Call for Artists
Design a Pelican
You’ve seen them around town, and now’s your chance to design one yourself!
Applications will open soon for the chance to make a new Pelican on Parade for this year’s Pelican Ball auction.
Key Dates
Applications Open
Applications Due
Submissions are due by 11:59pm on July 10th.
Selection Notifications
Artists will be notified that their designs were selected on Friday, July 24th.
Pelican Pickup
Artists must pick up their blank pelican from AcA by 5:00pm on July 31st.
Return Pelicans
Artists must return their completed pelicans to AcA by 5:00pm on September 23rd.
Artist Eligibility
Only artists living or working in the eight-parish Acadiana region are eligible, including Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Vermilion parishes.
Pelican Design Templates
Pelicans on Parade Design Guidelines
About the Pelican Ball
We honor these individuals, and we celebrate our thriving culture in the best way we know how: with a night full of food, music, and artful surprises amidst the core ‘flock’ of Acadiana’s cultural community.
Why a Pelican?
In 2000, Acadiana Center for the Arts worked with artist David Fox and students at public elementary schools served by AcA’s arts education programs to design the first “Pelicans on Parade.” In 2021, AcA re-introduced the Pelicans on Parade as part of an annual fundraiser, the Pelican Ball, where new, unique pelicans are auctioned off as part of the benefit for arts education in Acadiana.
Download the original Pelican Field Guide from way back when! This document has images of all of the original Pelicans on Parade and lots of historic info on the project.