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CURRENT
ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES:
CALL
TO POETS AND ARTISTS
7th AVENUE STREETSCAPE
CITY OF PHOENIX OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
BACKGROUND
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is looking for Arizona
artists and poets to feature as part of the annual 7th Avenue
Streetscape exhibition. This is open only to Arizona artists
and poets who have not received a City of Phoenix public art
commission. Two-dimensional artwork from up to three artists
will be selected for display in the art panels at 7th Avenue
and Glenrosa Street. Poems from up to three Arizona poets will
also be selected for display as part of this popular outdoor
gallery. The artwork and poems will be on display for approximately
one year.
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
Artists should submit images of original artwork for consideration.
Selected works will be enlarged and displayed on three double-sided
translucent Lexan panels at the 7th Avenue and Glenrosa site.
The panels will display artwork on one side and poetry on the
other. The panels are approximately 5’6” h x 7’10”
w, and backlit for vivid nighttime display. This outdoor gallery
has become a highly visible cornerstone of revitalization efforts
along 7th Avenue, and a place for the community to gather and
see the finest examples of works from Arizona artists. Combining
visual art and poetry will turn the gallery into a “street
book” worth stopping to read.
The
Office of Arts and Culture encourages interested artists and
poets to visit the site at 7th Avenue and Glenrosa to view the
art panels. A project description is also available online at
http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/seventhave.html.
Up
to three poems and three images will be selected, each by a
different artist and poet. Artists will be responsible for submitting
art and poetry that can be readily reproduced using standard
sign technology. The Office of Arts and Culture will purchase
reproduction rights, not the original works. The city will retain
exclusive rights to reproduce the art and poetry on the Lexan
panels and to document the project for promotional and educational
purposes. A graphic designer will be hired to design the background
and font design for each poem.
ELIGIBILITY
This project is open to all Arizona visual artists and poets
who have not previously been awarded public art commissions
by the City of Phoenix. City of Phoenix staff and family members
of Arts and Culture staff, and selection panelists and their
family members, are excluded from applying for this project.
This project is ideal for artists who work in two-dimensional
media such as painting, printmaking and photography, and poetry
that fits on a single, landscape-format page.
ESTIMATED
BUDGET
$900 will be awarded to each artist and poet selected. The Phoenix
Office of Arts and Culture will fund the cost of enlarging and
installing the works on the display panels.
SELECTION
PROCESS
The artists and poets for this project will be chosen by a selection
panel that includes artists, arts professionals, community representatives
and a staff member from the funding department. There may also
be non-voting advisors on the panel. The Public Art Program
staff facilitates the selection process, but does not vote.
The final recommendation of the selection panel must be approved
by The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission prior to the award
of contract.
SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENTS FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
To be considered for this commission opportunity, artists must
submit the following:
•
One copy of a current resume with current contact information.
Resumes are limited to 2 pages each, in no less than 10-point
font.
• One copy of an image list identifying images by number.
List: title, date, media, and dimensions (HxWxD).
• Ten digital images of completed artwork. Present images
in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on a PC compatible CD-ROM,
formatted as follows:
• PowerPoint Slide background: Black.
• Slide 1 Title page: Artist. Last name, First name, no
logos or contact info, white text, Font: Arial, Size: 40 point.
• Slide 2 thru 11: One image per PowerPoint Slide. No
text on slide images.
• No animation in presentation.
Submissions
will only be accepted in Power Point Format. DO NOT STAPLE OR
BIND any of the written materials.
SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENTS FOR POETS
To be considered for this opportunity, poets must submit the
following:
•
One copy of a current resume with current contact information.
Resumes are limited to 2 pages each, in no less than 10-point
font. Resume should focus on your qualifications as a poet and
a writer.
• One copy of a submission list identifying poems by number.
List: title and date of completion.
• Three completed poems. Poems must be in at least 10
point font and fit on one page in landscape format with at least
1” margins all around. List your name on the top of each
page.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE
Poets: Applications must be received at the Phoenix Office of
Arts and Culture by 5:00 p.m. M.S.T. on, Friday January 8, 2010.
This is not a postmark date.
Visual
Artists: Applications must be received at the Phoenix Office
of Arts and Culture by 5:00 p.m. M.S.T. on, Friday January 15,
2010. This is not a postmark date.
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
Public Art Program
ATTN: 7th Avenue Streetscape
200 W. Washington St., 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
ESTIMATED
TIMELINE
Application deadline: January 8, 2010 for poets, January 15,
2010 for visual artists
Artist/Poet selection: January, 2010
Award of contract: February, 2010
Installation: March, 2010
Opening/Reading: April 2, 2010, during First Friday Art Walk.
RULES
AND GUIDELINES
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture reserves the right, as
its best interests may appear, to reject any or all applications
or proposals, to reject any finalist, to waive informalities
in applications or proposals, or to terminate the selection
process for any project without prior notice. Application to
any project advertised by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
constitutes agreement to all applicable rules and guidelines.
A complete copy of the rules and guidelines is available at
phoenix.gov/arts. To receive a printed copy, call the Phoenix
Office of Arts and Culture at (602) 262-4637.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
For additional information on this project or a copy of this
information in an alternate format, contact Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker,
Public Art Project Manager, at (602) 495-0191, or through City
of Phoenix TTY Relay at (602) 534-5500, or kevin.vaughanbrubaker@phoenix.gov.
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