Are you the fearless artist ready to create an immersive art experience? 

The Ah Haa School for the Arts annual summer fundraiser, the Ah Haa HAHA is a participatory and interactive community event that is a massive, building-wide immersive art installation where each space within the Ah Haa Silverjack building is taken over by a different artist.

The HAHA encourages all featured artists and visitors to lose themselves in the creative process (and product). A building-wide exhibition where art is an experience shared by everyone and creativity and excitement collide, HAHA celebrates each artist’s vision, and encourages all visitors to actively engage with the art. Designed to be accessible to participants of all ages, this immersive experience takes place annually over 3 days in July. 2024 event dates are the evenings of Friday, July 19 (for adults), Saturday, July 20 (for adults), and the morning of Sunday, July 21 for kids. Over 2,000 participants visit the HAHA each year.

Ah Haa School for the Arts is seeking artists, musicians, performers, designers, and creative thinkers of all backgrounds and abilities to propose work for our annual fundraiser event in 2025! We are committed to creating opportunities for a diverse group of makers to participate. HAHA is committed to supporting the creative freedom of local, national, and international artists. Ah Haa celebrates equity and inclusion and encourages all marginalized folkx to apply. 

Whether a single art piece, a full room installation, video and new media content, or a riveting story — we want to see it all. Show us your work and submit your brilliant ideas. We want to collaborate with you!

WHAT WE EXPECT

• All installations must be ADA-compliant.
• All installations must include some interactive element to directly engage visitors.
• Installations may be generative, include participatory elements, employ actors/performers, or any other interpretation of “interactive” as imagined by the artist.
• Priority will be given to submissions that encourage touch, play, and creation by viewers.
• Artists must attend install and HAHA events throughout the week of July 14 - 21, 2025, as ambassadors for Ah Haa and their creative practices.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• A unique opportunity to engage in an international and national cultural network of participating artists.
• Creative carte blanche to design and implement an immersive experience within a dedicated space.
• An all-inclusive budget for the materials, shipping, and production of your installation, determined case by case on experience, size of room, and installation scope from $1,000 - $8,000.
• Ah Haa will cover all artist travel expenses to and from Telluride for the week of July 14 - 21, 2025
• Ah Haa will provide artist accommodations for the week of July 14 – 21, 2025.
• Experienced volunteer installation support will be provided.

Application Requirements

• Installation proposals including installation timeline, demonstration of how the proposed installation will be interactive, and proposed budget
• 5-7 images of existing work
• Letter of Intent
• CV

Eligibility Criteria

• All installations must be ADA-compliant.
• All installations must include some interactive element to directly engage visitors.
• Installations may be generative, include participatory elements, employ actors/performers, or any other interpretation of “interactive” as imagined by the artist.
• Priority will be given to submissions that encourage touch, play, and creation by viewers.
• Artists must attend install and HAHA events throughout the week of July 14 - 21, as ambassadors for Ah Haa and their creative practices.