another current project

forgot about this one, somewhat based on canyons, but not so much. for scale reference, the height of the entire sculpture is no more than 18 inches. all of it reclaimed scrap wood and staples.

recent work

work in progress, there will be more of these over the next few months. the materials are latex balloons, led lights, cut and drilled radiant floor heating tubing, and cable ties. cheers.

Public Art Opp's and other collaborations

The latest installment of public art opportunities; please pay special attention to the administrator's note regarding yelp. I believe it is a very good idea for someone who is motivated and has a few moments in their day to begin compiling this data.

Happy reading:





Short note from the administrator

Dear Artists:

As long as I have been in the field of public art, artists have requested some sort of centralized information resource where they can learn about fabricators, installers and other related vendors. As a government agency, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture (and all other government agencies as far as I know) is prohibited from providing any type of information that can be perceived as a recommendation or preferential treatment to a vendor. This is the reason why our agency has never taken on the task of providing this centralized information resource that you’ve all been asking for. However, I believe I may have discovered a possible solution.

Maybe some of you are already familiar with www.yelp.com . This a website which is free for readers and users and it features user reviews of all different types of services. For example, anyone can go onto this site and write a review about their local drycleaner or taco shop. Why not add your reviews about mosaic installers or foundries? It’s extremely stable and user-friendly. You can review vendors anywhere in the country, which helps artists who work in areas where they’re not familiar with the local businesses. All it would take for www.yelp.com to support the artist community is a few enterprising artists who start entering reviews and information about the vendors they use. If someone were to take this on and really develop a solid set of “lists”, gather “friends” and write reviews, I would be able to direct artists who ask me for vendor referrals to your Yelp profile and the power of the artist community would grow exponentially.

If anyone noticed the hypocrisy of my recommendation for www.yelp.com , please forgive me. I’ve used Angie’s List (which isn’t free), and Citysearch and a bunch of other user-review sites, and none are as comprehensive, wide-reaching or as well-tailored for what artists want as Yelp, in my opinion. However, if you know of something better, by all means, share.

If you take this on, please let me know how I can help. Dana

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
ARTIST/PLANNER OR CONSULTANT TEAM

Deadline: September 3, 2008

East Lancaster Corridor Master Plan, Fort Worth, TX

East Lancaster Avenue extends from Interstate 35 W, just east of downtown Fort Worth, out to Loop 820 and beyond to the Historic Handley Village. Known locally as the “Old Dallas Highway”, the corridor features Mid-20th Century commercial architecture and some wide, grassy medians with large oak trees. The Fort Worth Art Commission has approved an approach that considers the whole of the East Lancaster Corridor, seeking to stitch various sites together so public art projects - both current and future - relate to one another conceptually or visually while reflecting the unique qualities of the neighborhoods in which they reside. In addition, conceptual design work for the two locations for which funding is currently available is desired. Some nodes that the East Lancaster Corridor Master Plan shall address include but are not limited to:



This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Artist/Planner or Public Art Consultant Team (consisting of at least one public art consultant and one artist) with extensive urban corridor public art planning experience, outstanding community facilitation skills, and experience working with other artists. Click here to download the full RFQ. or go to www.fwpublicart.org

Questions? Anne Allen at aallen@fwpublicart.org

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***PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY, Gresham, Oregon***

CENTER FOR THE ARTS , GRESHAM, OREGON

DESCRIPTION
The Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, Oregon, invites artists/teams residing in the United States to submit qualifications to create multiple freestanding sculptures for the new Center for the Arts Community Plaza in Gresham, Oregon.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists/teams residing in the United States.

PROJECT BUDGET: The art budget is $175,000 including all related costs for design, fabrication and installation.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Project Overview

Gresham, Oregon, has grown from a sleepy farming and lumber village founded in 1905 to Oregon’s fourth largest city. With record population growth in the past decade, Gresham has outgrown the shadow of Portland and is evolving from a commuter town to a bustling, multicultural community seeking a distinct identity of its own. "Let's make Gresham a destination for the arts in the 21st century. The Center for the Arts can be the nucleus around which the arts can foster livability for generations to come…a showplace for learning, performing and sharing the joy the arts bring to all of us." -- Charles Becker, Former Mayor, City of Gresham

The long term goal for the Gresham Center for the Arts is for it to encompass four distinct elements: (1) the Plaza which is the focus of the first phase of the project and will be flanked by large open lawn areas until the buildings are constructed over the next 3 to 10 years; (2) an Events Center, a multi-purpose building with a first-floor conference center/community meeting place and second-floor black box theater space; (3) a Proscenium Theater for community performing arts events as well as national touring acts such as Broadway shows, comedy, music, magic and dance; (4) the Festival Street on NE 3rd Street, which runs along the north edge of the site, and will be redesigned to allow the plaza to flow out into the right-of-way. The plaza will be under construction in September 2008 with a completion date of August 2009.

The Art Committee is seeking one artist/team to create multiple artworks for the north end of the plaza that are inventive and innovative interpretations of the arts. Artists who work in any durable sculpture media will be considered. Power, water and drainage will be provided to the location of the art. The use of these utilities is at the discretion of the selected artist and should not be viewed as an expectation or requirement.

How to Apply

All materials must be submitted online, via CaFÉ™. For complete details, download the Call for Artist s from www.racc.org or go to www.callforentry.org , register a username and password, navigate to “Apply to Calls” and search for “Gresham Center for the Arts: Portland, Oregon.”

Additional Information
If you have questions or need any additional information please contact:

Peggy Kendellen
Public Art Manager
Regional Arts & Culture Council
108 NW 9th, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209
503.823.4196
pkendellen@racc.org
www.racc.org


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"Teaching Artist" position now being offered by the Cultural Arts Office / City of Carlsbad. The application guidelines are posted on our city's website at:
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/hr/jobs2.html

Tonya C. Rodzach
Arts Education Coordinator
Cultural Arts Office / City of Carlsbad
(760) 434-2905
Trodz@ci.carlsbad.ca.us

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CITY OF SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN ARTS COMMISSION
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR A PRE-QUALIFIED ARTIST DATABASE
NOTE: APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for potential inclusion in a pre-qualified artist database for upcoming public art opportunities at the Sacramento International Airport. The “Airport Art Program” will provide opportunities for artists to create permanently installed artwork at various sites throughout the Airport over the next four years.
A selection panel comprised of members of SMAC, the Art in Public Places Committee, arts professionals and community representatives will review applications and establish a pool of qualified artists working in a variety of media. Media appropriate to the Airport Art Program includes sculpture, ceramic, mosaics, art glass, multi-media, artist-designed lighting elements, or any other durable materials suitable for long-term exposure in an airport environment.

Once the database is established, individual selection panels will be convened to review artists’ portfolios for one or more projects or project sites. The composition of the selection panels may vary, but will typically include members of the SMAC, the Sacramento Airport Authority, Airport employees, community representatives and arts professionals.
Artists included in the database will be considered for various art sites and may be selected to participate in a design competition for those sites based on the scale, style and media of their past work and its relationship to the site for which artwork is to be commissioned. Artists selected for the pre-qualified pool will be notified prior to being placed under consideration for specific projects or project sites.

If awarded a commission, artists will be required to attend periodic meetings in Sacramento, present concept proposals to SMAC and its subcommittees, and attend community meetings as required. Selected artists or artist teams will be responsible for overseeing the fabrication, delivery and installation of the commissioned artwork and for working cooperatively with the project architects, design-build team and SMAC and Airport staff and consultants.
Project Background
On March 25, 2008, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, in compliance with the City’s Public Art Ordinance, approved an allocation of $5 million for the acquisition of permanent artwork for the planned Terminal B Modernization Program at the Sacramento International Airport. Designed by Corgan Associates, the architectural design includes a three-level landside terminal with sections of curved roof that reach out from a central core. The glass-clad walls allow light to filter throughout the building while exterior sunscreens provide shading from the summer sun. An automated "people mover" tram will run from the landside building to airside passenger concourse building. The design of the airside terminal echoes the curved roof and tilted glass walls of the landside building.
Airport Art Sites
Opportunities for artwork will vary from monumental to intimately scaled, and from whimsical pieces to those that are more serious and contemplative. The commissioned artwork may address the architectural scale of the building or may be experienced on a more intimate and personal level.
Potential sites for artwork include the central hall of the landside building, including the ticket counter lobby and the circulation area, the passenger concourse and gate rooms, domestic and international baggage claim areas, transfer station connections, and the Airport entryway. Other sites and art opportunities may be identified as the program evolves. All artists selected for the art program will be encouraged to create unique, innovative artwork that reflects Sacramento’s stature as the State Capital and as a thriving center for government activity, cultural tourism and trade. All artwork commissioned for the Airport must respond creatively to the site, architecture, and function of the Airport facilities.
Art Budgets
It is anticipated that individual public art project budgets will range from $100,000 to one million dollars.
Eligibility Requirements
Professional artists or artist teams residing in the United States with experience in the design, fabrication, and installation of public artwork are eligible to apply to the pre-qualified artist pool. Artists from Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties are encouraged to apply.

Artist Selection Criteria
Artists will be selected for inclusion in the pre-qualified artist database based on the following criteria:
Innovation, creativity and quality of craftsmanship in previous projects.
Ability to and interest in creating artwork that is unique to the Airport Art Program and which is of a museum-quality aesthetic standard.
Appropriateness of artwork media and scale relative to the Airport Art Program.
Demonstrated proficiency and technical knowledge of the materials and techniques in the artist’s chosen medium.
Experience and success in creating public artwork in collaboration or cooperation with architectural design teams and under the auspices of a public agency.
Assessed ability to design, fabricate and install artwork within a relatively short timeline.
Application Procedures
Applicants must submit the following information:
1. A completed application form. (2 copies).
2. A professional résumé, four pages maximum (2 copies). Artist teams must submit resumes for each team member.
3. A statement that describes your general approach to art making and to addressing the issues and concerns of public art in particular. (2 copies).
4. Ten (10) images of past work on a PC Compatible CD Rom. (As an added precaution, please review your images on a PC prior to submitting your application). All images must be in Power Point Presentation - OR - JPEG format (.jpg). If submitting in JPEG format, please size to 1024 pixels (14.222 inches) on the longest side, at 72 dpi. Also, each image filename must be named as follows: artist’s last name, first initial, underscore, and number corresponding to the number on the Annotated Image List (e.g. smithg_01.jpg). If submitting Power Point presentation, please name power point file as follows: with artist’s last name, first initial (e.g. smithj). Number each image in lower right hand corner (superimposed on image), corresponding to the number on the Annotated Image List.
5. Annotated Image List must include title of artwork, media, dimensions, year completed, budget and commissioning agency, and a number corresponding to a CD filename (individual JPEGs or Power Point file), as specified above. Please include a brief and clearly narrated project description for each image. (2 copies)
6. If applying as a team, please designate a lead artist as the primary contact. A maximum of 15 images total may be submitted per artist team.
7. Do not submit paper materials in plastic covers, binders, or folders. Use only paper clips to bind your materials. Do not include additional materials in your application – they will not be reviewed.

Please Note: changes were made to image specification requirements on 7/31/08.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

PLEASE NOTE:

Ø The CD must be clearly labeled with the artist’s name and with the medium for which the artist/artist team wishes to be considered. These categories include:

§ Sculpture
§ Mosaic or Ceramic
§ Art Glass
§ Multi-Media/Installation
§ Light
§ Other (please specify medium)

Application materials must be received at the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission Offices by 5:00 p.m. on Monday September 15, 2008. Send application packets to:
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
2030 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95815-2030
Attn: Airport Art Program Pre-Qualified Artist Data Base

Notes:
Inclusion in the pre-qualified artist pool does not guarantee that an artist or artist team will be selected for an Airport art project.
If an applicant team dissolves, individual artists from that team will not be eligible for further consideration.
SMAC reserves the right to select artists/artists teams who are not in the pre-qualified pool for Airport art projects.
All future commissioned artwork will be required to be of durable materials appropriate for long-term exposure in an Airport environment, must be designed to adhere to public health and safety codes, and must be ADA compliant.

For further information about the Sacramento Metropolitan Airport Terminal B Expansion Program please visit: http://www.sacairports.org/int/planning/TMP.htm
For information about the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission please visit: http://www.sacculture.com/

Art Show - Clara Street Projects

Hey all, Opening next friday, a sort of grassroots thing that I am involved in. Inserted the press release below:

“Clara Street Projects” Transforms Auto Garage into Alternative Gallery Space 170 Clara Street, San Francisco
August 8 – October 3, 2008

Opening Receptions for “Clara Street Projects: An Exhibition in Three Parts”
Part I: Transformations-- Friday, August 8, 6-8 pm
Part II: Site and Situation-- Thursday, August 28, 6-8 pm
Part III: Negotiations-- Thursday, September 18, 6-8 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 29, 2008—“Clara Street Projects”, a group of Bay Area artists, has repurposed a former auto mechanic’s garage in the South of Market area of San Francisco to stage a series of three two-week visual arts exhibitions running from August 8 through October 3, 2008.

The temporary exhibition space on Clara Street will only exist for these three shows. The owner of the building has generously donated the space to the collective while awaiting city approval for his renovation plans. The show’s organizers, Barry Beach, Kelly Falzone, and Joshua Keller, have collaborated with exhibiting artists to repurpose the space and stage the shows.

This endeavor was inspired in part by the “Ways and Means” group show that took place in April of 2008 in which 24 emerging artists repurposed a donated 1800 square foot vacant office space on Howard Street, creating an alternative gallery setting specifically designed to showcase their work.

“Clara Street Projects: An Exhibition in Three Parts” features thirty-one Bay Artists utilizing a wide range of media, processes and materials. “Part I: Transformations” features work addressing the intersections of the natural and built environments and will run from August 8 through 22. “Part II: Site and Situation” addresses the idea of art as cognitive remnant and will be up August 28 through September 12. “Part III: Negotiations” will explore the interplay between individuals and their surroundings September 18 through October 3.

“Clara Street Projects” is located at 170 Clara Street, one-half block north of Harrison Street between 5th and 6th Streets in SOMA. Gallery hours are 12-6pm Tuesday through Saturday. Limited street parking is available. Garage parking is available nearby at San Francisco Center (5th Street) and at the Moscone Center (4th Street).

For more information, visit www.clarastreetprojects.org or e-mail project organizers at
clarastreetprojects@gmail.com.


Hope to see you there!