Deiseanna Ealaín Phoiblí | Public Art Opportunities

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION: OPPORTUNITY FOR PERFORMING ARTS PRACTITIONERS

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office invites proposals for a performing arts commission focusing on the exploration of sensory disabilities. The commission is open to either individuals or companies/collaborators to apply. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will work collaboratively with groups(s) of people with sensory disabilities in the Stillorgan electoral area of the county.

DLR is particularly interested in practitioners who work in a collaborative manner (either on a conceptual level or directly through participation), are flexible in their approach and responsive to the needs of those involved.

The budget for the commission is €14,000 inclusive and the closing date for submissions is Tuesday 24th June.
Full brief available to download at http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/arts_disability_public_commission.htm or contact Ciara King, Assistant Arts Officer-Arts Programme Development at email: cking@dlrcoco.ie

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK: PER CENT FOR ART SCHEME – INVITATION TO TENDER

UniversityHospitalLimerick, Dooradoyle is being transformed into a major university hospital and the major acute centre for the mid-west region with significant capital developments being progressed at the site.

The HSE is now inviting Artists to tender for the provision of original art work(s) for public display at the main entrance internal roundabout at the Hospital, under the terms of the Government ”Per Cent for Art Scheme”.

The available funding is €51,000.

Please note the HSE is not obliged to accept any proposal submitted and should the standard of work or insurance or proposals be deemed unacceptable then no art work commission may be awarded.

The deadline for receipt of proposals is by 3pm on Friday 16th May 2014.

The detailed Invitation to Tender document is available here: UHL_tender_brief and drawings here: Appendix_drawings_UHL

COLÁISTE POBAIL BHEANNTRAÍ  PER CENT FOR ART COMMISSION

Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí, Seskin, Bantry, Co. Cork is a Community College that has been granted a budget of €64,000 under the Per Cent for Art Scheme to produce an art based commission programme for our school.  The school’s Per Cent for Art Committee warmly invites submissions from practicing artists working in all artforms. 

Details of the brief are available on the school website: www.colaistepobailbheanntrai.com

A site visit is scheduled for Thursday, 27th March 2014 at 3:00pm.  Please email admin@colaistepobailbheanntrai.com to register your attendance.

Closing date for Stage 1: - Friday, 25th April 2014

For all other enquires email above or phone 027 56434

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Film Commission Opportunities for Emerging Filmmakers

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invites applications from emerging filmmakers, through its public art programme of commissions, for two new short films. The funding provided for each work will be €7,000 inclusive. The commissions are open to short films or documentaries and the work must be shot in the Glencullen area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. The work is being commissioned under the Per Cent for Art scheme.

Full brief with details of submission requirements available here http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/Emerging_Filmmakers_Commission_Brief.pdf or email cking@dlrcoco.ie

Closing date for submissions is Tuesday 29th April.

HAVE YOUR PUBLIC WORK PROFILED IN THE VISUAL ARTISTS NEWS SHEET

If you have recently been involved in a public commission, percent for art project, socially engaged project or any other form of ‘art outside the gallery’ VAI would like you to email them the information for publication in the Visual Artists News Sheet. Send images (3-4MB in size) and a short text (no more than around 300 words) in the following format:

-Artists name
-Title of work
-Commissioning body
-Date advertised
-Date sited / carried out.
-Budget
-Commission type
-Project Partners
-Brief description of the work

Work must have been undertaken in the last 6 months. Send your info to Publications Assistant, Lily Power at: lily@visualartists.ie