(Project Rendering of Holyrood LRT Stop - Adad Hannah)

Community Engagement Workshop :: Holyrood LRT Stop

Call to Canadian Curators :: Assessment of the City of Edmonton Public Art Collection (Phase 1)

The Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, seeks a Canadian Curator or Curatorial team to undertake the first phase in an assessment of the City of Edmonton Public Art Collection.

This multi-phased project includes:

Budget:
Please include a proposed fee with submission materials.

Deadline:
4:30 pm MST on Monday, May 7, 2018

Schedule:
To be completed by end of third quarter, 2018.

Please direct any enquiries to David Turnbull, Public Art & Conservation Director: dturnbull@edmontonarts.ca or 780.424.2787 ext 222

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.
 

Call to Edmonton & Area Artists :: Heritage Valley Park & Ride (RFQ)
 

The Heritage Valley Park and Ride public art call, open to professional artists residing in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region*, is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy "Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas" (C458C).

Emerging artists and artists not currently represented in the collection are encouraged to apply.

The Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, seeks an Edmonton-based artist or artist team to create an artwork to be installed Summer 2019 at the Heritage Valley Park and Ride Transit Centre.

Applied artwork mediums can include, but are not limited to, murals (directly onto brick or mural panels), low relief sculpture, and mosaic. Low relief sculpture should be a maximum of 3 inches from the wall. Integrated artwork is not acceptable (e.g. brick work, fountains, or other media that alter the wall design and construction).

Artwork concepts that relate to water, unique Northern Alberta seasonal colours and ecosystems, and sense of genius loci or "spirit of place" may be preferred due to the facility's design intention.

Each artwork zone is approximately 13 metres wide x 4 metres high.

Budget:
$31,000.00 CAD (maximum, all inclusive)

Deadline for Submissions:
4:30 pm MST on Monday, April 30, 2018

Installation:
Summer 2019

For more information, contact Chelsea Boida: phone (780) 424-2787 ext. 229 or email: cboida@edmontonarts.ca

The Edmonton Arts Council is committed to equity in all aspects of its work, and invites proposals from all potentially interested artists. We thank all artists for their time and professional interest in this call.

*For eligibility please check the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Map

 

Save the Date! 2018 Alberta Public Art Network Summit

Public art administrators! Plan to join the Edmonton Arts Council this September to explore the challenges, issues, and successes we all face in this ever-changing field.

More details, including keynote speakers, topics, hotel bookings, fees, and a registration form will be available on the Alberta Public Art website in the coming weeks.

(Artworks for #YEGCanvas 2017/18 pt. 3)
 

Explore the billboards and LRT posters before they melt away!

On Sunday, April 15, the billboards and LRT posters will begin disappearing faster than snow in an Edmonton spring! Get out and capture that #yegpublicart selfie you've been waiting for. We are grateful to the artists whose work made this exhibition so exciting, and to Pattison Outdoor Advertising for its creative partnership.

#YEGCanvas is a citywide billboard and LRT station - based art exhibition, featuring art by 45 Edmonton artists working in a variety of disciplines. The 2017/18 artworks were chosen from more than 500 submissions by 179 artists. It is presented by the Edmonton Arts Council in partnership with Pattison Outdoor Advertising. To date, 135 artworks by 102 local artists have been exhibited.