Call for Artists: Transformative Art Project at Park Heights

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Park Heights Renaissance is looking for an artist partner to design a Transformative Art project for a vacant lot in their community.

About the lot

The lot in consideration is the site of a proposed community garden to benefit the students, families and community around Arlington Elementary Middle School. The project is supported by Park Heights Renaissance, the school, and multiple community partners. It is located in a residential community, surrounded mainly by housing, and is approximately 3 blocks from Arlington Elementary Middle School, on a corridor that sees a fair amount of auto and foot traffic.

Goals for the Project

For this project, we hope to engage the community in planning what the final project will entail, but we expect that this will be a permanent visual enhancement (mural, sculpture, etc.). The intent is that the experience and the artwork itself will simultaneously improve the aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood, engage students and adults in an artistic opportunity, and help the generate interest and engagement in the community garden.

If you’re interested in working with Park Heights Renaissance, please contact:

Tony Bridges, tbridges@phrmd.org  and

Jennifer Caldwell, jcaldwell@phrmd.org

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Tax Workshop for Artists

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Are you an artist? Self employed? Have you struggled to figure out how and what you should do about your taxes if you’re main skill set and talents make the idea of beaurocratic paperwork infuriating? Gallery CA and Greenworld Bookkeeping is here to help. Come to Gallery CA, Thursday December 15th at 7pm, learn the basics, and get your questions answered.

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Colorado)

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Cycling Class at the Central Park Recreation Center in Denver, Wednsday Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Barry Gutierrez)

Cycling Class at the Central Park Recreation Center in Denver, Wednsday Dec. 5, 2012. (Photo by Barry Gutierrez)

CENTRAL RECREATION CENTER, AURORA, CO                    

The city of Aurora, CO is seeking an individual artist or team of artists to join the design team for a new recreation facility.  Integrating art elements that create a warm, welcoming and transformative experience as people enter the building is a primary interest. Especially desired is art work that encourages patrons to leave their busy lives at the door and to transition to a focus on their health and wellness. Opportunities include but are not limited to entryway glass treatments, floors, walls, suspended artwork, kinetic art, interactive art, interior and exterior architectural elements.

Please note the deadline for completed applications: 11:59 pm on January 8th. All applications must be submitted through CAFE.

Site Description
The new Central Recreation Center is the first new recreation center to be constructed in Aurora in several decades.  It is located at the intersection of East Vassar Place and South Telluride Street, adjacent to Vassar Elementary School and the neighborhoods of Tower Park, Lakeshore, Sterling Hills, and Seven Hills.

Unnamed Creek Trail defines the southern boundary of the site, and West Toll Creek Trail to the west connect the site to the Aurora regional trail system.  Views across the creek and a pond capture the Front Range and Rocky Mountains, providing a strong connection to Colorado’s beautiful landscape. Future plans for the 20 acre site also include a community park. With this prime location, it is anticipated that the new site will become a community focus for both indoor and outdoor recreation.

The Facility
The Central Recreation Center facility will encompass approximately 55,000 square feet.  It will include a lobby, locker rooms, a large contemporary indoor aquatics area, a gymnasium, elevated track, fitness center, group exercise studio, multipurpose fitness studio, multipurpose meeting rooms, and a short- term child care area for patrons using the facility.

It is anticipated that exterior shell building materials will include a combination of wood, stacked stone, cementitious panel walls, concrete masonry walls, metal panel walls, and glass.

Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department
The Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department (PROS)’s mission is to focus on “Encouraging active lifestyles and creating healthy environments for people, nature and community.”  The mission is achieved by providing excellent programming in top notch facilities designed and priced to encourage use by Aurora’s diverse population.

PROS’s vision is to “Connect with the community and be acknowledged as an essential service defining the quality of life in Aurora.”  In fulfilling this vision, PROS staff ensure that community input and participation is a key component of everything they do.  This has never been more evident than in the planning process for the new Central Recreation Center.  The three public meetings were well advertised and promoted and the result was nearly 200 citizens participated in each meeting, providing their personal “wish list” for amenities within the new facility, as well as their preferred appearance of the building’s exterior. .

Aurora, CO
Aurora is Colorado’s third largest city, and the safest large city in Colorado, spanning three counties in the eastern Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. Aurora embraces a highly diverse population of over 350,000 residents who enjoy access to quality education, Colorado’s natural beauty and active lifestyle, and an array of cultural amenities within the context of a vibrant and growing community.  Aurora is home to top national employers in aerospace and defense, bioscience, healthcare and alternative energy.

Situated on prairie grasslands, rolling hills and the northern tip of the Black Forest, Aurora offers a unique quality of life that blends an old-fashioned sense of community with a range of outdoor and leisure activities. Residents enjoy a wealth of opportunities and are proud to call Aurora home.

Project Budget
$400,000

Selection Process and Materials
All applications will be handled through the CAFÉ System of the Western States Arts Federation.  This application process is free. No hard copies or emailed applications will be accepted.

The ideal artist is comfortable working in the public sphere, enjoys working with people, and has experience working on a design team and creating permanent integrated interior artworks.  Applicants must be legal residents of the USA.

Submission materials include:
·         8-10 images of relevant past work (Proposal images or concept sketches will not be reviewed.)
·         A written resume, not to exceed two pages
·         A statement describing why this project is of particular interest, and the skills and experience the applicant will bring to the table, with particular attention to design team experience.
·         Names and contact information for three professional references.

TIMELINE
1/8/2017 (11:59 pm) – Deadline for submission of completed application materials
Mid-Late January – Finalists will be notified
Mid-Late February – Finalist Interviews
Early March – Notification of Selected Artist/Team

QUESTIONS
Questions should be directed to: Roberta Bloom, City of Aurora Public Art Coordinator. Publicart@auroragov.org.

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Call for Artists: The Pursuit of Happiness (Philadelphia)

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The Friends of Independence National Historic Park and Mural Arts Philadelphia (MAP) are collaborating on The Pursuit of Happiness, a public art residency program that will build a bridge between the historic significance of Independence National Historical Park (INHP) and the complex identity of our contemporary city and nation.

The goal is to inspire dialogue about the modern meanings of our nation, and to stimulate artist-led cross-engagement between National Park visitors and Philadelphia community members who might not otherwise engage with INHP as a local historical resource.

Artists will be asked to develop their ideas around language found in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” We would like artists to explore what “the pursuit of happiness” means to people in our nation today.

The residency will include public engagement, in part through collaboration with youth in Mural Arts’ Art Education Program, the production of public art, and robust public programs that explore the project’s core theme and specific topics pursued by the artist.

The project is expected to run through October, 2017. Artist selection will take place in early 2017, with the expectation that artists will be under contract by the beginning of February, 2017. Artists will have a five-month research and development period followed by a two-month period for engaging with youth, and the subsequent installation of a public art project. The project would be completed by October, 2017.

Interested artists should submit their qualifications by December 16, 2016.

Click here to download the RFQ: the-pursuit-of-happiness-rfq

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Call for Artists: 2017 Grit Fund

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Eligibility

  • Projects must be collaborative i.e., present the creative contributions of more than one author or artist.
  • Projects must be rooted in or strongly related to visual art. Performance or media-based projects are only eligible if visual art is a core component.
  • Lead organizer must be a resident of Baltimore City or Baltimore County. The lead organizer is the primary contact during the application and granting process.
  • The majority of collaborators must be residents of Baltimore City or Baltimore County.
  • Lead organizer cannot be a student during time of application. Students may be listed as collaborators on projects.
  • Applicants may be a lead organizer on only one application but may be listed as a collaborator on multiple applications.
  • Resulting project activities must be accessible to Baltimore’s public and be presented in Baltimore City or Baltimore County.
  • Applications from 501c3 non-profit organizations will NOT be considered.
  • LLC’s are eligible if their primary purpose is not commercial and they are not a for-profit enterprise.
How to apply

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Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Seattle, WA)

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The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create a site integrated or site specific artwork that is reflective of Coast Salish historic and cultural connections to the Salmon Bay and Shilshole areas for SPU’s Ship Canal Water Quality Project (SCWQP) Pump Station. The new pump station will be located at 24th Ave NW and Shilshole Ave NW in the Ballard neighborhood along the shoreline of Salmon Bay.

Eligibility

The call is open to established professional artists residing in the United States and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. Students are not eligible to apply.

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Call for Artists: Artscape 2017 Applications open!

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Attention Campers! Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival invites artists and vendors to apply for its 36th year, July 21-23, 2017. This year’s theme is “Camp Artscape: Adventure Awaits.” For many, one of the most exciting parts of summer is taking time to engage in new experiences. Whether at an away camp or a local summer program, it’s something to look forward to all year—truly a staple of the summer season. The same goes for Artscape; it’s just not summer without it! The theme allows all involved to step out of their comfort zone, learn something new, and experience the adventure that awaits in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is accepting applications for Anchor Projects (Large-Scale Art Installations), Art Cars, Artist-Run Art Fair, Artists’ Market, Artists’ Market, Emerging Artist Program, Charles Street Trail, MICA’s Pinkard Gallery Visual Art Exhibition, Food Vendors, Fred Lazarus IV Artscape Prize (“The Fred”), Gamescape, In the Neighborhood, Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, Kidscape, LOL@Artscape, Arts Organizations and Performing Arts(opera, theatre, dance, classical music, etc.). Applications are available at www.artscape.org/applications. The deadlines for submission and application fees vary. Artscapetakes place Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23, 2017 along Mount Royal Avenue andNorth Charles Street. Artscape is produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts on behalf of the Baltimore Festival of the Arts, Inc.

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