Art Lives Here 2023/24 Season Guidelines

Geffen Playhouse seeks four artists to create an original artwork to be displayed in our lobby welcoming back audiences this fall to celebrate our 2023/24 Season. We are a home for the arts, and we believe our physical space should also reflect and be representative of our ongoing commitment to diversity in our audience, productions as well as our community at large. It is our mission to create, foster and nourish an environment that is open and welcoming for all.

We’re inviting local artists to create works that bring our community together, inspired by theater experiences and reflective of our shared values. We call it “Art Lives Here.” As with our plays, we seek works of art that speak boldly, have meaningful purpose and feed the soul. A total of four artists will be chosen by a selection committee from all submissions received. Each art piece will be displayed for approximately two months in our theater lobby and featured in Playbill programs during the course of the 2023/2024 season. Join us in this endeavor.

USAC Office of the President is hosting the President’s Banquet in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom on April 27, 2023, with special guest Chancellor Gene Block, and we are looking to showcase student artists and their work that evening.

The theme of the banquet is ‘A Blank Canvas’ with the idea being to have a fresh start and move forward with new initiatives. Tied along with the theme name of “canvas,” the decor will be inspired by Impressionist painters, namely Van Gogh, Monet, and Matisse.