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Yes. Press preview is the first week of June, before the public opening on June 15. Print, digital, and broadcast inquiries welcome — email wendy@conruartfoundation.org and we'll add you to the list. The press kit also goes live the same week at /foundation/summer-of-awe/press.

Yes. The twelve intimate rooms (originally dressing rooms) are a great fit for two- or three-person collaborations — small enough to feel like a complete idea, big enough to surprise people. Apply through whichever track matches the work. If you and a collaborator are applying together, one of you should submit and list the others in the pitch with their links, so the application stays a single thread.

The Coliseum Building at Pike Street & 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle. Drop-off window is June 1–6, by appointment, so we can route you to the right floor and have a team member there to receive the piece. If you are selected, the acceptance email will include the contact, address details, and a link to book a 30-minute slot.

Apply through Quick-Turn and say so in the pitch ("requires dedicated power circuit", "needs projector throw distance of X feet", "hangs from ceiling, ~80 lbs"). If your work needs any of those, you'll be invited to a venue walkthrough so you can see the spaces, the power runs, and the rigging points before committing. Walkthrough invitations are not a commitment to include you, but attending will sharpen your pitch — and may improve your chances.

Some, not all yet. Exterior shots are on the program's main page. Photos of the twelve tiny rooms and the window bays are coming shortly — we are shooting them this week. Check back at PublicDisplay.ART for updates, or note in your application that you'd like to see them once they're posted and we'll send a link.

The published deadline is May 31. Anything received before then will be reviewed. We're reviewing on a rolling basis, so an application that lands May 15 has a real edge over one that lands May 30 — the slots fill as we find pieces that fit. If you submit after May 31, we'll still read it, but only if there are open slots.

Existing Work is for finished pieces you can drop off June 1–6. Our team handles installation, the work stays up through August 20, and the stipend is Up to $1,000. Quick-Turn is for installations and new builds — kinetic, projection, suspended, immersive, VR/AR. If invited, you have 3–4 weeks to build and install (deadline June 7), with stipends of $750–$3,000 for installations and up to $5,000 for new works. Larger grants exist for bigger ideas, but you have to pitch us.

Short version: if it's done and we can hang it, use Existing Work. If you're making it for this show, or it requires you to be on site to install it, use Quick-Turn.

No. There is never a fee to apply to any Conru Art Foundation program. If you see one, it is not us.

Probably not as part of the Existing Work track. The street-facing window bays on 5th Ave and Pike St are tighter, more public, and usually need the artist on site to make the install work. If you have a piece you'd like in a window, apply through Quick-Turn and tell us in the pitch that the work exists but you want to install it yourself. We'll evaluate it the same way as a new build.