THE ART INSTALLATION SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Applications for the 2024 Art Installation Sponsorship are now closed and proposals are being reviewed. Stay tuned for more information about the 2024 Art Installation Sponsorship Winner - to be announced this Spring!
Each year, new art sprouts from the Forest floor, sparking wild imagination and ushering in unexpected experiences that expand beyond the trees and into the hearts and minds of the Forest Family.
Entering its 12th year, The Art Installation Sponsorship Plug In Program offers the opportunity for artists to tap into their imagination and bring creations inspired by The Forest to life. Artists and builders are invited to bring original works to Electric Forest – from interactive sculptures of all sizes and scale to immersive spaces, and anything in between – and showcase their most ambitious projects at Electric Forest. HQ will help fund and support winning projects, bringing new ideas and inspiration to life in The Forest.
2023 Art Installation Sponsorship Winners
CALL OF JOY BY PRHBTN
“What is your favorite memory? Is it of this Forest or a time beyond? Is it happy, sad, or bittersweet? Can you recall the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings of that moment? Will you share it with us?”
Our memories are a superpower that allows us to travel in time and set us free from the limitations of the present moment. This fully interactive art piece invites the Forest Family to amplify our joy by encouraging us to remember and share treasured memories, solidifying them in our minds and hearts while at the same time increasing our inner joy at the moment of retelling.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Jessica and John Winters are passionate about art, music, and sharing both with their communities. PRHBTN, Lexington Kentucky’s first street art festival, was founded by the Winters in 2011. For more than a decade, the Winters have facilitated the installation of large-scale murals by international artists throughout Lexington, and have hosted annual gallery events to provide opportunities to local and regional artists. Now, they are shifting toward transformative, interactive pop-up pieces such as the Call of Joy.
THE OBELISK BY STEPHEN RHOADES
Placed in The Forest by a mysterious force, The Obelisk resonates a powerful and strange energy. Where did it come from? What does it mean? Look close and see yourself in the intricate and mesmerizing forms. Thousands of LED lights towering 16 feet in the air, a dazzling glow, a powerful presence. The Obelisk is waiting for you…
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Renaissance Man, Stephen Rhoades, lives on Florentine Farm where he designs and creates beautiful and inspirational art installations. After studying studio art and business at the University of Vermont, Stephen built and managed glassblowing studios for eight years before turning towards installation art full-time. With a diverse, hands-on background in general contracting, metal, wood, and glass, he has been able to transform his creative and managerial acumen into a successful lighting installation company.
