Press release from City of Asheville:
The City of Asheville and the Public Art and Culture Commission (PACC) seek a qualified artist(s) or designer(s) to submit their qualifications for a piece of public artwork that reimagines Station #7, the Art Deco Masterpiece, part of Asheville’s Urban Trail.
Responses to this Call for Artists (CFA) will be reviewed by an Artist Selection Panel and up to three semi-finalists will be asked to submit proposals. Semi-finalists will be paid a $500 honorarium.
The selected artist(s) will work with the City to install their proposal into the existing Outdoor Dining Area in front of the historic S&W Building at 56 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC.
To Apply:
More information and the Call for Artists can be found on the City of Asheville’s Bid page under “Other”.
Project Number: 298-CFA-ArtDecoRedesign-24.Important Details:
Monday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. *Virtual pre-proposal meeting (not mandatory)
Tuesday, April 30 by 5:00 p.m. *Questions due
Monday, May 13 by 5:00 p.m. Submissions deadline
*See Call for Artists on the bid page for details.To learn more about the Public Art Program, visit ashevillenc.gov/publicart.
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