Press Release: MoonShot 5x5 Call for Visionaries is Live!
Jackson, Wyoming – Jackson Hole Public Art announces a call for MoonShot 5x5 presenters and visionaries. 2022 is JH Public Art’s 10-year anniversary and it will be celebrated with a special MoonShot 5x5 event, sponsored by First Republic Bank and co-presented with JH Climate Action Collective, on March 2, 2022 with a juried Buzz Aldrin Award for the top presenter and a $3,000 prize.
MoonShot concepts are catalysts to change the way people see the world and how we interact with one another. JH Public Art is seeking ideas that spark inclusive community interaction, reimagine how we connect to each other in public spaces, and should capture the relationship between creativity and play.
Anyone with a bright idea (not necessarily a shovel ready project but a visionary possibility) is invited to submit. MoonShot ideas must be submitted by January 31st, 2022; submission details in both English and Spanish can be found online here. Finalists will be selected to present in a quick-paced format - using 5 slides and 5 minutes - at the Center for the Arts on March 2nd and will be candidates for the 2022 MoonShot juried award.
The 2022 MoonShot 5x5 event will also feature keynote speaker and moonshot thinker, Jason McLennan. Co-presented with JH Climate Action Collective, Jason McClennen will join us live, at the Center with a presentation on his groundbreaking work on creating living buildings. Jason is a winner of the Buckminster Fuller Prize, the planet’s top prize for socially responsible design, and he is considered one of the world’s most influential individuals in the fields of architecture and green building today.
The MoonShot 5x5 is a core JH Public Art program now in its 5th year; sponsored by First Republic Bank, Friends of JH Public Art, and Wyoming Arts Council. The community event - always free and open to the public - serves as a launchpad to rocket ideas out into the universe, where we hope they will land in reality.
About JH Climate Action Collective
JHCAC builds coalitions toward a just and equitable climate future for Teton County and the Greater Yellowstone region through policy, advocacy, education and community mobilization. Visit jhclimateactioncollective.org
About Jason McLennan Design
McLennan Design was formed with a clear overarching purpose – to make significant positive change in the world, with a particular focus on deep green, regenerative design solutions as the means. Visit http://mclennan-design.com
About Jackson Hole Public Art
Jackson Hole Public Art forges partnerships for the integration of art into any environment to inspire lasting cultural, educational and economic benefits. JH Public Art is a non-profit organization and our community’s leading presenter of artist-driven projects in public space. We place artworks outside traditional venues of museums and galleries to provide access to art for all people. Visit www.jhpublicart.org