City of Peterborough Invites Artists and Residents to Shape Public Art Projects

Peterborough artists, designers, creators and residents are invited to help create and shape the artistic experience through various projects in the City of Peterborough. 

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The City is launching several new projects focusing on public art, including a vinyl mural project at the Peterborough Transit Terminal, a Request for Proposals for digital artwork and the creation of a Public Art Jury.  

Public Art at the Peterborough Transit Terminal

Artists and artist collectives are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for a public art project at the Peterborough Transit Terminal.  

This project involves applying vinyl murals to the Terminal’s exterior concrete columns and façade surfaces. The artwork will improve wayfinding, help users identify entrances, pathways and key areas and enhance safety and accessibility.  

This public art project is part of an infrastructure upgrade at the Terminal, partly funded through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.  

Expressions of interest must be submitted by Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.  

Request for Proposals Open to Artists, Designers, Creators 

Local artists, designers and creators are invited to submit a proposal for the creation of an original, scalable digital artwork to support the City’s Culture and Sport Tourism marketing, communications and merchandise initiatives.   

The selected artist will be commissioned to create one original digital artwork that can be adapted and reproduced across a wide range of applications, including:  

• Apparel and merchandise 

• Printed promotional materials 

• Digital marketing and communications 

• Event branding and tourism campaigns 

Proposals must be submitted by Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. 

Join the Public Art Jury 

The City is seeking knowledgeable and passionate individuals to serve as members of its Public Art Jury.  

The five-member Public Art Jury will be responsible for reviewing and scoring artist submissions for public art projects, participate in meetings as required, provide professional and lived experience in making recommendations and support the City’s Public Art Policy. Jury members will make recommendations to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee.  

Selected Jury members will receive an honorarium for participating in meetings and reviews for up to six different art projects during the year.  

The deadline to apply is Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. 

For more information on these local art projects, including how to apply, visit the City’s website.

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Peterborough Public Art Program Calling For 'Indoor-Outdoor' Project Art Submissions

The City of Peterborough Public Art Program is reminding artists in the community that the deadline for ‘Indoor-Outdoor’ art project submissions is Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.

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The two-stage public art project plans to integrate artwork created by local artists into City spaces such as parks, recreation facilities and downtown City Hall. Stage one (Indoor) will be completed early next year and stage two (Outdoor) will be completed later in the year.

The program is looking for new, recent or past two-dimensional original works to be considered for the program. A selection committee will discuss each application and select four artworks; considering artistic merit, relevance and feasibility. The commission value for each artwork is $4,500.

The four selected artworks will be installed and displayed for twelve to eighteen months at either City Hall, Kinsmen Civic Centre, Healthy Planet Arena or the Sport and Wellness Centre, rotating the works between sites at the end of each term.

The Indoor artworks will be mounted on the main foyers of each facility.

More information about the project can be found on the City’s Public Art website.

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‘Indoor-Outdoor’ Public Art for Public Facilities Project Seeking Art Submissions

The City of Peterborough Public Art Program is inviting artists to submit two-dimensional artworks for consideration as new public art installations at municipal facilities and community spaces across the City announced on Monday.

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Indoor-Outdoor is a two-stage public art project that will integrate artwork created by local artists into City spaces such as parks, recreation facilities and downtown City Hall. Stage one (Indoor) will be completed early next year and stage two (Outdoor) will be completed later in the year.

The project is being administered through the City of Peterborough Public Art Program, in accordance with a resolution of Council in November 2021 on the funding of public art and is open to professional artists and cultural practitioners living in the City and County of Peterborough, Hiawatha First Nation or Curve Lake First Nation. The commission value for each artwork is $4,500.   

The program seeks new, recent or past original works for indoor facilities. A selection committee will discuss each application and select four artworks; considering artistic merit, relevance and feasibility.

The City’s intentions with this project is to “enrich these spaces and people’s exposure to art by bringing art to places where people frequent,” and allow the art pieces to “speak to the spirit of sport and consider the inherent relationship between beauty and skill,” according to a press release.

The four selected artworks will be installed and displayed for twelve to eighteen months at either City Hall, Kinsmen Civic Centre, Healthy Planet Arena or the Sport and Wellness Centre, rotating the works between sites at the end of each term.

The Indoor artworks will be mounted on the main foyers of each facility.

Submissions for the Indoor-Outdoor project close on Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. All submissions must be completed online. More information about the project can be found on the City’s Public Art webpage.

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Call for Proposals for 4th Line Theatre’s 2022 Digital Festival of Light & Dark

4th Line Theatre is seeking project proposals from local artists for original or existing artworks to be featured in the 2022 Digital Festival of Light & Dark.

Mosun Fadare in 4th Line Theatre's 2018 production of Beverley Cooper's The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale directed by Kim Blackwell. Photo by Wayne Eardley - Brookside Studio.

The Digital Festival of Light & Dark will foster virtual engagement between local artists and community members from Millbrook, Peterborough, Lakefield, Port Hope, Cobourg and surrounding areas.

“I am thrilled to bring back the Festival of Light & Dark for a second year. Last year the response to the works created was overwhelming. In 2021, we supported 12 artists and this year we are excited to see what types of projects will be submitted,” said Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell.

Proposals may feature one or more of the following art forms: dance, film, theatre, music, visual art & photography. Priority will be given to artists who explore the concepts of light and/or the darkness, in whatever medium they choose to work.

4th Line Theatre will award micro-grants of $250 to each successful applicant. Proposals must include a 300-word description of the proposed project and the Artist(s)’s CV/Bio.

The deadline to submit proposals is Nov. 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. All proposals must be emailed to 4th Line’s Artistic Administrator, Jess McDougall, at jess@4thlinetheatre.on.ca

Successful project applicants will be notified by November 29, 2021. Artists will then have two months to prepare a video or film which runs five minutes or less, that showcases their new or existing piece of video art.

The videos will be released on 4th Line Theatre’s YouTube channel for viewing as of Monday, January 24, 2022. These videos will be available to the public to view at no cost.

For more information regarding the festival, please contact Jess McDougall by phone at 705-932-4448 or by email at jess@4thlinetheatre.on.ca.

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Lansdowne Place's Canada 150 Call For Artists: Deadline Fast Approaching

Lansdowne Place is looking to find a local artist to do a one-of-a-kind installation as part of their Canada 150th anniversary celebrations. Submissions are due February 17th and they are picking the winning applicant on February 24th.

These installations will celebrate our country’s 150th birthday and are to be reflective of Canada’s past, present and/or future.

The winning artist will have their installation displayed at Lansdowne Place for two months leading up to Canada Day celebrations. The installation will serve as a focal point and Canada 150 landmark in Lansdowne Place as well as a photo backdrop for a Canada 150 “selfie” contest. 

The selected artist will receive the following:

-> An honorarium of $1,500 f­or the artist’s time and material supplies

-> In-mall promotion of installation and display in high traffic area for two months at Lansdowne Place

-> Promotion across Lansdowne Place’s social, digital, mobile channels + E-newsletter database

-> PR support and promotion for the Canada 150 Artist Installation, the artist and the “selfie” contest

The winning mural will hang at Centre Court...

To apply for 20VIC Management Inc.’s Canada 150 Artist Installation at Lansdowne Place, artists must submit their complete application by Friday, February 17th at 5 p.m. local time by email here. More details on submission process can be found here.

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