The City of Peterborough’s Public Art Program is inviting individual artists or artist teams to submit proposals for two public art projects to be completed later this year.
The two projects, valued at $12,000 each, would be presented or installed with the city limits between June and December.
Unlike previous public art projects where artists submitted proposals for artwork at a predetermined site and using a specific theme or medium, these two artist-initiated public art projects will provide artists with the freedom to create artworks outside these limits.
Artists can propose artworks in any scale, scope, and medium in any part of the city, either on city-owned or private land.
The call for proposals is open to both established and emerging professional artists of all disciplines, including individual artists, artist teams, artist collectives, ad hoc groups, or arts and culture organizations, as well as partnerships and collaborations between arts and non-arts applicants.
The Public Art Program is especially interested in projects where artists from different disciplines collaborate and which provide opportunities for co-creators to gain valuable training and hands-on experience in developing a public artwork.
Artists and cultural practitioners from Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations are encouraged to apply.
The two-stage call for proposals begins with artists or artist groups submitting an initial artwork concept, preliminary site approvals, and expressions of interest from co-creators and other participants. Proposals are due by 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12th and must be submitted online.
A selection committee will review all submissions, and shortlisted artists will be invited to an interview in early June for a more detailed discussion of their experience, vision, and approach as well as the financial viability of their proposal.
For more information about the City of Peterborough’s Public Art Program, including the call for proposals for the artist-initiated projects, visit peterborough.ca/publicart.
