Opportunities from Urban Arts Institute

Opportunities for projects and temporary public art and exhibitions

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Listing of opportunities from UrbanArts ArtistRegistry:
A) $100K+ projects
B) Projects below $100,000
C) Temporary Public Art and Exhibitions

A) $100K+ projects

WINSPORT CANADA®
Deadline: January 25, 2012 at 2pm MST.
Location: Calgary, Canada
Eligibility: Open to all interested Canadian artists.
Description: The Canadian Winter Sport Institute (WinSport Canada) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified artists or artist teams who are passionate about exploring the link between sport and art in a new world-class, multi-purpose and high performance sport venue.
WinSport Canada is able to provide the opportunity for an artist to create two site specific works of art to be located centrally within the complex, immediately adjoining the main gathering space. The artist or artist team selected for this project will have experience in creating dynamic, inspiring and national pride inducing works for public spaces. This is a prime, unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a landmark piece that combines art and sport, engaging and inspiring thousands of athletes, coaches and visitors from around the world and right here at home.
Budget: $149,200.00. This all-inclusive budget must include all travel, accommodation and related expenses as well as all completed artworks.
WinSport will short list three artists who will be paid a $2000 honorarium to create a concept, model and rendering. The chosen artist will be contracted by end of April 2012.)
www.winsportcanada.ca/facilities/rfp.cfm
Contact: Monday thru Thursday from 8am – 5pm Linda Smith, Legal Assistant WinSport Canada 403-202-6575 / linda.smith@winsportcanada.ca


ARTISTIC CREATION IN RELATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL, CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA, AND LANDSCAPING OF A PUBLIC PARK
Deadline: 16 March 2012
Location: Genèva, Switzerland
Eligibility: This invitation is open to all artists, irrespective of nationality or age.
Budget: CHF 150,000
Description: The Contemporary Art Fund of the City of Geneva (FMAC) is launching a call for applications to create an artistic work in the context of the construction of a school and public complex comprising a school, with a gymnastics room and a swimming pool, a children’s play area, a multi-purpose room and high quality public spaces (completion at the end of the summer break 2015). Artists wishing to respond to the call for applications are required to register by downloading the documents relating to the competition on http://www.ville-geneve.ch/artpublic-chandieu. A jury composed of contemporary art and architecture experts will select 8 to 10 successful candidates on the basis of the files received. These pre-qualified artists will be invited to participate in an ideas contest and to develop their projects. Information, conditions, regulations and inscriptions on: http://www.ville-geneve.ch/artpublic-chandieu
Contemporary Art Fund of the City of Geneva
Call for applications CHANDIEU
34 rue des
Bains
CH-1205 Genève
fmac@ville-ge.ch


B) Projects below $100,000

BLOCK ISLAND STATE AIRPORT, RHODE ISLAND
Deadline: January 15, 2011
Location: Block Island State Airport, Rhode Island
Budget: $85,000
Eligibility: open to all artists
RFQ contact: Elizabeth Keithline: Elizabeth.Keithline@arts.ri.gov.
Apply http://www.callforentry.org/


LANCASTER, PA - BUREAU OF PUBLIC ART
Deadline: 5:00pm Jan 30, 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA - Bureau of Public Art, Department of Public Works-City RFQ
Budget: $55,000
Description: The Bureau of Public Art seeks to commission a qualified artist/team to create an original work of art that will be permanently installed outdoors and integrated in a renovated public park. A pool of fifteen (15) qualified artists will be developed from the applicants and presented to the client, stakeholders, and city officials.
Three (3) finalists will be invited to submit a formal proposal for the commission. A $1,500.00 stipend for each finalist will be provided.
Digital portfolios and web links with “NEA/Sprite” in the subject line to: jlustig@cityoflancasterpa.com
Submit physical portfolios with CD and support materials to:
John Lustig-Public Art Manager
120 N. Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
717.291.4829

PATTERSON FOUNDATION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Deadline: up to January 20, 2012. Rolling DL-submit earlier if possible.
Location: Sarasota, FL
Description: National Cemetery contemporary art The Patterson Foundation is providing the
design and construction of the assembly area at the Sarasota National Cemetery as a donation to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - National Cemetery Administration. In addition to the many features unique to national cemeteries, there will be a significant installation of contemporary art related to themes of military service and the families of soldiers.
The Patterson Foundation seeks professional artists with significant experience and a body of work at a recognizably high level who are interested in creating art on the themes of soldiers, veterans and their families.
All sites are exterior and subject to the extremes of Florida climate. This is not a memorial space and all of the art does not have to be realistic. Contemporary vocabularies and approaches are welcome. http://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/initiatives/military/art-process.html


D) TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART AND EXHIBITIONS

PHOTO NIGHTS BOSTON - Public Art Call to Photographers
Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Eligibility: Open to artists 18 years of age or older with no geographic restriction.
Description: Boston is one of the few urban centers in the United States whose historic buildings share equal space and prominence with more modern constructions within the city. Photo Nights Boston seeks to draw attention to these landmark buildings with large-scale outdoor projections. As part of Photo Nights Boston’s October 2012 public art event, an artist will be selected to
design and produce a photography-based work of public art as a focal point for the program.
Budget: Finalists will receive a $1,000 proposal development fee. The project budget is $10,000.
Consultant: Urban Arts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Contact: Ricardo D. Barreto, Director, UrbanArts
ricardo.barreto@massart.edu
617.879.7970
For general inquiries regarding Photo Nights Boston, please contact:
Katie Noble, Executive Director
Photo Nights Boston
photonightsboston@gmail.com
URL: http://www.urbanartsinstitute.org/
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www.facebook.com/photonightsboston


BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART - CALL FOR ENTRIES - OCCUPY 539
Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2012
Location: Boston, MA
Description: The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for Occupy 539, a unique platform for artists to engage with audience through public art projects that explore ways in which people congregate, occupy and linger in public spaces. Artists are invited to submit proposals for a temporary public art project that will be exhibited on the Plaza of the BCA campus for July through September, 2012.
Eligibility: Artists from New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut) are invited to apply
Honorarium: $2,000
Contact: Brian Friedberg, Visual Arts Manager
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116
P: 617.456.1130 F: 617.426.5336
bfriedberg@bcaonline.org
http://www.bcaonline.org/


SCULPTURENOW 2012
Deadline: postmark March 15, 2012
Location: Lenox, MA
Description: SculptureNow is currently accepting proposals from established and emerging artists for SculptureNow in Lenox 2012, a juried exhibition of large, outdoor sculpture in Lenox, Massachusetts. The exhibition will run from June 9–October 28, 2012. Existing or new sculptures are accepted, and innovative works are encouraged. SculptureNow is well established as a
significant venue and destination point for sculpture exhibitions, entering its 14th year of presenting sculpture by regional, national and international artists, and committed to encourage appreciation of contemporary art through educational programs.
RE SculptureNow: http://www.sculpture.org/portfolio/sculptorPage.php?sculptor_id=1000324
RE Lenox:
http://www.townoflenox.com/public_documents/lenoxma_webdocs/about.
Please send, by postal mail, up to eight photo prints or drawings, clearly marked as available works, new work, site-specific proposals, or documentation of previous works. Include a list of
submitted images. Label all materials with artist's name, title of work, medium, dimensions, weight and installation design and requirements. Please include a resume, contact information, and a SASE. No additional materials or submissions by CDs, emails, slides, websites or
computer images will be considered. There is no application form or fee. Application materials should be mailed to SculptureNow, POB 600, Becket, MA 01223.
Contact: annjon@bcn.net or call 413-623-2068

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