PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY:
Local, National and International Call-to-Artists
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Request for Expressions of Interest 

The Winnipeg Arts Council invites professional artists to submit expressions of interest to create a permanent, contemporary public artwork using elements of water and light in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
This is a national and international competition for a major artwork to mark the designation of Winnipeg as the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2010. 

Budget:$575,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Deadline for Application: Monday, September 13, 2010, 4:00 pm CST

Artists must submit a complete application package to be considered.

For more on the Winnipeg Arts Council's Public Art Program, please link here.
For more information on Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada, please link here.

Please ensure you have updated or downloaded the latest version of Adobe Reader for the pdfs.

The Call-to-Artists document as well as the site plan can be downloaded at the links below:
Download Call-to-Artists (pdf) 

Figure 1A (pdf)
Figure 1B (pdf)
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Figure 2B (pdf)
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PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY:
Local Call-to-Artists for Expressions of Interest

The Winnipeg Arts Council seeks an artist to create a literary-themed fence for Millennium Library Park in downtown Winnipeg. The Park is undergoing a significant renovation and will also be the site of a major public art project to mark the designation of Winnipeg as the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2010.

The artist must reside in, or in close proximity to, Winnipeg.
 
Budget: $90,000

Deadline for application: September 8, 2010

Interested artists must submit a complete application package to be considered.

Please ensure you have updated or downloaded the latest version of Adobe Reader for the PDFs.

The Call-to-Artists document as well as site plans and figures can be downloaded at the links below:

Call to Artists (pdf)

Figure 1A (pdf)
Figure 1B (pdf)
Figure 2A (pdf)
Figure 2B (pdf)
Figure 3   (pdf)
Figure 4   (pdf)