Deiseanna Ealaín Phoiblí | Public Art Opportunities

Factory Community Forum: Building Peace through the Arts – Public Art Commission

Tender to commission the appointment of an artist to design, produce and install an artwork in the public realm.

Factory Community Forum seeks expressions of interest from experienced and suitably qualified artists or design teams in developing a new public artwork. The total budget available for the artwork is up to £50,000 (inclusive of VAT).

The deadline for expressions of interest is 12.00pm on Friday 29th August 2014. Late submissions will not be accepted.

For  terms of reference or further information, please contact: Gareth McConnell, gareth@factorycommunityforum.co.uk or phone: 02828276210 (Monday – Friday from 10am – 2.00pm).

Brigit’s Garden + Galway Arts Centre: ‘Creative Energy’ Commission

 ‘Creative Energy’ is a once-off commission for a visual artist to make a new permanent artwork that will use solar panels as a power source. The artwork will engage the public interactively and make explicit the symbiotic relationship between solar energy and the artwork.

The artwork will be part of a wider project named ‘Exploring Nature’s Power’ which involves installing renewable energy devices at Brigit’s Garden in Roscahill, Co. Galway. The devices will have associated interpretation and interactive elements to engage both adults and children and enable learning about renewable energy, especially energy derived from the sun. The project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. The artist’s competition is also co-funded by Galway County Council Arts Office. Brigit’s Garden is also partnering with the Department of Engineering & Informatics & the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway to promote science, technology, engineering and maths in primary and post-primary education.

The commission is €4,000 and will cover the artist’s fee, project development, materials and installation.

The artwork could be either a stand-alone feature or integrate with an existing feature in Brigit’s Garden e.g. the fountain, lochán or calendar sundial.

The successful artwork will be selected from an open call for submissions and will:

Be original and site-specific, and fit in with the natural environment and themes of Brigit’s Garden

Incorporate solar photovoltaic cells as a power source

Have an interactive element, so that visitors can affect an aspect of the work and see the result. (For example, a visitor could pull a cover over some of the solar panels and see that the power is reduced)

Be robust and safe. The artist will arrange for a suitably insured engineer to sign off on the completed work

Be low maintenance, so that it can easily be maintained by staff at Brigit’s Garden 

Submission Process & Information:

Artists are invited to send a proposal for an artwork, their CV and examples of recent work.

The proposal should include:

o   Proposed site of artwork
o   The concept & research behind the artwork
o   The interactive element of the artwork
o   Proposed maintenance of artwork
o   Budget breakdown of artwork, including artist’s fee, fabrication/development, installation and maintenance.

Timeframe:
The successful applicant will be informed in the first week in September 2014 and work will commence immediately. The deadline for completion is end of October 2014.

Evaluation Panel & Criteria:
The Evaluation panel will consist of Jenny Beale, Director, Brigit’s Garden; Maeve Mulrennan, Head of Visual Art, Galway Arts Centre, Dr Annette Harte, Department of Engineering and Informatics in NUI Galway, and an independent adjudicator with knowledge of renewable energy. The proposals will be evaluated on artistic ambition, suitability to the context, feasibility, and health and safety.

Insurance & Tax:
The selected artist will have to provide a tax clearance certificate and evidence of public liability insurance.

Queries and Submissions should be emailed to Maeve Mulrennan on exploringnaturespower@gmail.com

The closing date for submissions is Friday 22nd August 2014.

A site visit, where Jenny Beale, Director of Brigit’s Garden will give a tour of the site and answer queries will take place from 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 6th August 2014. Please email exploringnaturespower@gmail.com to register for the site visit and information pack. For further information on Brigit’s Garden see www.brigitsgarden.ie

Cairns Residents Group: Building Peace through the Arts – Re-Imaging Communities Recruitment of an Artist / Facilitator

Cairns Residents Group in Cushendall wishes to recruit an experienced artist/facilitator to carry out community consultation and creative engagement.

This work is part of the first stage of a public art project. The outcome will be a report collating information for inclusion in the brief for a new public artwork.

Deadline for submissions: 5pm, Friday 15th August 2014

Regina House: Invitation to Tender for Public Art Work under the Per Cent for Art Scheme

As part of the New Ward Extension at Regina House, Kilrush, Co. Clare, the HSE is now inviting artists to tender for the provision of original art work(s) for display, under the terms of the Government ”Per Cent for Art Scheme”. The available funding is €8,300.

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

The deadline for receipt of proposals is by 4pm on Monday 18th August 2014.

The detailed Invitation to Tender document is available here with map and location document here.

Ballyconnell Building Peace through the Arts: Re-imaging Communities: Public Art Commission

Ballyconnell BPttA Steering Committee is now inviting expressions of interest from artists or groups of artists for a public artwork to be sited in front of the Market Square, Main Street, Ballyconnell.
The theme for this artwork is ‘The Crossing Point’ which reflects Ballyconnell’s rich history as a crossing point on the river and on the border with Northern Ireland.

There is no payment to artists submitting the initial Expression of Interest (Stage 1). Between 3 and 5 artists will be selected to proceed to Stage 2 and will be asked to develop a full proposal with sketches and a maquette. £500 is available for each artist selected for Stage 2.

Artists interested in submitting an Expression of Interest should read the following Artist Brief carefully and follow the guidelines for submission.

• Ballyconnell BPttA Artist Brief

The total value of the commission will be up to £48,000 (including VAT). This figure must also allow for all necessary design, treatment of surfaces, installation, erection and all fixings to secure the feature etc. There will be a six month timeframe for delivery of the artwork.

All queries should be directed via email only to catrionaoreilly@cavancoco.ie

Completed Expressions of Interest should be sent to Ballyconnell BPttA Committee, c/o Catriona O’Reilly, Arts Officer, Cavan County Council by the deadline 5pm on Wednesday 13 August 2014.

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