artwork by Mahayla Mounce
Flashback Theater Co. seeks Lake Cumberland area visual artists interested in creating artwork for the 2025-26 Season of Productions at Flashback Theater. Artists of all visual mediums are encouraged to share their unique styles and perspectives. The chosen artist will create four unique art pieces aligning with the four productions of the upcoming season. The artwork created by the artist will be used on posters, postcards, social media, and merchandise throughout the 2025-26 season. Compensation will be provided in the form of a stipend of $500.
Though we are open to seeing examples of other mediums, Flashback’s season artist has traditionally worked in digital art. Provided below are examples of how past artwork has been utilized in posters, postcards, and other digital media. When choosing examples of your work to submit, think about how this artwork highlights what YOU would put on our poster, if given the opportunity.
The House of Blue Leaves artwork by Mahayla Mounce
Count Dracula artwork by Mahayla Mounce
The Thin Place artwork by Tyler Fish
BlueLeavesPoster
Dracula Poster
TheThinPlace Postcard
To Apply
To submit their work, artists should email 3-4 examples of their work to Flashback Theater’s Marketing Coordinator, Alex George, [email protected]. Please include “Season Artwork Submission” in the subject line, and submit by April 18th.
Two to three artists will be chosen for a final round, where they will be asked to create a rough draft of artwork for their choice of one of the four productions from next season. The final artist will be chosen based on their alignment with the company’s vision for the 2025-26 marketing materials.
About Flashback Theater Co.
Flashback Theater Co. (FbTC) is a producing theater company in Somerset, Kentucky with the mission of exploring our present relationship to the world through the lens of our past interactions as a community and through the passionate pursuit of theater that speaks to the soul. It is FbTC’s vision to have a performing arts environment in our region that uplifts local talent because the community values experiencing art in our world.
The core values of Flashback Theater are: Courtesy, Artist Cultivation, Creative Collaboration, Connection to Community, and Respect. These ideals guide the board, staff, and artists in their work at Flashback, and should be used to align each person’s activity within the organization to the collective vision, moving everyone forward together towards the goals outlined in our strategic plan.
FbTC is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 non-profit organization with one full time staff member and four part-time staff members. Over 50 artists participate in productions at Flashback annually, and close to 1,000 households are on FbTC’s mailing list. Founded in 2014, FbTC has grown incrementally over time, carefully matching the resources of local community artists to the needs of an audience, while planning for ways to expand artist growth to match future audience wants. While it remains a small scale theater operation, Flashback’s strength lies in its adhesion to a strong vision and mission, and a collaborative spirit amongst artists and staff, which engages the community in a meaningful way.
Annual programming at Flashback includes three mainstage productions each year, one smaller Fringe production, and educational offerings through the Professional Training Ground program (such as workshops, masterclasses, Script Club, etc.) A full production history is available on Flashback Theater’s website: www.flashbacktheater.co/history.