City of Sarasota Calls for Artists

From the City of Sarasota:

Sarasota, FL - Two Calls to Artists -- one regional and one national -- are underway for the creation of original artworks to be placed at two locations in downtown Sarasota as part of the City’s permanent public art collection. One location will be the recently opened State Street Garage. The other location will be a future roundabout to be constructed at N. Palm Avenue and Cocoanut Avenue.

The Call to Artists for the State Street Garage is limited to artists who reside or have an office/artist studio within a 150-mile radius of the City of Sarasota. The project budget for the State Street Garage cannot exceed $100,000. The deadline for submissions for this regional Call to Artists is Sunday, October 23, 2016. For more details visit here.

The Call to Artists for the N. Palm Avenue/Cocoanut Avenue roundabout is a national Call to Artists. The project budget cannot exceed $150,000. The deadline for submissions is Monday, October 31, 2016. For more information visit here.

Specific details about both projects, including budget, the application process, and selection process are posted here. Artists who have successfully completed projects of similar scale and budget are encouraged to apply.

Artists are required to submit qualifications, a brief statement, and accompanying images describing an initial concept idea. It is hoped that a full range of art mediums and styles will be represented.

Images of completed works within the City’s public art collection can be reviewed here.

For both Calls to Artists, finalists will be invited to present their proposals to the Public Art Committee. The Public Art Committee will make recommendations to the City Commission, which will have final approval of the selected works of art.

Staff members with the Neighborhood and Development Services Department, which oversees the public art program, are coordinating these projects. It is anticipated that the works of art will be installed in 2017.

For more information visit the Call for Entry website: visit here or contact Clifford Smith, Senior Planner: 941-365-2200 ext. 4361.

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