The PASEO is seeking installations, projection, and/or performance art that can be installed/shown/projected/performed outdoors for their annual two-day outdoor art festival located in the Taos Downtown Historic District.
PASEO 2025 is scheduled for September 12-13.
The PASEO seeks works that are immersive, site-responsive, participatory, and/or will make a dynamic impact within the Taos Historic District.
The Festival features installations, projection, and performance art that can be installed, shown, projected, or performed outdoors for this two-day outdoor art festival. Installations must be designed for nighttime viewing. Artists must be on site sunset–11 pm daily, September 12–13. Artwork must be able to withstand the outdoor environment of the high desert of Northern New Mexico. Overnight security is provided. Please check out our past events for examples of work.
Submissions must be of fully executed projects. No concept proposals. All work must be original and created by or under the direction of the artist(s). Collaborations are welcome. Artwork must match type and quality submitted for jurying.
The PASEO is seeking 20 installations for 2025. We provide stipends ranging from $500–3,000 (with larger projects funded at $5,000–15,000). Stipend is contingent on size, complexity, and anticipated festival impact. PASEO provides funds for the shipping of artwork, but artists are responsible for the installation of their work. The festival will provide staff and volunteers to assist. Please see FAQ for what we do and do not pay for.
NOTE: The PASEO does not feature artist booths or sales. The PASEO does not hire live bands or musical performances. The PASEO hosts Performance Art (not performing arts). SPECIFICALLY: “Performance Art may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned …. The performance can be live or via media. It can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer’s body, or presence in a medium, and a relationship between performer and audience.”
