CALL FOR SCULPTORS

Released: September 2003

WHAT:

The 3rd Annual Lincoln Park Community Art Initiative seeks professional sculptors whose work will be installed throughout Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. The work will be installed in April 2004 and will remain on display for one year through April 2005. A cash award of $1,000 will be given to artists chosen to participate. Artists and their work will be promoted in project materials and as part of the media outreach strategy. Some artists may be asked to participate in media events and interviews at the time of installation or throughout the year. Assistance with the installation of work will be provided upon request. Only the highest quality work will be considered for installation.

WHEN:

Application Deadline is December 19, 2003

WHO:

Professional sculptors who reside in Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Kendall or Grundy Counties are invited to submit proposals for consideration. Artists must be experienced with the design, construction and installation of outdoor sculpture and must have a documented track-record of this experience.

HOW: To apply, artists must submit:


• entry form
• resume
• one-paragraph biography
• artists statement
• 3 to 5, 35mm plastic or cardboard mounted slides that best represent their work
• a detailed to-scale maquette
• (artists selected in the 2002 or 2003 program may substitute a to-scale drawing/digital image of the piece (in lieu of a maquette) intended to be installed
• SASE (with adequate postage) for the return of entry materials.

Entry forms and guidelines are available at www.lpcai.org. They are also available by mail by calling Barb Guttmann (773) 327-9111. Or you can email: lincolnparkcommunityart@hotmail.com.

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