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If
you have artist opportunities that you would like
to include on this site, please submit the information
in writing to Jeanine Garcia, Phoenix Office of
Arts and Culture, 200 W. Washington, 10th Floor,
Phoenix AZ 85003, fax (602) 262-6914, or via e-mail
at milestones@phoenix.gov.
Listings will be posted weekly.
The listings published below constitute a guarantee
only of the accuracy of the information as provided.
Please verify all information with the listing agency.
Updated
on
03/04/2010
CALLS TO ARTISTS
Northern
Utah County -Tech College - March 4, 2010
Denver,
CO - Stapleton Branch Library - March 12, 2010
Denver,
CO - Police Crime Lab - March 26, 2010
RFQ
Denver, CO - 14th St. Corridor - March 26, 2010
Vernal, Utah - Utah State
University - April 1, 2010
RFQ
for Buffaloe Rd Acquatic Center - Raleigh, NC - April 9
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
None
at this time
SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer
docent opportunity for ASU Art Museum - Ongoing - Tempe, AZ
Artist Residency Program - Ongoing -
Clearmont, WY
Artist housing at Hope VI - Ongoing
- Tucson, AZ
Call to Visually Impaired Artists
- Ongoing - Phoenix, AZ
Volunteer artist opportunity with Boys
and Girls Club - Ongoing - Phoenix, AZ
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For listings through the Phoenix Office of
Arts and Culture, see our Phoenix
Calls page.
CALLS TO ARTISTS
RFQ
Mountainland Applied Tech College N. Utah County - Deadline:
March 4 Utah
Public Art Program and Mountainland Applied Technology College
are requesting letters of interest and qualifications from
artists interested in creating site specific art for this
first facility on the new campus in the Thanksgiving Point
development area of North Utah Valley in Lehi, Utah. Project
specifics (RFQ) are available at www.utahpublicart.org.
Applications are being accepted via hard copy/CD or online.
Budget: $133,000 DEADLINE FOR MATERIAL: March 4, 2010 5
pm Mountain Time. For more information contact: Fletcher
Booth at 801-533-3586 or fbooth@utah.gov.
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New
Library in Denver, CO - Deadline: March 12, 2010
The
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) seeks to commission
an artist or team of artists to create site-specific artwork
for the Stapleton Branch Library, a new facility being built
at Roslyn Dr. and 29th Avenue. The funding currently designated
for public art at the site is $85,000 including design,
fabrication and installation. However, additional funds
may be available, depending where and how the artwork is
integrated into the structure and design of the building.
The project is open to all artists in the U.S. working in
all media and materials. Applications must be submitted
on www.callforentry.org
by 5:00 pm on March 12, 2010.
Pre-Submission Meeting Additional information about the
Stapleton Branch Library project and application procedures
will be provided during a pre-submission meeting on Thursday,
March 4, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. We will meet in the Wellington
Webb Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 6.G.7. If you are
interested in attending this meeting, please RSVP by emailing
brooke.jones@denvergov.org,
or calling 720-865-4302. We will update information about
this project and the pre-submission meeting on our web site:
www.denvergov.org/publicartwww.denvergov.org/publicart.
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New
Police Crime Lab in Denver, CO - Deadline: March 26
The
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) seeks to commission
one or more artists or teams of artists to create site-specific
artwork for a new state-of-the-art Police Crime Lab. The
new facility will occupy a prominent corner in the Golden
Triangle / Civic Center neighborhood at 14th Avenue and
Cherokee Street. The funding currently designated for public
art at the site is approximately $330,000 including design,
fabrication, potential lighting and installation. The project
is open to all artists in the U.S. working in a variety
of media and materials. Applications must be submitted on
www.callforentry.org
by 5:00 pm MST on March 26, 2010.
Additional information about the project and application
procedures will be provided during a pre-submission meeting
on March 18, 2010 at 11:00 am in the Wellington Webb Building,
201 W. Colfax Ave., room 6.G.7. If you are interested in
attending this meeting, please RSVP by emailing brooke.jones@denvergov.org,
or calling 720-865-4302. We will update information about
this project and the pre-submission meeting on our web site:
www.denvergov.org/publicart.
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RFQ
for 14th St. Corridor in Denver, CO - Deadline: March
26
The
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) seeks to commission
one or more artists (or teams of artists) to create site-specific
artwork to enhance and activate a one-mile stretch of streetscape
along 14th Street, in downtown Denver, CO. This stretch,
from Market Street to Colfax Avenue, will become a primary
pedestrian zone connecting Lower Downtown (LoDo), the Denver
Theatre District, and the Golden Triangle cultural district
and Civic Center. Plans are underway to widen the sidewalks
on the north side of the street and encourage more restaurants,
entertainment and retail along the street. Street improvements
such as benches, planters, new signage, lighting and traffic
controls are included in the scope of this project. Ultimately,
these improvements will encourage a lively and activated
pedestrian destination, and the artwork should complement
and augment these efforts. The budget for this project is
approximately $180,000. Applications must be submitted on
www.callforentry.org
by 5:00 pm on March 26, 2010.
Additional information about the 14th St. Corridor project
and application procedures will be provided during a pre-submission
meeting on March 8, 2010 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Wellington
Webb Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO, Room 6.G.7.
If you are interested in attending this meeting, please
RSVP by emailing brooke.jones@denvergov.org,
or calling 720-865-4302.
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Bingham
Entrepreneurship & Energy Research Center, USU: April
1
Letters
of interest and qualifications are requested from artists
interested in creating site specific art for the traffic
circle "gateway" of the public access road to the new Bingham
Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center (BEERC) on the
regional campus of Utah State University in Vernal. At present
the site is rural, however, this traffic circle “gateway”
is the entry point for what will become a major campus with
high volume of community and student traffic. As possible
sources of inspiration and context, the committee will invite
finalist artists to consider the purpose of this facility,
its contributions to the community, the architecture, the
community of Unitah basin and the City of Vernal, and/or
the geology of the area. Project specifics (RFQ) are available
at www.utahpublicart.org.
Applications are being accepted via hard copy/CD or online.
Budget: $140,000 - Deadline: April 1, 2010.
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RFQ
Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center Raleigh, North Carolina Deadline:
April 9
The City
of Raleigh invites artists who are US citizens to submit
qualifications to provide site-specific public art for Raleigh's
new Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center. This new recreational
swimming facility will be a regional destination located
within an 167-acre park that includes a half dozen athletic
fields and hiking trails, wetlands, and, in the near future,
connection to a greenway along the Neuse River. The project
budget is $70,000 inclusive of all expenses including design,
fabrication, installation, travel, taxes and fees. Qualifications
must be submitted via CaFE www.callforentry.org
by 5 p.m. E.D.T. on Friday, April 9, 2010. There is no fee
to submit qualifications. For the complete RFQ and the relevant
plans and elevations visit the Raleigh Arts Commission at
www.raleighnc.gov/arts;
under PICTURE select Public Art. For any additional questions
please email Jerry
Bolas or call at 919.831.2414.
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Tucson,
AZ – Deadline: open
Call to Artists for Temporary Art
Exhibits: Tucson International Airport
The Tucson Airport Authority is seeking temporary art exhibits
for the main Gallery and the Upper and Lower Link Galleries
at Tucson International Airport, located at 7250 South Tucson
Blvd. Artists interested in exhibiting at TIA should send
a resume, artist statement, and five to ten images to Temporary
Exhibits Program, Tucson Airport Authority, 7005 S. Plumer
Ave. Tucson AZ 85706 or email art@tucsonairport.org.
For more information call 520.573.8187 or visit www.tucsonairport.org/html/tia_terminal_exhibits.html
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Charlotte,
NC – Deadline: open
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)
is seeking professional artists for design collaborations
and/ or public art commissions for its Art-in Transit Program.
Over the next few years, Charlotte is building a rapid transit
system and will incorporate public art into its stations,
park and rides, and maintenance facilities and has allocated
$2.3 million for art. Design fees range from $5,000-$25,000:
commissions rom $25,000-$250,000. In preparation for Phase
I and subsequent phases, artists are requested to submit
their materials to a new slide registry that will be used
to make selections of artists as the system is phased in.
For more information and an on-line application visit www.ridetransit.org
and click on Art-in-Transit or call 704.432.0479.
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Tucson,
AZ – Deadline: open
Tucson has renovated a
1928 adobe building on Stone Ave. and is looking to display
art work on the walls and introduce up and coming artists
during functions at the office facility. They would like
to include the artist/artwork on their invitations and mailings.
Interested artists please contact Tammy Tupper-Holbrook
at Realty Tucson, LLC, at thegreenergrass@hotmail.com
or (520) 820-3085 or visit www.realtytucson.net
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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None
at this time
SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
- TEMPE,
AZ - Ongoing
Volunteer at the ASU Art Museum. Join the Arizona State
University Art Museum's docent program. Docents help museum
visitors discover art in a new and exciting way. They participate
in a variety of educational programming such as leading
tours, welcoming visitors, helping customers in the store,
hosting special events, and assisting school-age children
with hands-on art projects. Call 480. 965.2787 for more
information.
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CLEARMONT,
WY - Ongoing
The UCROSS Foundation Residency Program for the arts and
literature offers residencies for 2-8 weeks. Located on
a 22,000 acre working cattle ranch in the foothills of Wyoming’s
Bighorn Mountains, the Foundation provides individual workspace,
living accommodations, uninterrupted time and the experience
of the historic High Plains landscape to selected writers,
artists, and composers working in all disciplines. There
is no charge for room, board, or studio space. Annual deadlines
are October 1 for Spring Session (February-June) and March
1 for Fall Session (August-December). For brochure, application
and guidelines, visit our website www.ucrossfoundation.org
or send SASE to Ucross Foundation 30 Big Red Lane, Clearmont,
WY 82835. Phone: (307) 737-2291, Fax: (307) 737-2322, Email:
info@ucross.org
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TUCSON,
AZ – Ongoing
Live at the Hope VI Art & Culture Partnership- the City
of Tucson and the South Park Neighborhood have developed
an opportunity for artists to live, work and contribute
to the cultural vibrancy of the south Park area. An art
and cultural facility has been developed from a pre-existing
five-plex housing unit and is devoted to fostering and promoting
arts and culture in the South Park neighborhood and surrounding
areas. The center includes two buildings and an outdoor
courtyard for classes, workshops, lectures and exhibits.
In addition the facility includes two renovated apartment
units. We are currently accepting apartment rental applications
from working artists. Metropolitan Housing Corporation (MHC)
is the facility manager of the complex and occupies an office
at the facility. For more information visit www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org
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PHOENIX,
AZ - Ongoing
Call to Visually Impaired Artists.
The Arizona Commission on the Arts is developing a list
of artists who are blind or visually impaired for a future
art activity. The different areas of art include but are
not limited to paint, ceramic, woodwork, metal work, literature
(writing poetry, fiction, etc.), music (writing, performing
instruments, singing, etc.), theater, dance, etc. They don't
have to be professional artists, but they have to consider
themselves good in whatever they do. If you are a blind/visually
impaired artist or know someone who is, please provide the
following information: Artist Name, Phone, Mailing Address,
Email Address (if available), Type of art, How long have
you been doing this activity? Please submit via telephone,
fax, or email to Karla Rivas SBVI Program Assistant, Phone
(602) 542-3946, Fax (602) 542-3778, Email krivas@azdes.gov.
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PHOENIX,
AZ - Ongoing
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan
Phoenix would like to immerse children in the world of art
and is looking for talented artists to volunteer with underprivileged
children. Volunteer opportunities can range from teaching
a one time, one hour class to an ongoing weekly class. We
value your time and our children will value your gift, so
let us know when you are willing to help. To learn more
contact Teresa at 602-343-1210 or visit www.bgcmp.org.
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For
additional opportunities, refer to these resources:
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www.artswire.org
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www.chronicle.com
www.arizonaarts.org
www.artjob.org
www.commarts.com
www.artcareer.net
www.tcg.org/artsearch
www.artisthelpnetwork.com
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www.westaf.org
www.findcreative.com
www.artistregister.com
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For
information about the public art process, download
our Artists'
Guide. (under construction)
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The
following site also offers comprehensive information about
public art:
www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/artists_resources.htm
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Art
Supplies: Arizona non-profit
arts groups and schools seeking materials for artwork
can contact the Art Resource Center in Phoenix. The Art
Resource Center is a non-profit corporation that collects
reusable discards from individuals and industries and
offers them free of charge to schools and other nonprofit
entities for the purpose of making art. Items include
fabric and fiber remnants, clay, containers, and art supplies.
To donate materials or to secure materials for use, please
contact: Sherrie Zeitlin at 602-828-1987 or at ArtResourCenter@aol.com
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