Seeking Artists for our 2025 Primary Exhibit!

Exhibit Concept:

“Waste is a Construct”

Exhibit Opening Date:

Hard launch: June 20, 2025 6:00 PM

Soft Launch Date: May 17, 2025

Exhibit Close Date: December 14, 2025 (possible extension)

Application Deadline:

Friday February 14th

Exhibit Description:

The exhibit will transform pieces of derelict vessels into art, aiming to educate and shine light to the issue of derelict vessels and marine debris as a wider concept. The lay out will demonstrate the negative consequences (oil spills, microplastics, sound pollution, etc), via art made out of materials sourced from the derelict vessels (wood, metal, electronics, etc). These pieces are intended to show what can be created with these materials as well as potential solutions to up cycling the material (surfboards, instruments, furniture, etc). Using art to explore the environmental and social impact that waste has on our planet and its inhabitants, it will begin to shed much needed light on the issues surrounding marine debris and housing issues.

Exhibit Producers

The Center for Wooden Boats, located in South Lake Union is a free admission maritime museum and sailing center that strives to maintain and expand access to boating experiences on Lake Union by valuing craft work,  community, accessibility, and stewardship.

Walrus is a comprehensive Boat Recycling Initiative dedicated to ocean conservation, housing solutions, artist support, and re-imaginaing the concept of waste. 

University of Washington Museology is a graduate program where students obtain a Master of Arts in Museology (museum studies). This exhibit will be guest curated by Allison Bramblett as her thesis project to obtain her masters degree.

Important Note for Artists:

This exhibit is a collaboration between Walrus and The Center For Wooden Boats. All artists that participate in this exhibit should understand this exhibit is free of admission to the general public, and the producing organizations are not for profit, therefore there is no funding to pay artists for their work. We would love to exhibit your piece, and you would gain valuable exposure and a space to show your art.