Deiseanna Ealaín Phoiblí | Public Art Opportunities

Per Cent for Art Scheme: River Tolka Flood Defence Commission

The Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Per Cent for Art Scheme has provided funding for Create, the national development agency for collaborative art, to undertake the management of Per Cent for Art commissions relating to the creation of flood defence systems on the River Tolka in catchment areas across Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council. Create will manage an open call for proposals from artists, curators and creative producers for the commissions.

The commission(s) will take place across each of the three local authority sites, with the River Tolka acting as a central connector. Work can include any artform and be achieved through once off interventions, residencies, collaborative projects, inter-disciplinary responses, or time based work. There is also scope for collaboration between artists and for collective responses and interdisciplinary approaches and practices. Respect will be paid to different forms of artistic expression and duration, encompassing temporary, time-based and permanent work (or combinations). Proposals must involve artists making new work as a central aspect of the commission. Curators, artistic directors and creative producers may also put forward proposals. It is expected that the work will be situated/manifest in locations related to the River Tolka in the Meath, Fingal and DublinCity local authority areas.

The total value of the commission(s) is €66,000

A briefing meeting will be arranged for artists, curators or creative producers interested in the commission. This meeting will offer an opportunity to meet with the local authority arts officers, engineers and other specialists associated with the flood defence works. The briefing meeting will take place on June 17th 11am in the Create offices, 2 Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.

Closing date for Stage 1 proposals – Friday July 27th 2014 at 2pm

See briefing document here

Call for Proposals from Performing Arts Practitioners:
Arts and Disability Public Art Commission   

Deadline:  24 June 12 noon 

Web: http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/

Email: mmcelligott@dlrcoco.ie 

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council 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.

Prior to the submission deadline, the Arts Office will facilitate a group meeting for prospective applicants to meet with a number of organisations in the area who would be interested in working with the successful applicant on this commission.

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.

Public Art Commission: The Giant’s Lair, Ireland Largest Children’s Story Park

CALL FOR ARTISTS:

The Giant’s Lair, Ireland largest Children’s Story Park.

Located at: SlieveGullionForest Park, Newry

Sticky Fingers, Ireland’s leading arts organisation for young children in collaboration with Newry and Mourne District Council, is seeking to commission a range of high quality, permanent, innovative and original works inspired by the legends, folklore and children’s interpretations of the mythical history of the Slieve Gullion area.

The successful artists will be required to undertake a period of working with local children who are acting as the consultants on this unique project, which will result in creating a signature children’s art park for Northern Ireland.

Sticky Fingers are currently inviting expressions of interest from visuals artists and landscape artists working in the public realm for this exciting art project.

We are currently seeking to recruit artists for six separate commissions. It is anticipated that the six commissions will be awarded to different artists to reflect different styles and approaches used to result in a unique children’s creative play experience.

Budget range from £30,000 for each large-scale artwork and £6,000 for each small-scale art works.

For further details on the application process, please send a SAE to:
The Giant’s Lair Project
Sticky Fingers
The Children’s Art House
9 Monaghan Street
NewryBT35 6BB

Or email: grainne@stickyfingersarts.co.uk.

Deadline for stage one applications is 30th June 2014.

This project is been funded through the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Newry and Mourne District Council.

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