Paseo Gateway Choice Neighborhood Project: ‘Art on the Avenue’

Call for Artists & Apprentice Artists
Request for Qualifications – Spring 2017

About the Program
The Paseo Gateway Choice Neighborhood Project: ‘Art on the Avenue’ seeks artists to activate public spaces in the Paseo Gateway Choice Neighborhood Transformation Area through the incorporation of arts and cultural programming.  We seek designs, programming and installations that reflect the current diversity and multi-cultural composition of the Paseo Gateway neighborhoods, while also honoring the rich history of the Historic Northeast.

Phase I of the Paseo Gateway: ‘Art on the Avenue’ project will focus on the enhancement of utility boxes in the neighborhood. Artists are invited to integrate art into existing public utility boxes to beautify the urban landscape, increase civic participation, and support the local arts community. The selected artist will create 7 original designs that will be incorporated into vinyl wraps for pre-selected utility boxes. This project requires an artist who possesses proficient skills in Digital Media and preparing files for professional printing.

The artist chosen for this project will receive an Artist Fee of $4,000.00 upon completion of their work.

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Artist’s Role and Qualifications
Ideal candidates will have experience in creating public art and engaging community in the planning process by incorporating the community’s ideas into the final creative product. The candidate should also have experience working with youth and will be expected to work with two young Artist Apprentices to create the designs.

The Artist will be selected by members of the Choice Neighborhood Committee.  Contracting and direction will be through Mattie Rhodes Center. Artists will be expected to attend neighborhood meetings to present design samples for input. Final designs will be approved in conjunction with the Design Review Committee made up of Paseo Gateway partners, the Parks department and local stakeholders.

The Apprentice Artist will be selected by members of the Choice Neighborhood Committee.  Contracting and direction will be through Mattie Rhodes Center. The Apprentice  Artist will be expected to attend neighborhood meetings to present design samples created by Lead Artist for input. Final designs will be approved in conjunction with the Design Review Committee made up of Paseo Gateway partners, the Parks department and local stakeholders.

 

The timeline for this project is March 2017 – May 2017

Application Process
Interested candidates should complete the attached application and email it along with the listed attachments to:

John Daniels, Youth Development Coordinator
Mattie Rhodes Center
Email: jdaniels@mattierhodes.org

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 20, 2017
The selected Artist will be contacted the week of March 27, 2017

There is a stipend available to selected Apprentice Artist

For more information, please contact:
John Daniels, 816-581-5661, jdaniels@mattierhodes.org

For more information on Choice Transformation Project, visit: http://www.paseogateway.com/neighborhood/