Sculpture Opportunities to Close Out April
OK, here in the USA our taxes are filed (well, most of us) and it is time to work on something fun and creative! How about checking out these call for artists, one may just be the ticket for you.
ARTISTS ON DESIGN TEAM OPPORTUNITY – CONFEDERATION EAST/WEST EXTENSIONS
OTTAWA, CANADA
Summary: OTTAWA, CANADA opens up the city to artists’ teams across the world – to submit their qualifications for consideration to the first stage of competition to join the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) Stage 2 Design Team to realize their ideas for public art in station sites across the city.
Budget: $6.36 million CAD
Deadline: 4/24/19
How to apply: Deliver submissions per RFQ instructions (see link below)
Eligibility Requirements: This request for qualifications is an equal opportunity, open to professional artists and artist teams with experience in project managing complex multi-phased public art projects and in creating permanent integrated public art. City of Ottawa employees
Special Notes: visit the MERX website to view the full Request for Qualifications: https://www.merx.com/
MERX Reference #: 144888; *** FOR NON-MEMBERS, please use solicitation number: 24819-96104-Q01
Click here to read more about this call for artists or to apply
East Boston Police Station
Boston, Massachusetts
Summary: The City of Boston, via the Boston Arts Commission, invites artists or artist teams to apply to create a permanent public artwork to complement a new police station in East Boston.
Budget: $450,000
Deadline: 4/25/19 11:59pm EDT
How to apply: online
Eligibility Requirements: All artists and artists team, national and international, are eligible for this call.
Special Notes: Artists are asked to include a brief, written, description of their project concept
Click here to read more about this call for artists including instructions on how to apply.
Little Stacy Neighborhood Park
Austin, Texas
Summary: The City of Austin Art in Public Places (AIPP) program of the Cultural Arts Division, Economic Development Department (EDD) seeks to commission a professional visual artist, or artist team, to design and fabricate mosaic artwork for the Little Stacy Neighborhood Park located at 1500 Alameda Drive, Austin, TX 78704.
Budget: $38,000
Deadline: 4/25/19
How to apply: PublicArtist.org
Eligibility Requirements: Applications for artists interested in creating the public artwork are open to those residing in the following counties: Williamson, Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Burnet and Blanco.
Special Notes: PublicArtist shows the deadline as May 5, but the info we got says April 25.
Click here to read more about this call for artists or to apply
Asian American Resource Center
Austin, Texas
Summary: The goal of the AARC Exhibits Program is to both promote the creative endeavors of Asian American Pacific Islander artists and
There are multiple exhibit spaces at the site, including a lively ballroom, foyer, display cases, and exhibit halls looking out to a beautiful Zen Garden.
Budget: insert
Deadline: April 28
How to apply: Submittable
Eligibility Requirements: no restrictions provided
Special Notes: There is no fee to submit an exhibit proposal and all related exhibits, and events are free and open to the public.
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Public Art Markers
Marshall, North Carolina
Summary: The Madison County Arts Council, the Town of Marshall, Madison County Government, the Marshall Downtown Association and the North Carolina Arts Council are seeking qualifications from artists or artist teams to design a system of visual art markers to connect the arts and cultural assets from downtown Marshall’s Main Street (The Marshall Mile) across the French Broad river to Blannahassett Island.
Three artists will be selected to visit Marshall and interview. The selected artist will return to meet with the community and key stakeholders and create a proposal.
The proposed art markers can include sculpture, gateways, light pole attachments, interactive pieces, mosaics, sidewalk or wall inlays, murals
Budget: $60,000
Deadline: 4/29/19
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Local, regional and national professional artists and artist teams are invited to submit applications
Special Notes: Up to three (3) elements will be funded through this project, but the design plan may include more elements that can be produced over time
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Design Collaboration – Courthouse Square Outdoor Event Space
Morganton, North Carolina
Summary: The City of Morganton Main Street Department, the Burke County Arts Council
The City of Morganton is currently interviewing architectural teams for this space and is interested in engaging an artist(s) to integrate public art and artistic elements in the building plans. This space will be connected to the most iconic building and green space in the County, the Historic Burke County Courthouse and Square.
Budget: $20,000
Deadline: 4/29/19
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: no restrictions provided
Special Notes: The selection committee will invite a short list of artists to come to Morganton for a site visit and in-depth interview. These artists will receive a $500 honorarium plus travel and lodging for the interview appointment. .
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Emerald Loop Vision Plan
Greenville, NC
Summary: The City of Greenville, the Pitt County Arts Council (PCAC), Uptown Greenville, and the North Carolina Arts Council are seeking qualifications from professional artists or artist teams to create a vision plan for the Emerald Loop, a new urban trail in downtown Greenville, NC
Budget: The total amount to be paid to the artist is $60,000, inclusive of the research and engagement process; preliminary reviews of draft plan; public presentations of plan draft; artist travel and final documents (digital and presentation format).
Deadline: 4/29/19
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Local, regional and national professional artists and artist teams are invited to submit applications
Special Notes: There will be a two-step selection process. After applications are received, the selection panel will invite up
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Art on the Commons
Lakewood, Colorado
Summary: You are invited to submit an existing/completed sculpture for Lakewood’s Art on the Commons outdoor, rotating sculpture exhibit
Budget: Artists whose sculptures are selected for this exhibit will receive a $600 honorarium and will be eligible for the purchase award from the Alameda Connects, the Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District. Sculptures will be installed in late May 2019 and will remain on display for one calendar year. With an additional People’s Choice Award of $500 for one of the selected sculptures!
Deadline: 4/30/19
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: no restrictions provided
Special Notes: There is a $20 entry fee for this call
Sculpture must be a minimum of 36 inches in height with Maximun base/footprint dimensions of 34 x 34 or 30″ x 46″. Maxium height is 15′.
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