Call for Artists: Public Art Project, Prince George’s County, MD

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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation invites individual artists and artist teams with interest in and/or professional experience in creating public art and site specific commissions, to submit proposals for the William Beanes Community Center. Project 1 will consist of an exterior artwork on the facade of the facility adjacent to the main entrance. Project 2 will consist of an interior artwork located on the wall above the control desk near the main entrance.

Artists and artist teams may apply for both, but no one artist or artist team will be awarded both commissions. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a work of art in the form of a painted mural, metal, mosaic or glass installation for the interior; and a metal, mosaic or glass installation for the exterior.

The project budget, including materials, fabrication, installation, travel and expenses, is $50,000.00 for Project 1 and $15,000.00 for Project 2.

PROPOSALS AND QUALIFICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION AT:

Attention: William Beanes Public Art
Arts & Cultural Heritage Division
7833 Walker Drive, Suite 430
Greenbelt, MD 20770

UNTIL 5:00 P.M. EST ON MARCH 27, 2015.

Call for Artists: Murals at Torpedo Art Center

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Torpedo Factory: Open Call for Mural Proposals

Deadline: March 31, 2015

This is an open call for artists to design and execute a mural to cover the exterior of the Torpedo Factory Art Center loading dock (rolling door along Union Street, see diagram for measurements.) This call is open to all local and regional professional artists (living in the DMV area). The selected muralist will be awarded $4,000, with a supply budget of up to $2,000. Proposal selection will be conducted by an independent arts professional in consultation with the Torpedo Factory Art Center CEO.

Download complete prospectus before applying online

Apply Online

Call for Artists: Low Moments

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Pleasant Plains Workshop
Deadline: March 9, 2015

In 2012, Pleasant Plains Workshop and Outer Space presented the exhibition, Low  Moments, to embrace the humor of our artistic failures. While the exhibition was everything that we hoped it would be, we feel that our work is not quite done. We are pleased to present Lower Moments, and encourage you to submit your most embarrassing artwork, art moment, curatorial disaster, embarrassing artist statement, or awkward art story to our upcoming exhibition!

Notification: March 13, 2015
Delivery of Work:  March 20-22, 2015
Exhibition dates:  March 28 – April 26, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 28, 2015 6:00-8:00pm

For full call and submission guidelines visit:http://pleasantplainsworkshop.com/opportunities-for-artists/

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.