San Francisco Arts Commission (CA), National Request for Qualifications: 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool

 San Francisco Arts Commission (CA), National Request for Qualifications: 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool

Deadline: December 5th, 2016, 11:59 p.m. PST

The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams residing in the United States to submit qualifications for potential inclusion in a prequalified artist pool for upcoming public art opportunities. The 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool will be used to select artists for commissions for a range of new permanent public art projects associated with the construction of new civic buildings, parks, playgrounds, transportation and streetscape improvement projects throughout San Francisco. Certain projects may also offer opportunities for artists to work as part of a design team along with the project architect/designer.

The Arts Commission seeks visual artists working in a variety of media and artistic approaches to include in the 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool. Past public art experience is not required. These commissions are for artists who are interested in having their design concepts implemented in durable and maintainable materials*

*Due to limited resources, the Arts Commission is usually unable to commission electronic media based artworks.

Eligibility: Professional practicing visual* artists or artist teams residing in the United States. Artists who apply as part of a team may not also apply as individual artists. All artists and members of an artist team must reside in the United States to be eligible.

*The 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool is not open to performing artists. 

Artwork Budgets: Budgets for commissioned permanent public project range up to $500,000 (inclusive of all costs).

For more detailed information and link to apply: http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubartcollection/calls-for-artists/2016/10/11/call-for-artists-20172018-prequalified-artist-pool/

Applicant Workshops: For artists who are interested in more information about applying to public art calls, the San Francisco Arts Commission will host two free workshops that will cover strategies for making a strong application and technical support for SlideRoom.

Saturday, October 29th, 10a.m. – 12p.m.
San Francisco Arts Commission
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-arts-commission-public-art-application-workshop-tickets-28443379915

Thursday, November 3rd, 6-8p.m. 
San Francisco Arts Commission
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
RSVP through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-arts-commission-public-art-application-workshop-tickets-28443467176