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Eyes on Pittsburgh
Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on
cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as
locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and
interviews. Pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.
The blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and
Pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.
Friday, August 23, 2013
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Call to Pittsburgh Artists: Market Square Public Art Program
Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals
Budget: Varied
Received By Deadline: September 20, 2013 5pm EST
Information: Download full RFQ/RFP ( http://pittsburgharts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=bH93GQGhAAEAAAJbAAdS-w )
The
City of Pittsburgh has launched the Market Square Public Art Program,
which will locate temporary works of art in Downtown Pittsburgh-s
central public plaza during February - April 2014, 2015, and 2016. The
City is working in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Downtown
Partnership and the Office of Public Art to manage the artist selection
process and implement the program.
The Market Square Public Art
Program will commission artists to exhibit existing works of public art
or commission artists to create new works of public art. Artists or
teams of artists are invited to submit qualifications for new works of
art or proposals to site existing works of art. There is a range of
possible project budgets. The budget for newly commissioned artworks is
$50,000 - $75,000. The budget to install existing artworks is $10,000 -
$50,000.
The selection process will select artists for all three years of the program.
Please see above link to download complete application requirements and project details, or visit publicartpittsburgh.org ( http://pittsburgharts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=bH93GQGhAAEAAAj2AAdS-w ) .
Local
and regional artists are encouraged to apply. An information session
will be held on September 4, 2013 at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts
Council, 810 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 from 6-7pm.
The purpose of the session is to review the project and submission
guidelines and to respond to artist-s questions. Attendance is not
mandatory. RSVP is not required.
The Office of
Public Art is a partnership between the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
and the City of Pittsburgh funded by The Heinz Endowments.
For more information, please visit publicartpittsburgh.org ( http://pittsburgharts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=bH93GQGiAAEAAAFcAAdS-w ) .
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Eyes on Pittsburgh
Formerly the Pittsburgh Art Blog, Eyes on Pittsburgh focuses on
cultural aspects of the region, including visual and performing arts, as well as
locavore, development and environmental issues through original, analytical writing and
interviews. Pittsburgh area galleries and art venues are listed at the sister site www.PghGalleries.com.
The blog and website are volunteer projects from fine art photographer and
Pittsburgh artist advocate rick byerly.
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