City of Casey Council is seeking to commission an artist/s to create an artwork for the Ballarto Road Family and Community Centre (interim name) under development on Riverland Road, Clyde.
We are inviting expressions of interest (EOI) from artists to develop concepts for a free-standing sculpture/s.
The curatorial theme for this commission is simply – colour! This public artwork should invite viewers to experience colour as a language that speaks across cultures, histories, and personal narratives.
Why Colour?
- Universal and Accessible to all. Colour is a universal sensory experience. It transcends language and can be appreciated by people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Emotionally inspiring – Colours evoke moods—blue can calm, red can energize, yellow can uplift. This emotional palette can shape how people feel in a space.
- Urban marker – this colourful artwork will act as a landmark to this new development.
Commission Aims
- To create new public artworks to enrich the Ballarto Road Family and Community Centre.
- To create a work which is made of durable material ensuring the work can be appreciated and enjoyed for many years to come.
- To provide a professionally executed public artwork that complements the existing public artworks in the City of Casey’s growing collection.
- To boost civic pride in our shared open spaces through the installation of public art.
Artists are invited to submit an EOI in response to the brief. A shortlist of four artists will be selected by the Public Art Selection Panel to proceed to concept development. Concept design submissions will be reviewed and assessed by the Public Art Selection Panel. The preferred concept will be selected to proceed to detailed design to deliver the selected concept.
PLEASE NOTE –
- Artists are specifically instructed NOT to submit any drawings or concepts. Please only submit the information requested – additional images or text will not be reviewed.
- Applications are accepted from artists only. We DO NOT accept applications from individuals, companies or other organisations representing artists.
- We require two quotes for all proposed specialist artist’s subcontractor services. This is to protect artists and ensure fair an accountable service provision by all subcontractors.
EOI submissions will be accepted from 15th August to 12th September.
No entries will be accepted after this time.
Artists should send the following to publicart@casey.vic.gov.au
- a short biography and CV, maximum 3 pages
- a brief description of your current artistic practice and why this project is of interest to you, 500 words max
- portfolio of artworks – including any public art commissions, up to 15 images max, labelled as follow “artists-name-artwork-title-date” submitted as individual image files, NOT pdfs. These can be sent as attachments or via a file share link without password requirements
- two references preferably from a previous client, commissioner or curator related to a previous public art commission
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