Gallery Without Walls 2027-2029

Now Accepting Applications

DEADLINE: 5pm Pacific time November 30, 2026

Artists! After you review the prospectus, check out this Gallery Without Walls Zoom Info Session with ACLO staff and special guests Mike Suri, Claire Dean, and Ben Dye for additional tips and do’s and don’ts covering the application, timeline, design and fabrication, installation, and ongoing conservation of public art.

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Wild Fire Spirit, by Scott Foster, is part of the 2025–27 Gallery Without Walls rotating exhibition.

Read the entire Prospectus before applying.

Read, Download, or Print Prospectus Here

APPLY: Prospectus includes a link to the Google Form Application, or

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The Selection Committee will choose up to 15 pieces to be exhibited outdoors for two years in Lake Oswego’s Gallery Without Walls rotating collection.

This nationally recognized outdoor public art program strives to integrate art into the daily lives of residents and visitors. For more than 20 years, the program has made it possible to experience the power of art every day.

Artists can submit completed works and ideas for new work to be completed by August 2027 for installation. Accepted artwork will be displayed throughout the downtown business district for a two-year exhibition period from summer 2027 to summer 2029. 

We seek works of various media, including sculpture/3D artworks, suitable for outdoor display in the Pacific Northwest climate and encourage innovative submissions. Submissions of artwork created within the last three years are preferred.

Selected artists receive an honorarium award of $1500, and works will be available for sale (with a 30% gallery fee to ACLO).

Key Details

  • Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific

  • Artists can submit up to three individual pieces, whether finished or proposed. to be completed by August 2027

  • Two-year exhibition period, from summer 2027–2029

  • Installation in August 2027

  • $25 application fee (please reach out to us if this is a barrier to applying)

  • Direct inquiries to Sarah via publicart@artscouncillo.org

  • We are looking for artists who:

    • Work in sculpture/3D art or new media installations

    • Have any level of experience with large-scale public art installations, including artists just starting their public art careers

    • Represent a diverse range of lived experiences and backgrounds

    • Are available to deliver any accepted artwork to Lake Oswego, OR (just south of Portland) in August 2027

APPLY HERE

How to apply

Read the Prospectus IN FULL, then complete this Google form. If you need any help completing your application or if the $25 application fee is a barrier, please don't hesitate to reach out to publicart@artscouncillo.org. We're here to support you!

$25 application fee can be paid through the donation page on ACLO's website. Select "one time" donation.