Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Vallejo Art Walk has been suspended and the local art community has been greatly affected. That being said, the organizers are still anxious to see some superb art.
Vallejo Art Walk is currently seeking submissions for the First Virtual Talent Showcase and are encouraging all creatives including musicians, actors, singers, dancers, comedians, visual artists and more to submit a video no longer than three minutes for consideration.
“Well, we’re sponsored by Solano County Arts Project and the city of Vallejo, but it’s hard to full fill our contract when we can’t put it on and meet,” Solano County Arts President and Art Walk team member Carmen Slack said. “So in order to full fill our contract we’re putting on this virtual talent showcase and a lot of stuff has slowly been dribbling in.”
Vallejo’s Art Walk previously took place in downtown Vallejo every second Friday of the month. The Art Walk team is encouraging local creative people to participate so the community can celebrate their hard work and talent during this time of isolation. Participants are encouraged to get creative while maintaining all CDC safe distancing protocols — extra points will be awarded for creativity, flair and style.
Winners will be announced on May 8 and monetary prizes will be awarded to the winners of each of the four categories. The four categories are visual, performing, sound and other. Slack said she didn’t quite yet know how much the prizes would be as donations are still coming in, but she guessed it would be at least a hundred dollars for each winner.
So far Slack has liked what’s she’s seen for the submissions.
“We had a beautiful quarantine dance routine video,” Slacks said. “(Bay Area playwright) Trevor Allen sent one in of him reading Shakespeare. We’ve had visual artists sent images of their paintings and we had a poet read a poem about John Prine.”
Slack said when the project is done all the submissions will be able to be viewed on the website.
The deadline to sign up for the contest is May 6. For more information visit https://vallejoartwalk.org/ [email protected] or call (707) 712-3321.
