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Art Splash 2012

The Art Splash Canopy

ArtSplash is Tualatin's local juried art show and sale held on the Commons lakefront (8325 SW Nyberg Street) the last weekend in July. ArtSplash Art Show and Sale will be held on:

Each year, over fifty artists feature various works in oils, acrylics, watercolor, photography, ceramics, glassware, jewelry, and more.

If you are interested in applying to be an artist in this year's ArtSplash Art Show and Sale, the Call to Artists contains a registration form that needs to be completed and submitted along with images showcasing your current work. The deadline for submission is Friday,
May 11, 2012.

ArtSplash is housed in a 60'X80' canvas tent along the Commons Lake, complete with lights and overnight security. Paintings and other 2-dimensional wares are displayed on 37 1/2" x 72" wire rack panels within the open walled space. Each artist is allotted two of these panels. In addition to the wire panels, 8' tables will be interspersed for the display of 3-dimensional works such as jewelry and stoneware.

Art Splash

Many of the artists choose to remain on site throughout the weekend to offer insight on their artwork. Community members are encouraged to ask about motivation, design, and technique. Their stories may be of little known history and surprise!

Please join us for a weekend of family fun and enrichment. Best of Show ($150), 1st ($100), 2nd ($75), 3rd ($50) and five honorable mentions ($25 each) are awarded within the first hour of opening.

ArtSplash Juror

This year’s juror is Arvie Smith. He is well known locally for his bold, colorful and challenging paintings. His paintings are commonly of psychological images revealing deep sympathy for the dispossessed and marginalized members of society in an unrelenting search for beauty, meaning and equality.

Mr. Smith received his BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art and his MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. He has also studied in Florence, Italy and travelled extensively through Ghana, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso, West Africa.

He is currently an instructor at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

The Goal of ArtSplash

Encourage and promote exposure of our local Oregon talent, introduce the community to a range of artistic experiences, and endorse interaction between artists and the community.

ArtSplash Volunteers

Each year, more than 40 volunteers share over 500 hours of their time to help plan the event, and assist during the show.

Tualatin Commons

The "Living Room" of Tualatin and the perfect setting for ArtSplash. Offices, shopping, housing, restaurants and a hotel are intermixed along a wide pedestrian promenade, which surrounds the 3-acre lake. Public plazas and a fountain add to the lively urban mix. Tiles and artist-designed drinking fountains are integrated into the plazas. Visitors can take a stroll exploring ArtWalk, dine, relax on a lakeside bench, chalk up the walkways, and imbibe in the festivities of the summer Concerts on the Commons series.