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CURRENT ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES:
HISTORIC
PHOENIX LANDMARKS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
Opportunity for Arizona Artists
Deadline December 12, 2008
PHOENIX 360
Opportunity for Arizona Artists
Deadline December 12, 2008
WATERWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
Opportunity for Arizona Artists
Deadline December 12, 2008
7TH AVE STREETSCAPE
Call to Poets & Artists
Deadline January 2 & 8, 2009
HISTORIC
PHOENIX LANDMARKS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
BACKGROUND
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's Public Art Program
is seeking a photographer to create a portfolio depicting historic
Phoenix landmarks. As Phoenix continues to develop and expand,
this portfolio of images will become a valuable resource for
residents, planners and scholars interested in seeing the finest
examples of the City's historic structures and spaces. A selection
of the images will be framed and included in the City's permanent
collection. In addition to being exhibited in city buildings,
the photographs will be used online and in educational publications
to create awareness of the Office of Historic Preservation’s
programs.
The completed
portfolio should demonstrate the photographer’s vision
and document some of the city's more notable historic landmarks.
The landmarks will be selected from the Phoenix Historic Property
Register in consultation with the City’s Historic Preservation
Office. The number of landmarks will be determined through discussions
with the artist, the Phoenix Office of Historic Preservation
and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.
Photographers
working with analog and/or digital methods are encouraged to
apply. Materials used to produce final portfolio images must
be archival to ensure long-term storage and exhibition potential.
The final portfolio must be either 16” x 20” or
20” x 24” for exhibition. The selected photographer
will be asked to submit a digital copy of the portfolio in addition
to a hard copy, for future publication purposes.
BUDGET
This project has an estimated budget of $35,000.The available
budget must cover all costs related to the artwork including
artist fee, production, fabrication, framing and scanning of
images.
ELIGIBILITY
This project is open to professional artists residing in Arizona.
Priority may be given to artists who have not yet received a
commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. City
of Phoenix employees, selection panelists and panelists' immediate
family members, are excluded from participation on these projects.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The postmark deadline for this project is Friday, December 12th.
Applications not received in person by 5 p.m. local time or
postmarked by this date will be returned unopened and will not
be considered. Mail or deliver applications to:
Phoenix Office
of Arts and Culture
Public Art Program
ATTN: HP Landmarks
200 W. Washington St., 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
SELECTION PROCESS
Artists may be selected directly from initial submitted applications,
or the selection panel may elect to interview a limited number
of finalists from among the initial applications. The primary
criteria for selection will be previous artistic accomplishment
as demonstrated in slides of previously completed artwork, and
initial approach to the project as demonstrated in the artist’s
statement.
SELECTION PANEL
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture convenes a new selection
panel for each public art project. The selection panel will
include a community member, a representative from the Historic
Preservation Office, artists and other arts professionals. Staff
from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program
does not vote. It facilitates the selection process.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
All submissions should include the following:
1) One copy
of a current resume, no more than two pages in length and printed
on white paper in no less than 10-point font. (Panel members
will be obligated to review only the first two pages of each
resume.)
2) Fifteen digital
images of completed artwork, formatted as follows:
jpeg format, up to 200 dpi, maximum 600 x 800 pixels, presented
on a PC compatible CD-ROM. Name files with artist name and number
per image list. (e.g.: smith_1.jpg, smith_2.jpg). Please note
that excessively large files will not read on the City’s
computers and will be cause for disqualification.
Please ensure
that all files that you send electronically have been scanned
by up-to-date virus scanning software. Incoming files with detected
viruses are automatically deleted by the City of Phoenix computer
system. The City assumes no responsibility or liability for
undelivered or deleted files and emails.
3) One copy
of an annotated, typewritten image list identifying images by
number and listing media, size of the work (H x W x D), title,
date and a brief description of the artwork if necessary.
4) A letter
of interest, no more than one page in length, addressing initial
approach to the project and any past experience working on commissions
or assignment.
5) Three professional
references, including telephone numbers, email contact, and
mailing address.
6) A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient
postage for the return of slides/CD if desired. Applications
submitted without SASE will not be returned and will be destroyed
upon completion of the selection process
DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to only send duplicate slides and to retain a complete copy
of their application for their records. Late applications will
not be considered. Do not bind materials. Every effort will
be made to ensure the safe handling of materials submitted.
However, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and the City
of Phoenix will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
QUESTIONS
For more information or a copy of this publication in an alternate
format, contact Rebecca Blume Rothman at phone: 602-495-0893,
City of Phoenix TTY Relay: 602-534-5500, or email: rebecca.rothman@phoenix.gov.
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PHOENIX
360
BACKGROUND
Phoenix today is a far
cry from the farm center seen in panoramas photographed a century
ago. Its once low buildings surrounded by crop fields and desert
have morphed into housing, wide streets and
high rises in a constantly changing skyline. Using early documentary
and panoramic photographs as a starting point, an Arizona photographer
will be commissioned to update the wide view of Phoenix,
creating one or more panoramas depicting the character, change
and growth of America’s fifth largest city.
This project
is open to all Arizona photographers and is best suited for
those with a unique interest in landscape, place, and history.
The selected artist will work with the Phoenix Office of Arts
and Culture and the Phoenix Downtown Development Office to determine
sites to document. The finished portfolio would become a valuable
historical record for future residents and historians of downtown.
The photographs will be framed and exhibited in public areas
of city buildings. Additional funds may be requested in the
future to publish the photographs and exhibit them on the Web.
Photographers
working with analog and/or digital methods are encouraged to
apply. Materials used to produce final portfolio images must
be archival to ensure long-term storage and exhibition potential.
The final portfolio must be either 16” x 20” or
20” x 24” for exhibition. The selected photographer
will be asked to submit a digital copy of the portfolio in addition
to a hard copy, for future publication purposes.
BUDGET
This project has an estimated budget of $35,000.The available
budget must cover all costs related to the artwork including
artist fee, production, fabrication, framing, and scanning of
images.
ELIGIBILITY
This project is open to professional artists residing in Arizona.
Priority may be given to artists who have not yet received a
commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. City
of Phoenix employees, selection panelists and panelists' immediate
family members, are excluded from participation on these projects.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The postmark deadline for this project is Friday, December 12th.
Applications not received in person by 5 p.m. local time or
postmarked by this date will be returned unopened and will not
be considered. Mail or deliver applications to:
Phoenix Office
of Arts and Culture
Public Art Program
ATTN: Phoenix 360
200 W. Washington St., 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
SELECTION PROCESS
Artists may be selected directly from initial submitted applications,
or the selection panel may elect to interview a limited number
of finalists from among the initial applications. The primary
criteria for selection will be previous artistic accomplishment
as demonstrated in slides of completed artwork, and initial
approach to the project as demonstrated in the artist’s
statement.
SELECTION PANEL
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture convenes a new selection
panel for each public art project. The selection panel will
include a community member, a representative from the Phoenix
Downtown Development Office, artists and other arts professionals.
Staff from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art
Program does not vote. It facilitates the selection process.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
All submissions should include the following:
1) One copy
of a current resume, no more than two pages in length and printed
on white paper in no less than 10-point font. (Panel members
will be obligated to review only the first two pages of each
resume.)
2) Fifteen digital
images of previous artwork that demonstrates a clear artistic
vision and the ability to explore a subject in series, formatted
as follows:
jpeg format, up to 200 dpi, maximum 600 x 800 pixels, presented
on a PC compatible CD-ROM. Name files with artist name and number
per image list. (e.g.: smith_1.jpg, smith_2.jpg). Please note
that excessively large files will not read on the City’s
computers and will be cause for disqualification.
Please ensure
that all files that you send electronically have been scanned
by up-to-date virus scanning software. Incoming files with detected
viruses are automatically deleted by the City of Phoenix computer
system. The City assumes no responsibility or liability for
undelivered or deleted files and emails.
3) One copy
of an annotated, typewritten image list identifying images by
number and listing media, size of the work (H x W x D), title,
date and a brief description of the artwork if necessary.
4) A letter
of interest, no more than one page in length, addressing initial
approach to the project and experience in exploring landscape
in a photographic series.
5) Three professional
references, including telephone numbers, email contact, and
mailing address.
6) A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient
postage for the return of slides/CD if desired. Applications
submitted without SASE will not be returned and will be destroyed
upon completion of the selection process
DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to only send duplicate slides and to retain a complete copy
of their application for their records. Late applications will
not be considered. Do not bind materials. Every effort will
be made to ensure the safe handling of materials submitted.
However, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and the City
of Phoenix will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
QUESTIONS
For more information or a copy of this publication in an alternate
format, contact Rebecca Blume Rothman at phone: 602-495-0893,
City of Phoenix TTY Relay: 602-534-5500, or email: rebecca.rothman@phoenix.gov.
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WATERWORKS
PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
BACKGROUND
How was it possible for the City of Phoenix to thrive in a desert?
Where does our water come from and how is it brought to our
homes and businesses? The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's
Public Art Program seeks a photographer to explore these questions
by creating a portfolio of fine-art images that document the
modern practice and history of water delivery and processing
in the desert. A selection of the images will be framed and
included in the City’s permanent collection. In addition
to being exhibited in city buildings, the photographs may be
published in a postcard book and on the web, or used in conjunction
with future public service messages concerning water in the
desert.
This project
calls for a photographer who combines a significant artistic
vision with a clear investigative approach. The selected artist
will work with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and the
Phoenix Water Services Department to determine sites to document.
Photographers
working with analog and/or digital methods are encouraged to
apply. Materials used to produce final portfolio images must
be archival to ensure long-term storage and exhibition potential.
The final portfolio must be either 16” x 20” or
20” x 24” for exhibition. The selected photographer
will be asked to submit a digital copy of the portfolio in addition
to a hard copy, for future publication purposes.
BUDGET
This project has an estimated budget of $35,000.The available
budget must cover all costs related to the artwork including
artist fee, production, fabrication, framing, and scanning of
images.
ELIGIBILITY
This project is open to professional artists residing in Arizona.
Priority may be given to artists who have not yet received a
commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. City
of Phoenix employees, selection panelists and panelists' immediate
family members, are excluded from participation on these projects.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The postmark deadline for this project is Friday, December 12th.
Applications not received in person by 5 p.m. local time or
postmarked by this date will be returned unopened and will not
be considered. Mail or deliver applications to:
Phoenix Office
of Arts and Culture
Public Art Program
ATTN: Waterworks Photography
200 W. Washington St., 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
SELECTION PROCESS
Artists may be selected directly from initial submitted applications,
or the selection panel may elect to interview a limited number
of finalists from among the initial applications. The primary
criteria for selection will be previous artistic accomplishment
as demonstrated in slides of previously completed artwork, and
initial approach to the project as demonstrated in the artist’s
statement.
SELECTION PANEL
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture convenes a new selection
panel for each public art project. The selection panel will
include a community member, a representative from the Water
Services Department, artists and other arts professionals. Staff
from the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program
does not vote. It facilitates the selection process.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
All submissions should include the following:
1) One copy
of a current resume, no more than two pages in length and printed
on white paper in no less than 10-point font. (Panel members
will be obligated to review only the first two pages of each
resume.)
2) Fifteen digital
images of previous artwork that demonstrates the photographer’s
individual vision+ and abilities to explore a photographic subject.
The format should be as follows:
jpeg format, up to 200 dpi, maximum 600 x 800 pixels, presented
on a PC compatible CD-ROM. Name files with artist name and number
per image list. (e.g.: smith_1.jpg, smith_2.jpg). Please note
that excessively large files will not read on the City’s
computers and will be cause for disqualification.
Please ensure
that all files that you send electronically have been scanned
by up-to-date virus scanning software. Incoming files with detected
viruses are automatically deleted by the City of Phoenix computer
system. The City assumes no responsibility or liability for
undelivered or deleted files and emails.
3) One copy
of an annotated, typewritten image list identifying images by
number and listing media, size of the work (H x W x D), title,
date and a brief description of the artwork if necessary.
4) A letter
of interest, no more than one page in length, addressing initial
approach to the project and past experience in exploring a photographic
subject and working on commissions or assignments.
5) Three professional
references, including telephone numbers, email contact, and
mailing address.
6) A self-addressed,
stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage for the return
of slides/CD if desired. Applications submitted without SASE
will not be returned and will be destroyed upon completion of
the selection process
DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to only send duplicate slides and to retain a complete copy
of their application for their records. Late applications will
not be considered. Do not bind materials. Every effort will
be made to ensure the safe handling of materials submitted.
However, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and the City
of Phoenix will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
QUESTIONS
For more information or a copy of this publication in an alternate
format, contact Rebecca Blume Rothman at phone: 602-495-0893,
City of Phoenix TTY Relay: 602-534-5500, or email: rebecca.rothman@phoenix.gov.
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7TH
AVE STREETSCAPE
BACKGROUND
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is looking for Arizona
artists and poets to feature as part of the yearly 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 come up with a
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:
Each
application must be submitted on or before the deadline date
of January 8, 2009 and include:
•
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 on or before the deadline, January 2, 2009:
•
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 2, 2009.
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, Thursday January
8, 2009. 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 2, 2009 for poets, January 8,
2009 for visual artists
Artist selection/award of contract: Mid/Late January, 2009
Installation: February 27, 2009
Opening/Reading: March, 2009, during Art Detour
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. The Phoenix Office
of Arts and Culture reserves the right to make selections from
the Juried Slide Registry if insufficient applications are received
or to terminate any project at any time. 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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