Dear Registry Artist,
This listserv is emailed weekly to members of the UrbanArts National Artist Registry, dedicated to sharing public art opportunities in the U.S. and beyond. Those who wish to join the Registry may download the Registry Form from our website. To be removed from the list, please return this email with REMOVE in the subject line. Following the listings of this week in order:
A) $100K+ projects
B) Projects below $100,000
C) Competitions and Awards
D) Temporary Public Art and Exhibitions
E) Conferences, Lectures, Community Meetings
F) Employment
G) Residencies & Fellowships
Please note that there may not always be listings available in all categories. Although the UrbanArts Institute makes every effort to verify the information contained in these listings, artists are advised to check deadlines and eligibility requirements before making a large investment of time or money. This listserv may contain listings from other sources, including 4Culture, the Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts, and the Artist Foundation. UrbanArts opportunities listings are funded in part by individual contributions and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency supporting the arts, humanities and sciences, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Chr istina Lanzl
UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
<http://www.urbanartsinstitute.org>
09/25/08
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Final call! - UrbanArts project facilitated with the City of Worcester, MA:
Deadline: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 BY 4PM
Worcester, MA - Washington Square Bridge Underpasses / Creative City Public Art Initiative
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts is currently seeking artists for an exciting, creative public art/pedestrian improvement project. This project will focus on improving the pedestrian experience between the Downtown, Washington Square, Shrewsbury Street, and the Canal District. The goal of this project is to transform these connections into unique, attractive destination points for residents and visitors alike, incorporating pedestrian amenities and public art for an overall enhanced experience for both the pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Qualified artists are encouraged to follow the attached link to the City of Worcester Purchasing Department Request for Qualifications (RFQ) page. http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/cgi-bin/pur/bids_detail_open.cgi?bid_number=4849-W8 The first three links are standard forms that must be read and submitted along with the statement of qualifications. The actual RFQ is in the fourth link "4849-W8-Ar tist-Services-ED-FORM-30B-(RFP)-12-07.pdf <http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/bids/pdf/4849-W8-Artist-Services-ED-FORM-30B-(RFP)-12-07.pdf> ." PLEASE NOTE: the required information from the other links must be submitted to be eligible for selection. The UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is assisting in the artist selection process.
Design Development Budget for 2 Artists/Designers: $8000 per artist
Contacts: Christina Lanzl, Project Manager, UrbanArts christina.lanzl@massart.edu or Erin I Williams, Cultural Development Officer, City of Worcester WilliamsE@ci.worcester.ma.us
City of Worcester
44 Front Street Suite 530
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel. 508-799-1400.ext265
Website: <http://www.worcestermass.org/culture>
A) $100K+ projects
DEADLINE: October 17, 2008
Budget: $100,000
Florida's Art in State Buildings Program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando is issuing a Call to Artists for a new Performing Arts Complex. The Complex includes an exterior courtyard that will eventually be the east-end terminus of an adjacent sculpture garden area. The selection committee has identified the courtyard as an exceptional opportunity for the placement of sculpture, earthwork or a similar site-specific installation solution . The courtyard is 40,500 square feet (approximately 135 feet by 300 feet).
RFQ Website: http://www.fp.ucf.edu/Advertisements/CallForArtists/PerformingArts.html <http://www.fp.ucf.edu/Advertisements/CallForArtists/PerformingArts.html>
Contact: Theo Lotz, ASB Administrator for UCF, at tlotz@mail.ucf.edu <mailto:tlotz@mail.ucf.edu>
Application Deadline: October 23, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Road from Thompson Peak Parkway to Pinnacle Peak Road
Artist Designed Bridge and Crossing - Scottsdale Road at Rawhide and Grayhawk Washes RFQ
Budget: Up to $180,000
The Scottsdale Public Art Program seeks an artist/artist team to join a design team to create multi-use bridge ways across the Rawhide Wash and the Grayhawk Wash along Scottsdale Road between Thompson Peak Parkway and Pinnacle Peak Road.
RFQ website: http://www.scottsdalepublicart.org/documents/artists_callrawhidepdf <http://www.scottsdalepublicart.org/documents/artists_callrawhidepdf>
B) Projects below $100,000
Austin, TX - Northwest Recreation Center Expansion.
Eligibility: open to artists living in Texas.=2 0
Website: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/ <http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/>;
F) Employment
Deadline: September 30, 2008.
Ann Arbor, MI - Public Art Commission Administrator
The City of Ann Arbor has instituted a Percent for Art Program and, through its Public Art Commission, seeks an Administrator. Qualified applicants will have a minimum four years of senior administrative experience with at least a Bachelor's Degree. Preferred areas of expertise include public administration or nonprofit management in the visual arts. While the position is initially half-time, it is projected to expand to full time as capital projects of the city are developed. The Public Art Commission Administrator (PACA) is responsible for the overall leadership, general management, and daily operations of the Public Art Commission Percent for Art Program including program planning and development, financial management, supervision of project managers and all other activity in accordance with the policies of the Public Art Commission. The PACA reports directly to the Public Art Commission and secondarily to the City of Ann Arbor's Public Services Administrator.
Organizational Management
Proposes programming directions consistent with the mission and policies of the Public Art Commission
Directs the long and short term planning process for the administration of the Percent for Art Ordinance
Serves as staff to the commission
Meets regularly with the commission
Sits as an ex officio member of the commission
Organizational Development
As the organization's chief contact person, represents the Public Art Commission to and works toward the organization's goals with various publics including city departments, artists, businesses, and governmental and funding agencies
Coordinates all commission standing and ad hoc committee meetings; assists commission chair and committee chairs and serves as a commission liaison
Works with the commission and development staff to assure planning, researching, coordination and implementation of grant writing, public relations and special events
Organizes artist and vendor recruitment and selection processes, including RFPs and RFQs, interfacing with all parties
Sees to the documentation of policies and organizational decisions, keeping historical records and documentation of all efforts, including grant writing, public relations and special events
Financial Management
Assists the commission in analysis, evaluation and preparation of the program and multi-year art fund budget
Assures the development of annual budget, monthly reports and support data for the organization
Maintains operations within approved budgets
Public Relations/Promotion
Responsible for program educational and publicity materials and their dissemination
Send resume to aapac2008@gmail.com.
Oversees the management of the Public Art Commission website
Personnel
Responsible for adherence to personnel policies and procedures
Assures the recruitment, training, coordination and evaluation of all volunteers
Responsible for management of staff
This listserv is emailed weekly to members of the UrbanArts National Artist Registry, dedicated to sharing public art opportunities in the U.S. and beyond. Those who wish to join the Registry may download the Registry Form from our website. To be removed from the list, please return this email with REMOVE in the subject line. Following the listings of this week in order:
A) $100K+ projects
B) Projects below $100,000
C) Competitions and Awards
D) Temporary Public Art and Exhibitions
E) Conferences, Lectures, Community Meetings
F) Employment
G) Residencies & Fellowships
Please note that there may not always be listings available in all categories. Although the UrbanArts Institute makes every effort to verify the information contained in these listings, artists are advised to check deadlines and eligibility requirements before making a large investment of time or money. This listserv may contain listings from other sources, including 4Culture, the Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts, and the Artist Foundation. UrbanArts opportunities listings are funded in part by individual contributions and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency supporting the arts, humanities and sciences, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Chr istina Lanzl
UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
<http://www.urbanartsinstitute.org>
09/25/08
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Final call! - UrbanArts project facilitated with the City of Worcester, MA:
Deadline: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 BY 4PM
Worcester, MA - Washington Square Bridge Underpasses / Creative City Public Art Initiative
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts is currently seeking artists for an exciting, creative public art/pedestrian improvement project. This project will focus on improving the pedestrian experience between the Downtown, Washington Square, Shrewsbury Street, and the Canal District. The goal of this project is to transform these connections into unique, attractive destination points for residents and visitors alike, incorporating pedestrian amenities and public art for an overall enhanced experience for both the pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Qualified artists are encouraged to follow the attached link to the City of Worcester Purchasing Department Request for Qualifications (RFQ) page. http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/cgi-bin/pur/bids_detail_open.cgi?bid_number=4849-W8 The first three links are standard forms that must be read and submitted along with the statement of qualifications. The actual RFQ is in the fourth link "4849-W8-Ar tist-Services-ED-FORM-30B-(RFP)-12-07.pdf <http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/bids/pdf/4849-W8-Artist-Services-ED-FORM-30B-(RFP)-12-07.pdf> ." PLEASE NOTE: the required information from the other links must be submitted to be eligible for selection. The UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is assisting in the artist selection process.
Design Development Budget for 2 Artists/Designers: $8000 per artist
Contacts: Christina Lanzl, Project Manager, UrbanArts christina.lanzl@massart.edu or Erin I Williams, Cultural Development Officer, City of Worcester WilliamsE@ci.worcester.ma.us
City of Worcester
44 Front Street Suite 530
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel. 508-799-1400.ext265
Website: <http://www.worcestermass.org/culture>
A) $100K+ projects
DEADLINE: October 17, 2008
Budget: $100,000
Florida's Art in State Buildings Program at the University of Central Florida in Orlando is issuing a Call to Artists for a new Performing Arts Complex. The Complex includes an exterior courtyard that will eventually be the east-end terminus of an adjacent sculpture garden area. The selection committee has identified the courtyard as an exceptional opportunity for the placement of sculpture, earthwork or a similar site-specific installation solution . The courtyard is 40,500 square feet (approximately 135 feet by 300 feet).
RFQ Website: http://www.fp.ucf.edu/Advertisements/CallForArtists/PerformingArts.html <http://www.fp.ucf.edu/Advertisements/CallForArtists/PerformingArts.html>
Contact: Theo Lotz, ASB Administrator for UCF, at tlotz@mail.ucf.edu <mailto:tlotz@mail.ucf.edu>
Application Deadline: October 23, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Road from Thompson Peak Parkway to Pinnacle Peak Road
Artist Designed Bridge and Crossing - Scottsdale Road at Rawhide and Grayhawk Washes RFQ
Budget: Up to $180,000
The Scottsdale Public Art Program seeks an artist/artist team to join a design team to create multi-use bridge ways across the Rawhide Wash and the Grayhawk Wash along Scottsdale Road between Thompson Peak Parkway and Pinnacle Peak Road.
RFQ website: http://www.scottsdalepublicart.org/documents/artists_callrawhidepdf <http://www.scottsdalepublicart.org/documents/artists_callrawhidepdf>
B) Projects below $100,000
Austin, TX - Northwest Recreation Center Expansion.
Eligibility: open to artists living in Texas.=2 0
Website: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/ <http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/>;
F) Employment
Deadline: September 30, 2008.
Ann Arbor, MI - Public Art Commission Administrator
The City of Ann Arbor has instituted a Percent for Art Program and, through its Public Art Commission, seeks an Administrator. Qualified applicants will have a minimum four years of senior administrative experience with at least a Bachelor's Degree. Preferred areas of expertise include public administration or nonprofit management in the visual arts. While the position is initially half-time, it is projected to expand to full time as capital projects of the city are developed. The Public Art Commission Administrator (PACA) is responsible for the overall leadership, general management, and daily operations of the Public Art Commission Percent for Art Program including program planning and development, financial management, supervision of project managers and all other activity in accordance with the policies of the Public Art Commission. The PACA reports directly to the Public Art Commission and secondarily to the City of Ann Arbor's Public Services Administrator.
Organizational Management
Proposes programming directions consistent with the mission and policies of the Public Art Commission
Directs the long and short term planning process for the administration of the Percent for Art Ordinance
Serves as staff to the commission
Meets regularly with the commission
Sits as an ex officio member of the commission
Organizational Development
As the organization's chief contact person, represents the Public Art Commission to and works toward the organization's goals with various publics including city departments, artists, businesses, and governmental and funding agencies
Coordinates all commission standing and ad hoc committee meetings; assists commission chair and committee chairs and serves as a commission liaison
Works with the commission and development staff to assure planning, researching, coordination and implementation of grant writing, public relations and special events
Organizes artist and vendor recruitment and selection processes, including RFPs and RFQs, interfacing with all parties
Sees to the documentation of policies and organizational decisions, keeping historical records and documentation of all efforts, including grant writing, public relations and special events
Financial Management
Assists the commission in analysis, evaluation and preparation of the program and multi-year art fund budget
Assures the development of annual budget, monthly reports and support data for the organization
Maintains operations within approved budgets
Public Relations/Promotion
Responsible for program educational and publicity materials and their dissemination
Send resume to aapac2008@gmail.com.
Oversees the management of the Public Art Commission website
Personnel
Responsible for adherence to personnel policies and procedures
Assures the recruitment, training, coordination and evaluation of all volunteers
Responsible for management of staff
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