(Detail of Manmer Crossing the Alps by Catherine Dubois, YEGCanvas 2018)
Call to Edmonton Artists :: YEGCanvas in Transit Temporary Public Art Project
YEGCanvas in Transit is a temporary public art exhibition coordinated in partnership with Pattison Outdoor Advertising. Artworks by emerging, Indigenous, and racialized Edmonton-based artists will be displayed in a variety of platforms including LRT stations and cars, and buses. This Call is restricted to artists who have not been featured in past iterations of YEGCanvas.
YEGCanvas in Transit will run from April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020
The project is part of the Edmonton Arts Council's ongoing efforts to amplify the work of the visual artists living and working within the Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Region.
Budget:
$750 per artist (maximum, all inclusive) *artists may submit one (1) image per location, OR one image formatted to suit the location(s) for which they wish to be considered
Deadline for Submissions:
4:30 PM on Friday, March 22, 2019
Installation:
May 1, 2019 + throughout 2019/2020
For more information, please contact:
Eva Marie Clarke, Communications Officer, Public Art (February 11 - 22, 2019)
p: 780.424.2787 ext. 235 e: emclarke@edmontonarts.ca
Robert Harpin, Public Art Officer (February 25 - March 22, 2019)
p: 780.424.2787 ext. 231 e: rharpin@edmontonarts.ca
The Edmonton Arts Council is committed to equity in all aspects of its work, and invites proposals from all potentially interested individuals. We thank all applicants for their time and professional interest in this call.
