High school students are invited to submit designs for a unique pop-up experience called PRISMATIC to be installed at SPARK! Dallas. The pop-up experience will open to the public from June to September.  Each team will create a concept for a room designed and installed by them.

Current high school students including homeschool and online students may enter with a minimum of 3 students.

Each team must have an adult faculty/parent  advisor who will be the primary point of contact for the project.

We are one of the Meow Wolf Foundation’s INAUGURAL grantees for 2023 – 2024. This grant will help, in part, to fund the PRISMATIC Art Pop-up Experience in 2024.

Due to this partnership, we were also granted the chance to do student/teacher Behind the scene tours at the Meow Wolf Grapevine location, receive mentorship from some of the installation team members from Meow Wolf, and utilize funding for materials.

Student/Parent/Teacher Tour – January 24th, 7PM to 9PM: Registration is limited to the first 15 teachers who register. Sign up Here

• Team Requirements:

  • Teams must be current high school students, with a minimum of 3 students
  • Teams must have a faculty/parent advisor who will be the primary point of contact for the project
  • Team members must be able to complete the design and installation of their project within the given timeline: 
    • February 2nd Midnight CT | Deadline to submit project concept & proposed budget
    • February 8th | Winners Announced

    • February 10th, 12:00 -1:00 pm | Workshop at SPARK! Dallas with Meow Wolf Grapevine

    • February 10th – April 14th | Design/Preparation period (off-site)
    • April 15th – May 24th| Installation building at SPARK! Dallas
    • May 30th | Opening night for all student participants, their families and faculty advisors

  Project Requirements:

  • Design must fit construction specs: 
    • Each room will be plywood construction 8’ x 12’, with a plywood floor and two doors that will be plywood to blend with the walls
    • Rooms will not have ceilings but will have wire grids to allow for hanging
    • Due to fire regulations, the décor may not obstruct water flow across the span of the ceiling in more than a 4’ x 4’ area.
  • Designs must be mainly one, single color: All surfaces, walls, doors, floor and installations must be painted, covered or built to the single color of the room.
  • Rooms are to be designed to be engaging, magical, fun and semi-interactive (think multiple selfies and Instagrammable spots within the room)
  • Because of the anticipated number of visitors, materials and installations must withstand heavy traffic.
  • SPARK! Dallas will provide winning teams with up to $2,500 to spend on supplies & materials for their project. Teams may fundraise up to an additional $2,500 ($5,000 total) to support their project if desired. 
  • Materials must be approved by SPARK! Dallas prior to purchase. Large items may be purchased by SPARK! Dallas to avoid credit card charges, etc. All Receipts must be submitted within the budget of $2,500 for reimbursement.

TIMELINE:

• Nov. 15. 2023 – Feb. 1, 2024: Marketing, submission recruiting, team formation and ideation

• Jan. 24: Meow Wolf Grapevine Behind the Scenes Tour 7:00 – 9:00 pm

• Feb. 2, 11:59 PM CT: Concepts & proposed budget due online

• Feb. 8, 5:00 PM: Winners Announced

• Feb. 10, 12:00 – 1:00 pm: Workshop at SPARK! Dallas with Meow Wolf Grapevine members

• Feb. 10 – April 14, 2024: Teams build components and prepare for installation off-site

• April 15 – May 24, 2024: Installation building at SPARK! Dallas

• May 30, 7:00 PM: Soft Opening Night for all student participants, families and faculty advisors

•  June 1: Grand Opening to the public

• June 2 – Sept 31: PRISMATIC open to the public, including select 21+ Only Nights