ArtsWestchester Accepting Submissions for City Center Installation

From ArtsWestchester:

ArtsWestchester announces a unique opportunity for Hudson Valley region sculptors, installation artists, and muralists to create a signature work of art for a major White Plains shopping and entertainment destination. The City Center, a Kite Realty property, in White Plains, N.Y., facilitated by its neighbor ArtsWestchester, seeks designs for a suspended sculptural installation in the City Center’s multi-story atrium. A second Request for Proposals is open for a mural on a newly-exposed wall in the renovated Mamaroneck Avenue lobby.

The City Center is a mixed-use retail and entertainment complex located at the heart of downtown White Plains, NY. Situated 35 minutes by Metro-North from midtown Manhattan, White Plains is Westchester County’s government and shopping center, home to some 60,000 residents with upwards of 200,000 daily visitors to the city for work or recreation. The City Center is surrounded by upscale residential developments and restaurants. Nearby are ArtsWestchester, the White Plains City Hall, businesses, and hotels. City Center tenants include: The White Plains Performing Arts Center, Shop Rite, New York Sports Club, Toys “R” Us, Nordstrom Rack, Target, Cinema De Lux, Barnes & Noble, and several restaurants.

The City Center Public Art Project is a key component of an overall renovation initiative that will refresh the City Center’s façade and interior, distinguishing the center as a community gathering space and Westchester destination. The commissioned artworks will activate empty airspace, engage visitors, and provide the site with a contemporary aesthetic.

Artists are encouraged to let their imagination soar. Equal consideration will be given to work in all media including, but not limited to: ceramics, papers, plastics, metals, lighting, and fibers. Artwork may be kinetic and/or interactive, but should take the space usage and dimension requirements into consideration.

The winning artist or collective for the atrium project will have a budget of up to $100,000 to bring their vision to life. Finalists for the atrium project will be furnished with a stipend to produce a model of their proposed work. Artists designing a mural or wall piece for the Mamaroneck Avenue lobby will have a budget of up to $20,000.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, and must live or work in the Hudson Valley region of New York, including NYC (all 5 boroughs), Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Sullivan Counties.

All applications must be submitted online. Guidelines, more detailed information, and the applications are available on ArtsWestchester’s website. The deadline for all proposals (atrium and mural projects) is April 25, 2016, by 11:59PM.

For more information, go here.

Contact: citycenter@artswestchester.org

About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue.