes can be made. Tape or labels must be low-tack and easily removable. We recommend you do an adhesion test beforehand on a standard wall with any labels or tape you plan to use.
  • Our curator will be there to help you during your scheduled installation/takedown.

Image File Specifications

  • File types for images – all common graphic file formats OK as well as PDF.
  • Largest dimension is 1200 – 1800 pixels
  • MAXIMUM FILE SIZE FOR EACH IMAGE IS 2MB. You will need to resize larger images before uploading. You can resize and compress images online at Small SEO Tools, a free online tool. (There are other available tools online as well; do a Google search if desired.)

Miscellaneous Instructions


Burien Arts Association Welcomes Local Artists

The Burien Arts Association (BAA) is pleased to offer three- month shows to four local artists at the Highline Heritage Museum and Burien Community Center in downtown Burien each year. BAA seeks artists creating original two-dimensional artworks suitable for hanging on a wire picture hanging system.

Please submit your entry application using the form below. Please read all the information carefully!

Important Info/ Conditions:

  • Exhibits at both venues will run quarterly for three months and include an opening reception.
  • There is no insurance for objects installed for exhibition. Artists are responsible for their own insurance; however, every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of the artwork.
  • Artists are expected to handle all sales of their artwork.
  • Museum artists are asked to donate 50% of their artwork sales to the Burien Arts Association, a 501C3 non-profit. Community Center artists are asked to donate 20%.
  • Artworks MUST be fitted with wire for hanging to accommodate the wire picture hanging systems.
  • Artists need to print their own artwork labels with payment instructions.
  • No holes are allowed in the Gallery Walls; only low-tack labels or cards with blue painter’s tape are OK.
  • Artists accepted for shows automatically allow Burien Arts to use images for publicity purposes only.
  • The curators will consider artists for both the Gallery Walls at the Burien Community Center and the Highline Museum.

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      Attach your Artist Statement (max. 1 MB)-Required   or Check if not available yet

      Attach your Resume/CV (max: 1 MB)-Required   or Check if not available yet

      Yes, I accept all the terms and conditions and liability policy listed in this application:

      Our Limited Liability Policy:

      Burien Arts Association (BAA) will not be responsible for any loss or damage to a vendor/artist’s property, injury to, or bodily harm of the vendor/artist (or its employees, representatives, and contractors), or vendor/artist sales. By participating in any Burien Arts Association Event, vendor/artist expressly assumes all risks of loss, damage, liability, injury, or destruction resulting from any cause whatsoever, including but not limited to, acts or omissions by Vendor, Artist, BAA, or acts of nature, and hereby releases and waives any claims against the Burien Arts Association (and its employees, representatives, and contractors) related to such loss, damage, liability, injury, and/or destruction.

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