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Sculptists. . . .
Happy 4th!
I am heading for Shidoni Foundry Gallery's big anniversary show
for its
Sculpture Garden in Santa Fe on Thursday. With sculpture gardens
such a
new hot thing, it is nice to see an event which commemorates one
of the
mainstays. Congrats.
Enjoy the week's postings. Opportunities, questions, dialogue.
Randy
OPPORTUNITIES
Wanted - Project Manager, Public Art program, Arts and Science
Council
of Charlotte
Seeking indivdual with strong education/knowledge of visual arts
and
architecture. 2-3 years experience with construction project
management. Responsible for artist coordination, contract and
budget
management. Excellent administrative and computer skills needed.
Salery and benefits. Letter of interest and professional resume
accepted by mail only
Arts and Science Council, 227 West Trade Street, Suite 250,
Charlotte,
NC 28202. Atten: Public Art
Wanted - Expereinced mosaic fabricator, Port of Seattle Art
program at
the Seattle-Tacoma Airport
Seeking a experienced mosaic fabricator to work with 9 artists
doing
architectural column design. For application and details contact:
www.metrokc.gov/exec/culture/aboutpublicart/programs/rfg.htm
Houston, TX Buffalo Bayou Art Park
seeks artsit to install temporary site-specific work. stipends
are
awarded to those selected. send a proposal with slides,
resume,other
appropriate materials and a SASE to Buffalo Bayou Art Park, 3201
Allen
Parkway, Suite 150, Houston, TX 77019 713-502-0152 or
artpart@bbartpark.org
City of San Diego, CA anticipates a large number of commissions
for
the coming years. To be added to the artist mailing list contact
aow@sdcity.sannet.gov
College Station, TX Texas A&M University
seeking submissions for a memorial honoring 12 students who died
in
the 1999 bonfire collapse. visit www.bonfirememorial.tamu.edu for
details and to request an rfp. deadline: 8/31/01
Prescott, AZ Yavapai College (Friends of Visual and Perforing
Arts)
seeks proposals for an outdoor sculpture with water elements.
project
budget is $25,000. deadline: 9/17/01. obtail details and
application
from www.yavapai.cc.az.us/foundation.nsf
Wildwood, MO
competition for a new bicycle and pedestrian overpass. deadline
is
8/31/2001. to obtain a prospectus see www.cityofwildwood.com
Tallahassee, FL Florida's Art in State Buildings Program
many upcoming public art projects for large-scale outdoor and
indoor
works. for more info: lmodica@mail.dos.state.fl.us
Seattle, WA Seattle Arts Commission
seeks artsit for 3 public art projects in City hall
1 light sculpture - $50,000 budget
1 free standing sculpture for terrace -$125,000 budget
1 sound work for elevator - $35,000 budget
deadline is 7/6/01
application available www.cityofseattle.net/arts
PRESERVING RUSTY FINISHES FOR STEEL???
Hi, I've been working in rusted steel and have encountered some
problems
in getting the rust to stop flaking off.
What kinds of clear coatings can be put on after you've achieved
the
desired rust effect in order to protect it
from flaking?
Phelan Meek
www.phelanmeek.com
RESPONSES TO ALASKA COMMISSION GUIDELINES
Response to debate over Alaska Airlines Memorial Commission
Protocol has it that if you ask an artist to submit a proposal
beyond a written description of their idea that you give them an
honorarium. This money is a demonstration by the commissioning
agency
that they are serious minded and professional. Public
commissioning
agencies adhere to this protocol on every commission. Private
commissioning agencies rarely have the protocols in place; in
fact most
of them are doing this for the very first time. This is the case
with
this particular memorial. Would I personally travel thousands of
miles
to be one of 8 artists to compete for a group that was doing it
for the
first time? Depends. Indeed they are not a professional group of
people. They do however have a compelling project, they have
funding,
and they have a site.
I am among the most diligent advocate for compensating artists. I
do not recommend to artists that they lend artwork to most of the
proliferating civic organizations that host outdoor sculpture
shows.
The artists bears all the costs of production in exchange for
"exposure"
and the "chance that something might sell". Hogwash.
The only people
who benifit are the developers and land owners whose property
values
increase because of the presence of art. Kirkland, Washington is
a
perfect example of this. Bellevue's Art in the Park is a good
example
because they in fact make a concerted effort to buy work and do.
Having said that artists have to reconcile themselves to the fact
that
"sales" is a part of their job as it is for any
manufacturer. I market
my company and services everyday without the guarantee of
remuneration.
Just yesterday I spent an entire day (my day rate is $600.00)
traveling
to meet a potential client without any guarantees but it
generated
$3,200.00 in orders and a likelyhood of more in the future.
That's
business and artists are in business wether they like it or not.
Architects do exactly what we are complaining about all the time.
They
do elaborate proposals without any guarantees.
We should be grateful to the Public commissioning agencies and
their
developed protocols. They are fair and generous. However, we
shouldn't
let ourselves be lulled into the delusion that artists deserve
special
consideration in the marketplace. It's not how the capitalist
market
driven economy works.
Best regards,
Steve Mesler
Hi Randy, Thank you for publishing the conversation between
myself and
the
author of the above statement. Several recent requests for
submissions
which
I have looked over and which were published on this list do
precisely
the
same thing one that comes to mind is The Montana University
Library
submission request calling for the usual 10 slides PLUS proposals
for a
variety of sites from all initial entrants with no remuneration
offered
for
such proposals.
I guess one can look upon these entries as competitions and
really I see
very
little difference. Todays postings include invitations from
Houston for
a
memorial for the student bonfire tragedy - again no remuneration
offered
for
cerebral energy but a nice cash prize for the winning proposal.
The
part
that troubles me is the following quote from their submission
form:
"Ownership of the Submissions - All submissions shall become
the
property of
Texas A&M University, which reserves the right to exhibit
and/or
reproduce
any of the design presentations. No feature of any submission
shall be
reproduced in any manner without due credit being given to the
author(s)
of
the design."
This type of statement makes me nervous as not only does the
artist not
get
paid if not the winner but all submissions are turned over to the
competition
organizers for their own profit.
Please accept my apologies for a barrage of mail but I want to
address
the
outdated habit that many submission invitations still adhere to.
Calling
for
a quantity of 10 slides with each proposal submitted seems
excessive to
me
especially since they are expensive to produce, slow to come back
from
the
processor and seldom returned by the art council involved. Surely
a
maximum
of 3 slides would be quite suffficient to convince any doubting
Thomas
of
one's ability or better still get with the program and call for
CD's
which
are immediately available from personal files not to mention how
cheap
they
are to mail. Just my word on the subject. Have a nice day.
Victoria Varley
Sculptor
CHIANTI SCULPTURE PARK, ITALY (UPDATE)
Outdoor Sculptors. . .
I want to thank all of the applicants to my call for proposals
for the
Chianti Sculpture Park. There have been so many wonderful
representations of talent that I am almost overwhelmed by the
response.
We had over 100 submissions and were able to contact 10 artists,
initially, and are now working with three on this year's project.
Because we are in the process of developing the park, I want
everyone to
know that our response time to your work is quite slow and the
spaces
are few. However, we plan to have one or two artists rotating for
temporary exhibitions annually in a beautiful site located in the
park.
We welcome your responses but do advise you once again to be
patient.
Once again, thank you all for your interest.
Piero Giadrossi
Chianti Sculpture Park
Last changed: February 22, 2006