Call for Artists: Creative Capital

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Creative Capital is accepting LOIs for Individual Artist Awards.

Description: Creative Capital helps artists realize specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their careers for the long-term. To be eligible to apply for Creative Capital, an artist must be:

  • U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
  • At least 25 years old
  • A working artist with at least five years professional experience
  • Not a full-time student

The online Letter of Inquiry Form will open at 4:00 pmEST on February 3, 2014 for applications in Emerging Fields, Literature, and Performing Arts.

Emerging Fields may include architecture/design, digital arts, gaming, interdisciplinary, new genres and sound art.

Literature may include fiction, genre-defying literary work, nonfiction and poetry.

Performing Arts may include dance, dance-theater, experimental music performance, interdisciplinary, multimedia performance, music-theater, non-traditional opera, performance art, puppetry, spoken word and theater. The focus is on the live performing arts.

Geographic Focus: National

Deadline: March 2, 2015, 4pm

Call for Artists: ArtSites, Howard County

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Call for Artists for ARTsites 2015
Deadline for entry is February 27, 2015

The Howard County Arts Council is looking for artists with large-scale sculpture that is fit for year-long outdoor display to participate in ARTsites 2015, a year-long public art exhibit. ARTsites 2015 will take place at up to 13 sites throughout Howard County, Maryland from August 2015-July 2016. Sites and artwork will be selected from submissions by a panel of arts and public art professionals.

Artists with public art experience may submit up to six existing works for consideration, or propose new work with proper concept drawings and/or models. Selected artists will receive a grant of $2,500 for the temporary loan of the work, insurance, installation and de-installation. There is no fee to enter.

Visit http://hocoarts.org/exhibits.php to download an RFP.

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Dillard Green Space Art Project

In partnership with the Parks and Recreation Division, the Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program is seeking to commission one artist or artist team to design, fabricate and install site-specific artwork at Dillard Green Space, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Budget: $75,000

Applications Due: March 20, 2015

To see a full version of this Call, including the project description and submittal requirements, please visit:  http://www.broward.org/Arts/PublicArt/Pages/Calls.aspx.

For questions please contact Dominique Denis, Project Manager

Broward County Cultural Division, Public Art & Design Program

Office:  (954) 357-7236

ddenis@broward.org

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Raleigh, NC)

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CALL FOR ARTISTS:  RALEIGH’S SANDY FORKS ROAD WIDENING PROJECT

The City of Raleigh invites artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to create public art for up to three bioretention basins as a part of the road widening project on Sandy Forks Road.

Public art at Sandy Forks will create a striking visualization directly tied to the historic development of water in Raleigh, the modern treatments of storm water and water conservation, and will tie in to the aims of the project’s Greenroads certification.

Project budget:  $71,250.

Up to three finalists will be selected for interviews and paid a $1,000 travel stipend.

See attached for full details, or visit the Office of Raleigh Arts Public Art webpage for application guidelines.

Additional information on the Sandy Forks road widening project can be found here.

Qualifications must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST Friday, February 27, 2015.

Call for Artists: Philadelphia Public Art Project

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Call to Artists/Request for Qualifications

Urban Youth Academy at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center
Project Budget: $11,000

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015

The City of Philadelphia’s Percent for Art Program through the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), in collaboration with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, announce a competition to commission a site-specific artwork at the forthcoming Urban Youth Academy at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center.  This commission is in conjunction with Major League Baseball and is part of a $1.1 million facility expansion of the South Philadelphia recreation center.

The complete Call to Artists can be found here: https://app.box.com/s/cyzmhbpw16jsk0ev3jf22lheqt1ych4h.

Call for Artists: 10th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition (NC)

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Competition & Exhibition Overview

Sculpture artists from across the nation are invited to participate in the 10th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition. Up to 14 sculptures will be juried into the 11 month exhibit and will compete for cash prizes totaling up to $16,250. Accepted artists will receive a $1000 honorarium check to assist with transportation, installation, de-installation, and incidental expenses. Once all pieces are installed, the juror will award Best in Show, Outstanding Merit and Honorable Mentions.

Organized by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and presented as a component of the annual North Charleston Arts Festival, this unique exhibition has been recognized in local, regional, and national publications. Established and emerging artists are given the opportunity to display their inspiring and extraordinary sculptures throughout the picturesque North Charleston Riverfront Park, set along the banks of the Cooper River. An estimated 50,000 people visit this public park annually to enjoy the amenities located in the heart of the city’s arts community.

 

A $35 entry fee allows artists to submit up to four entries. The competition is open to US residents ages 18 and older.  Sculptures are categorized in two divisions:

Division I – Sculpture that can be secured to a concrete pad (sized 52″x49″, 65″x62″, 65″x102″, 74″x78″, 74″x96″), into ground, or other pre-approved anchor method

Division II – Sculpture that can be secured on a 2’w x 3’h concrete pedestal

About the Juror 

We are pleased to announce the Juror for this exhibition is Jeffrey York, Public and Cultural Arts Administrator for the Town of Chapel Hill, NC, will jury this year’s exhibit.   York heads the Cultural Arts Division of the Parks & Recreation Department where he oversees the Town’s Percent for Art Program.  In addition, he administers the Artist-in-Residence, Community Arts, Downtown Arts, temporary gallery exhibition, and yearly outdoor sculpture exhibition programs, as well as community festivals. Formerly, York was the Director of Public Art & Community Design for the North Carolina Arts Council where he assisted communities with public art planning/implementation and cultural facility design through an annual grants program he developed.  He has been an advisor to the Art-in-Transit Program of the Charlotte Area Transit System and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission.  Prior to his involvement with public art, Jeffrey spent 18 years as an art museum educator, curator, and director.  He has been a selection committee member or juror for dozens of public art projects, gallery exhibitions, and arts festivals throughout the south.

The deadline for submission of entries is Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Please note that our application process has moved to an online platform (SlideRoom).

The 2015/16 National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition application may be accessed by clicking on the “APPLY NOW” button below, or by visiting the Exhibition’s page at NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com.