Art
in the Park : New Forms from the Southeast, Mercer University, Department of Art, Tattnall Square Park, Knight Foundation
INTRODUCTION
Mercer University’s Art Department, in collaboration with
Tattnall Square Park and the Macon/Bibb Parks and Recreation Department, seeks
seven artists or artist teams to show temporary, public art projects in
Tattnall Square Park, located at 148 College St. Macon, Georgia.
The selected
artists will display temporary installations or sculpture in the park from
October 31, 2014 – February 27, 2015. The call is open to artists who reside in
the Southeast United States. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Friday,
October 3.
Opening Reception November 14.
BACKGROUND
Tattnall Square Park is a 16 acre public park in downtown
Macon, Georgia. It is one of Macon’s most historic green spaces and one of the
oldest city parks in America. Please see the attached Park Information pdf file
to learn more about the park’s history and current day use.
EXHIBITION THEME
New Forms from the Southeast seeks to show contemporary art
from new and emerging artists who are working in the Southeast region of The United States and who create work that is built for outdoors
and public interaction. New Forms from the Southeast is part of a larger temporary
public art program called Art in the Park, which will bring six exhibitions of
temporary public art to Macon’s Tattnall Square over a two-year period. The
project is funded by a grant from The Knight Foundation and receives partial
support from Mercer University.
The artwork should:
• activate the space and engage pedestrians at the site.
• address the space as a whole and encourage pedestrian flow
through the site.
The artwork can (but
is not limited to):
• operate or interact with Parks planned activities at the
site.
• be two- or three-dimensional, allowing for movement
through the space.
• offer participatory or interactive experiences for
visitors to the site.
• allow for a short- or long-term experience.
• work with projection, light or sound.
• include performance components.
STIPEND
Selected artists will receive a $1,000 stipend to help pay
for travel expenses, and project costs for delivery, installation, and removal
of artwork. Sevenartists or artist teams will be chosen. Permit fees, and
insurance will be paid for by Mercer University. Artists will receive help with
installation of their work from the Mercer Art Department faculty and some
students.
ELIGIBILITY
The call is open to artists who are living in Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia.
Artists may apply as a team, but the application should
clearly describe the contribution of each collaborator. Artists do not need to
have a background in public art, but should be aware of the challenges of
creating work for an urban and unprotected site like Tattnall Square Park.
The Art in the Park program encourages diversity in each of
its exhibitions. Artists whose work is well represented in the region are
eligible to apply, but the artist selection panel will consider artistic
diversity as one factor in the selection process. Students are not eligible to
apply.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
11 p.m. E.S.T., Friday, October 3, 2014
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
A note on work samples: Applicants may submit still images
or both still and moving images, or audio samples on a CD-R/DVD-R or a website
link.
Submit online using the following email address for URL
links and physical address for CD/DVDs by 11 p.m., Friday, October 3:
Send email to:
• Letter of interest (not to exceed 2,000 characters)
• Concept idea (not to exceed 2,000 characters). Describe
roughly what you plan to install and the type of location where it could be
located. Describe the potential methods and materials used in the installation.
• 10 -20 images of past artworks. Concept proposal images
are not necessary.
• Work Sample Identification List or some way to identify
the titles, medium, and scale of the examples of your work. List should include
information about all work samples, including both still images and moving
image samples submitted on CD-R/DVD-R.
• Résumé
• Three professional references
Video work samples totaling three minutes submitted on
CD-R/DVD-R (Optional)
The selection panel will review a total of three minutes
maximum from each applicant. The three-minute sample may include clips from
multiple works.
The CD-R/DVD-R should be formatted so your work samples are
arranged in the order you want them seen. The samples can be played using
either Windows Media Player or Quicktime. Late samples will not be reviewed.
Please submit the following information on/with your
CD-R/DVD-R or URL:
• Artist’s name
• Artist’s address, phone and email
• Title of artwork(s) and running time of each clip. Titles
must match the information submitted online in the work sample identification
list.
Self-Addressed
Stamped Envelope: Applicants who want their work samples returned by mail
must include a self-addressed envelope with adequate postage. Work samples
without postage will be discarded 60 days after the notice is sent. Every
effort is made to ensure safe handling of work samples, but the Mercer
University Art Department cannot assume responsibility for loss or damage.
Mail/FedEx/UPS or
hand-deliver to:
Art in the Park
Mercer University Art Department
1400 Coleman Ave.
Macon, GA 31207
SELECTION CRITERIA
The artist or artist team will be selected on the basis of
the following criteria: strength and artistic merit of past works, quality and
ideas expressed in the work proposed for the show, ideas expressed in the
letter of interest, visual and technical sophistication, creativity of
approach, and references. The Mercer University Art Department is committed to
reflecting the diversity and cultural richness of our city in the selection of
artists and artworks.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will occur in one phase: a selection
panel will review all applications and select seven artists or artist teams for
the show. Two alternate artist or artist teams will be selected in the event
the selected artists are not able to accept their invitation to the show.
NOTIFICATION OF
RESULTS
The Mercer Art Department will notify the selected
artists/artist teams at the conclusion of panel deliberations, by October 13.
Installation of work begins October 24 and ends on the 31st.
Please do not call the office. Applicants will receive
notification of the panel’s decision by e-mail. The Mercer Art Department
reserves the right not to select any of the applicants.
WE’RE HERE TO HELP
Please contact Craig Coleman at (478) 301-2507 or coleman_c@mercer.edu if you have any
questions regarding the submission process or Tattnall Square Park.
