Thursday, July 16, 2015

Request for Qualifications - Northeastern Junior College, French Hall

Northeastern Junior College is a comprehensive two-year institution that is committed to providing excellence in learning, training, and service. The College strives to enrich the quality of lives through affordable and accessible learning opportunities. The student enrollment is approximately 2,200 and the college offers over 80 programs of study, with classes held at the campus or online. In addition to traditional course offerings, the college offers classes in agriculture, including equine management and turf management, cosmetology, nursing, and wind energy technology. The school is located in Sterling, Colorado, a city of approximately 18,000 located in Northeastern Colorado.
 
E. S. French Hall has been Northeastern Junior College’s main academic building for the past 40 years. It was constructed in 1968 and currently houses programs for Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Graphic Arts, Social Sciences, English, Early Childhood Education, History, Geography, Pre-Teaching Courses, Humanities, Foreign Languages, and Criminal Justice. The construction project is a renovation to the existing building. The building contains a public theater, and is a widely used facility, with more foot traffic than rest of campus besides the event center.  The theater is available for outside rentals - approximately 7,000 people use theater who are not directly affiliated with NJC.
 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The renovation is slated to be completed in December of 2015. French Hall has numerous classrooms, and with the renovation, every classroom will have updated technology, and there will be 2 computer labs/graphic labs. The renovation project will also enclose the outdoor courtyard, which will become a commons that will be 2.5 stories tall, with skylight and naturally illuminated. The building’s two focal areas are the theater and commons space as they have the most traffic. Public enter the building from the West and the student entrance to the East is less formal.
 
BUDGET: $74,700
The public art budget is $74,700. All costs associated with the public art project including, but not limited to, artist design fee, structural engineering, insurance, materials, fabrication, transportation, installation, building or site modifications, travel to and from the site, per diem expenses, project documentation, contingency to cover unexpected expenses and any other costs related to the project. Selected semi-finalists will be invited to propose artwork for one or all of the locations listed below. An honorarium will be provided in the amount of $1,000-$1,500. Out-of-state artists will receive $1,500 and in-state semi-finalists will receive $1,000.
 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART
Through the public art process, the Art Selection Committee will select the finalist artist(s)/team(s) who will work closely with the project architect and Art Selection Committee on the best approach to integrate the artwork(s) into the previously designed and constructed building.

As there are a couple of site options targeted for the building, this call is open to both indoor and outdoor 3D, sculptural, or installation-based artworks. Panel will consider free-standing works, as well as installation-based works that might be attached to a wall. The selection panel would like an artwork that draws people to campus - a statement piece that is a must see, a place that students want to take picture in front of. 

Panel will consider the following:

  • Artistic excellence;
  • Technical competence;
  • Suitability to potential site;
  • Conceptual compatibility
  • Scale, material, form and content
  • Appropriate relationship to the function of the site
  • Contribution to diversity of the State’s public art collection
  • Structural and surface integrity;
  • Accessibility by the public;
  • Resistance to general wear, vandalism, or theft;
  • Ease of maintenance, minimal and low cost maintenance;
  • Compliance with applicable public safety codes.
Public art must be sustainable:
  • Artwork in exterior spaces would need to be able to withstand the intense sun and snow, wind and temperature extremes and fluctuations characteristic of the area.
  • The artwork must be designed and fabricated to be durable, require low maintenance and low cost maintenance. 
 
MAINTENANCE AND DURABILITY
All applicants are expected to consider the issues of long-term preservation and maintenance of public art, along with the timeline and budget. Public art projects are in the public realm and may therefore be exposed to environmental challenges and subject to vandalism. Public art projects should be fabricated of highly durable, low maintenance materials. Semi­finalists are encouraged to consult with a professional conservator prior to the submission of a final proposal.
 
COLORADO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
All works of art purchased or commissioned pursuant to this request are owned by the State of Colorado via Northeastern Junior College.  De-accession of the public art, if necessary, will follow the policies and procedures established by the Colorado Creative Industries.
 
ELIGIBILITY
All applicants must be legal residents of the United States. The artists or artist teams must have the skills and experience commensurate with the responsibility of successfully completing a major public art installation.  The Program is open to all artists regardless of race, color, creed, gender, gender variance, national origin, age, religion, marital status, political opinion or affiliation, or mental or physical handicap. The Art Selection Committee reserves the right to give preference to those artists residing in Colorado.
 
SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE
The Art Selection Committee will review all complete submittals. A short list of semi­finalists will be invited to prepare and present a final proposal in person and be paid an honorarium of $1,000 for in-state artists and $1,500 for out of state artists. Travel expenses may be reimbursed. Final selection(s) will be made from the semi­finalists’ proposals.
 
The anticipated schedule is as follows:
 
July 15, 2015, 11:59 MDT - Deadline for receipt of submittal via CaFÉ™ system
August 2015 – Selection panel meets to select Semi-Finalists
August 2015 - Semi­finalists notified
October 2015- Semi­finalist presentations to the committee
November/December 2015 - Execute artist’s contracts
Spring/Summer 2016 – Installation of artwork(s)
 
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications for this project are being accepted through CaFÉ™
(www.callforentry.org ). No hard copy submissions will be accepted. The applicant will be asked to submit six digital images of art and/or videos (see below for more information), a resume, a statement of interest and responses to questions. There is no application fee to apply or to use the CaFÉ™ online application system. Applications must be submitted through CaFÉ™ to be considered.
 
Digital Images. In order to be considered for this project, the applicant must electronically submit six digital images of previously completed artworks through the CaFÉ™ system.
 
Instructions on how to use CaFÉ™ and format images/video can be found at www.callforentry.org/image_prep.phtml. Assistance in using the CaFÉ™ system is available during regular business hours by calling 303­629­1166, 1­888­562­7232 or e­mail cafe@westaf.org.
 
Resume: Submit a current résumé, via CaFÉ™, that outlines your professional accomplishments as an artist. Your resume may be any length, but the committee members are only required to read to the first two pages.  If applying as a team, please submit a resume for each artist, with the lead artist first.
 
Statement of Interest and Responses to questions: A statement of interest in 250 words or less must be submitted via CaFÉ™.  It should briefly outline the artist’s interest in the specific opportunity and the artist’s experience working on projects of this scope. Please also include answers to the questions specified in the CaFÉ™ application.
 
Questions: Questions posted on CaFÉ™ related to this project must be answered.
 
QUESTIONS
If you require more information or clarification, please contact Ruth Bruno, Public Art Program Manager, Colorado Creative Industries at 303-­892-3813 or ruth.bruno@state.co.us .
 
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
 http://www.njc.edu/


Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Request for Qualifications - Western State Colorado University, Quigley Hall

PROJECT SUMMARY
This construction project is a renovation project, slated to be completed in Fall 2016, to update Quigley Hall, the music and art building, on Western State Colorado University's campus in Gunnision, Colorado.
 
ABOUT WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY AND QUIGLEY HALL
The institution that is now Western State Colorado University was established in 1901. It was the first college on Colorado's Western Slope and is the fourth oldest public college in the state. Western's campus at an altitude of 7,700 feet sits nestled among the Colorado Rocky Mountains, creating a beautiful and inspiring locale. Crested Butte, known as Colorado's “last great ski town”, is the official Wildflower Capitol of Colorado—and just 30 miles north of Western's campus. Only minutes from campus is some of the world's best powder for skiing, granite faces for bouldering and climbing, miles of trails to hike and mountain bike and a whitewater park perfect for kayaking and rafting. Quigley Hall was constructed in 1967 and is home to Western's Art and Music programs’ classrooms, studios, a recital hall, a choir room and offices for professors. 
 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The construction project will renovate Western State’s Quigley Hall. The project will maintain the same layout and structure of the building, with updated facilities and resources. The main entrance in front of the theater will be modified to be ADAA accessible, windows in the stairwell will be modified and widened, and the theater will be completely renovated. Display of student artwork will be a central focus inside the building with display cases throughout.

BUDGET: $151,600
The public art budget is $151,600. All costs associated with the public art project including, but not limited to, artist design fee, structural engineering, insurance, materials, fabrication, transportation, installation, building or site modifications, travel to and from the site, per diem expenses, project documentation, contingency to cover unexpected expenses and any other costs related to the project. Selected semi-finalists will be invited to propose artwork for one or all of the locations listed below. An honorarium will be provided in the amount of $1,000-$1,500. Out-of-state artists will receive $1,500 and in-state semi-finalists will receive $1,000.
 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART
Through the public art process, the Art Selection Committee will select the finalist artist(s)/team(s) who will work closely with the project architect and Art Selection Committee on the best approach to integrate the artwork(s) into the previously designed and constructed building. The building is slated to be completed Fall 2016.
 
The Art Selection panel is looking to commission an outdoor, 3D sculptural artwork for the exterior of Quigley Hall, specifically outside the entrance to the building’s art galleries. The panel would be interested in an artwork that engaged with the space of the building, but that is not attached. Kinetic and interactive artworks highly encouraged. The panel would like artwork that considers Quigley Hall’s role as the hub for the music and arts programs on campus in a more abstract than literal fashion.

Panel will consider the following:

  • Artistic excellence;
  • Technical competence;
  • Suitability to potential site;
  • Conceptual compatibility
  • Scale, material, form and content
  • Appropriate relationship to the function of the site
  • Contribution to diversity of the State’s public art collection
  • Structural and surface integrity;
  • Accessibility by the public;
  • Resistance to general wear, vandalism, or theft;
  • Ease of maintenance, minimal and low cost maintenance;
  • Compliance with applicable public safety codes.
 
Public art must be sustainable:

  • Artwork in exterior spaces would need to be able to withstand the intense sun and snow, wind and temperature extremes and fluctuations characteristic of the area
  • The artwork must be designed and fabricated to be durable, require low maintenance and low cost maintenance. 
MAINTENANCE AND DURABILITY
All applicants are expected to consider the issues of long-term preservation and maintenance of public art, along with the timeline and budget. Public art projects are in the public realm and may therefore be exposed to environmental challenges  and subject to vandalism. Public art projects should be fabricated of highly durable, low maintenance materials. Semi­finalists are encouraged to consult with a professional conservator prior to the submission of a final proposal.
 
COLORADO ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM
All works of art purchased or commissioned pursuant to this request are owned by the State of Colorado via Western State Colorado University. De-accession of the public art, if necessary, will follow the policies and procedures established by the Colorado Creative Industries.
 
ELIGIBILITY
All applicants must be legal residents of the United States. The artists or artist teams must have the skills and experience commensurate with the responsibility of successfully completing a major public art installation.  The Program is open to all artists regardless of race, color, creed, gender, gender variance, national origin, age, religion, marital status, political opinion or affiliation, or mental or physical handicap. The Art Selection Committee reserves the right to give preference to those artists residing in Colorado.
 
SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE
The Art Selection Committee will review all complete submittals. A short list of semi­finalists will be invited to prepare and present a final proposal in person and be paid an honorarium of $1,000 for in-state artists and $1,500 for out of state artists. Travel expenses may be reimbursed. Final selection(s) will be made from the semi­finalists’ proposals. The schedule is as follows:
 
July 31, 2015, 11:59 MDT - Deadline for receipt of submittal via CaFÉ™ system
August 2015 – Selection panel meets to select Semi-Finalists
August 2015 - Semi­finalists notified
September/October  2015- Semi­finalists visit campus
November/December 2015  - Semi­finalist presentations to the committee
February 2016 - Execute artist’s contracts
Summer/Fall 2016 – Installation of artwork(s)
 
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications for this project are being accepted through CaFÉ™ (www.callforentry.org ). No hard copy submissions will be accepted. The applicant will be asked to submit six digital images of art and/or videos (see below for more information), a resume, a statement of interest and responses to questions. There is no application fee to apply or to use the CaFÉ™ online application system. Applications must be submitted through CaFÉ™ to be considered.
 
Digital Images. In order to be considered for this project, the applicant must electronically submit six digital images of previously completed artworks through the CaFÉ™ system.
 
Instructions on how to use CaFÉ™ and format images/video can be found at www.callforentry.org/image_prep.phtml. Assistance in using the CaFÉ™ system is available during regular business hours by calling 303-­629-­1166, 1-­888-­562-7232 or e­mail cafe@westaf.org.
 
Resume: Submit a current résumé, via CaFÉ™, that outlines your professional accomplishments as an artist. Your resume may be any length, but the committee members are only required to read to the first two pages.  If applying as a team, please submit a resume for each artist, with the lead artist first.
 
Statement of Interest and Responses to questions: A statement of interest in 250 words or less must be submitted via CaFÉ™.  It should briefly outline the artist’s interest in the specific opportunity and the artist’s experience working on projects of this scope. Please also include answers to the questions specified in the CaFÉ™ application.
 
Questions: Questions posted on CaFÉ™ related to this project must be answered.
 
QUESTIONS
If you require more information or clarification, please contact Ruth Bruno, Public Art Program Manager, Colorado Creative Industries at 303-­892-3813 or ruth.bruno@state.co.us .
 
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
http://www.western.edu/
http://www.western.edu/administration/academic-departments/art-department
http://www.western.edu/directory/music-department

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2727&sortby=fair_deadline&apply=yes 

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

NJ State Council on the Arts: The College of New Jersey Brower Student Center Public Art Call

Arts Inclusion for the Brower Student Center
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey
 
Introduction
The College of New Jersey is located on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban, Ewing, New Jersey.  Ewing is approximately 5 miles from Trenton, the State Capital, and 60 minutes from Philadelphia and New York.  The College is primarily an undergraduate and residential college with targeted graduate programs.  Its diverse community of learners is dedicated to free inquiry and open exchange, to excellence in teaching, creativity, scholarship, and citizenship, and to the transformative power of education in a highly competitive institution. 
The renovated Brower Student Center (BSC) will serve as the centerpiece and primary collection point for The College of New Jersey campus community. The revitalized Student Center will provide new meeting spaces, event spaces, areas for student organizations and commuters, collaborative study space and lounges, and fully renovated dining facilities for the whole campus community. It will be the place on campus to meet, study, dine, ‘see and be seen’, thus providing a true interactive collegiate experience.
 
The Brower Student Center
The mission of the Brower Student Center is to provide educationally purposeful on-campus activities for all TCNJ students and to maintain partnerships within the community that accentuate the student and community experience.   Programmatically, the BSC is the community hub of the College, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests.  It is also home to our 200+ student organizations; hosts out-of-classroom learning experiences, including social and recreational programming; and offers a vital dining program. 
The Brower Student Center, originally opened in 1976, was built to support an earlier generation of students who were primarily commuters to the College. The 90,000sf renovated Student Center will be transformed to support current student needs and projected growth. The 16,000 sf addition supports College’s need for a large scale, state-of-the art, multi-purpose venue. The building program includes an expanded Food Court, a new restaurant with performance space, the information desk, a game room, lounges, conference rooms, Student Affairs offices, student activities spaces.

Art Inclusion
The identified location for art is an 18’ x 24’ section of wall adjacent to the main entrance. It faces a large northern terrace and the main academic sidewalk. Renovation is underway with a completion date of July, 2017.
                                                                                            
Budget
The budget for this project is $120,000. This includes design, materials, fabrication and installation of the artwork as outlined in the RFP.

Schedule
July 1, 2015 Call for Artists Open on CallforEntry (Café)
August 3, 2015 Online Café Closed at 11:59 PM, Mountain Time Zone.
September 11, 2015 Shortlisted Artists notified
September 24, 2015 Project Orientation Meeting
October 1, 2015 Inquiry period ends
October 12, 2015 Shortlisted Proposals Due
October, 2015 Shortlisted Skype Interviews as needed
November, 2015 Finalist Interviews at TCNJ
February, 2016 Artist Contract Awarded
April, 2017 Art Installation Complete
 
For additional information about the college and the project, please visit:
 
http://campusplanning.pages.tcnj.edu/capital-projects/

Monday, July 13, 2015

Clemson University Core Campus Public Art RFQ

Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
 
Implementation of Site-Specific Public Art for Core Campus Project
Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
 
Deadline for Submittal: August 10, 2015
 
Atelier InSite, which is responsible for the administration of site-specific public art on the Clemson University campus, is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications for the new Core Campus Facility project.
 
Atelier InSite seeks artwork for permanent installation in a high-traffic university environment. Artwork selected for the project be reflective of the site’s internal programming, will take into account the building’s spatial and aesthetic properties, and encourage interactivity and/or functionality. In addition to these principles, artwork deemed unsafe and/fragile will not be eligible for consideration.

Project Description
Core Campus is Clemson University’s new residential, dining and communal area strategically located in the heart of campus. This holistically designed section of campus serves as integrative living quarters for freshmen and honor students while granting access to all students for dining, academic, and gathering purposes. Although these are the main intentions of Core Campus, the layout of the interior and exterior spaces are designed to be flexible and dynamic. The many multipurpose and collaborative spaces create an energizing study atmosphere which caters especially to students all while fostering student interactivity.

Program Facility
This dynamic facility, opening in Fall 2016, acts as an expansion on Student Life at Clemson University. Core Campus is the largest project underway at Clemson with a cost estimating around $160 million. Consisting of 700 beds of housing designated for freshmen and a new 1,000-seat dining hall with retail dining options. The space will contain a high level of interconnectedness, which will be evident with the condensing of housing, student post office, academic spaces and dining spaces. This complete redevelopment seeks to reenergize Clemson’s central campus.
 
The Core Campus Facility will act as a hub for Clemson undergraduates; one in which students will utilize the interactive spaces and variety of food venues and for freshmen who will reside within the building. Freshmen are representative of optimism as they commence on the road to higher education. The Clemson Walk, one of the defining features of the facility, is symbolic of the journey along this road to achievement. Additionally it acts as a metaphorical bridge between old and new: Clemson’s rich tradition and history combined with the assimilation of the new generations. With these fundamental aspects, the university continues on its own journey towards a prosperous future.
 
Project Details
- A number of exterior and interior sites have been identified
- One or more artists may be selected for a variety of site(s)
- Several finalists will be selected and awarded an honorarium of $2000 to submit a proposal
 
For more information about Public Art at Clemson University, please visit: http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cva/public-art/
 
Budget
$125,000 for the design, fabrication, engineering and installation of site-specific public artwork. Some potential exists for artists to utilize currently considered materials to expand scope of work.
 
Selection Criteria
Submittal of all required materials as outlined in the RFQ. Special considerations will be given to artists that demonstrate successful deep integration of art into new building projects.
 
Atelier InSite and its constituency are composed of art/design professionals, community stakeholders, and students. This group reviews submissions and selects the artist(s) that best meet the requirements based on the information submitted in the Artists’ materials. Artists must specifically address an ability and interest in engaging in site-specific public art as well as a display of:
 
- Originality: creativity and uniqueness demonstrated in previous projects.
- Workmanship: Quality and craftsmanship exhibited by past work will be considered.
- Professionalism: Demonstration of competence corresponding with the scope and budget of the project.

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2676&sortby=fair_deadline&apply=yes

Friday, July 10, 2015

Nature-based Outdoor Sculpture at Western Carolina University

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The goal of this project is to support the connection between the next generation of artists and adventurers with America’s national parks.  This project will bring together two artist-led teams of students and community members to create closed-loop life cycle sculptures inspired by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the 6.7 miles of hiking trails at Western Carolina University.  Juror and artistic advisor Patrick Dougherty, an artist known for his large-scale environmental sculptures, will guide a team of regional arts professionals in selecting four artists to create the new works.  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers and educators will guide artist-led student groups through the National Park at different times of the year to learn about the flora and fauna of the park and gain inspiration for the creation of new work.  An exhibition featuring historic photos of the park and sketches and/or maquettes of the sculptures selected for this project will be on display at the WCU Fine Art Museum throughout 2016.
 
CALENDAR
 
Deadline for submission via callforentry.org :       August 15, 2015 
 
Notification of Acceptance/Decline:                        January 15, 2016
 
Installation schedule:                                               April 1 – 30, 2016
                                                                                October 1 – 31, 2016
 
 JUROR : Patrick Dougherty
 
Born in Oklahoma in 1945, Dougherty was raised in North Carolina. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina in 1967 and an M.A. in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Iowa in 1969. Later, he returned to the University of North Carolina to study art history and sculpture.
Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick began to learn more about primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material. In 1982 his first work, Maple Body Wrap, was included in the North Carolina Biennial, Artists’ Exhibition, sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Art. In the following year, he had his first one-person show entitled, Waitin’ It Out in Maple at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
His work quickly evolved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental scale environmental works, which required saplings by the truckloads. Over the last thirty years, he has built over 250 of these works, and become internationally acclaimed. His sculpture has been seen worldwide---from Scotland to Japan to Brussels, and all over the United States.
He has received numerous awards, including the 2011 Factor Prize for Southern Art, North Carolina Artist Fellowship Award, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, Henry Moore Foundation Fellowship, Japan-US Creative Arts Fellowship, and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Princeton Architectural Press published a major book about Patrick and his work in 2009. This monograph, Stickwork, has received excellent reviews and is available at www.stickwork.net.
 
HONORARIA
Each selected artist will receive the following:
·      $10,000 honorarium
·      Lodging, travel expenses, meals during visits to WCU
·      Installation supplies such as scaffolding, ladders, and other equipment
·      Full-time assistant during the installation
·      High resolution photographs of the finished installation
·      Ranger-led tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
·      Press coverage of this project as well as artists and works will be featured project specific micro website as well as on a mobile app for the WCU trail system
 
REVIEW CRITERIA
Applicants will be reviewed for the following criteria:
·       Artistic quality of the body of work submitted for review
·       Artistic significance of the proposed project
·       Ability to foster new connections between the arts and environment
·       Exemplifies creativity and innovation.
·       Experience with and interest in engaging the public in your process
·       Ability to engage participants to acquire knowledge in the arts
 
PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION GUIDELINES
I. The opportunity is open to artists currently residing in the US, and 18 years of age and older.
II. The selected works will be created onsite during the months of April and October of 2016.
III. Entries must a) be of sound, safe construction, meaning they are self supporting; b) be capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions (high winds, below zero temperatures, heavy rain, snow ice, storms, etc…); c) be able to withstand a high-traffic environment; d) take into consideration the safety of the audience; e) serve as a closed-loop lifecycle.
IV. Artists are provided a unique opportunity to interact with the students and community of Western Carolina University. Artists will discuss their experience on the project at some date yet to be determined during the installation process.  Artists unable to meet the scheduled installation dates and requirements are not eligible for participation.
V.  Liability:  Western Carolina University carries Fine Art Insurance on all artwork commissioned by the university. 
VI. Participation in the entry process constitutes a full understanding and acceptance of the conditions set forth.
 
HISTORY OF PUBLIC ART ON CAMPUS
The Fine Art Museum serves as a cultural catalyst to celebrate and preserve the artistic legacy of the western North Carolina region with a developing focus to collect, interpret and showcase innovation in contemporary art of high artistic merit.
While WCU's School of Art and Design (formerly the Department of Art) and the former Belk Gallery have maintained a strong academic and contemporary art exhibition program over the years, the new Fine Art Museum continues the tradition while strengthening its role as a cultural catalyst to celebrate and preserve the artistic legacy of the western North Carolina region with a developing focus to collect, interpret and showcase innovation in contemporary art.  The Fine and Performing Arts Center houses the Fine Art Museum as well as the School of Art and Design which includes state of the art academic classrooms and studios for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students in visual arts to accommodate painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, sculpture, printmaking and book arts, graphic design, interior design, new media, art history, and art teacher education.
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree program in studio arts began in 2004 offers advanced professional training and career development for students seeking a comprehensive studio and academic learning experience. Noted guest artists offer critical response to student creative research while School of Art and Design graduate teaching faculty members teach several comprehensive studio courses to advanced level graduate students. In addition, the entire WCU campus and WNC community members have the opportunity to attend lectures and forums on a variety of special art topics and contemporary art issues offered by guest artists, critics, and historians.  After twenty years of hosting bringing outdoor sculpture to campus, Western Carolina University is now taking the next step in its commitment to the research of contemporary pubic art.
 
IMAGINE YOUR PARKS : ENTRY PROCEDURES 2015
Submission Application and Images by CallForEntry.org:
 
___submit up to 10 works, 1-3 views of each work, that demonstrate your artistic ability. Images must be in a .jpg, format with a 72 DPI and a minimum of 1920 pixels in height or width Please format the file name as follows:
“LastName_Title_ImageNumber.jpg”.
 
____ Current professional resume and a one-paragraph artist statement.
 
 ____ Statement that addresses the following:
·      Your interest in the project,
·      Previous experience working with students and/or an installation team,
·      How you plan to incorporate concepts of sustainability in the project such as closed-loop lifecycle, bio-mimicry, etc.,
·      What aspects of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park inspire you.
 
____ Entries must be submitted by August 1, 2015
 
WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?
Denise Drury, interim director, WCU  Fine Art Museum
Phone: 828.227.3591
Email: ddrury@wcu.edu
 

https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2706&sortby=fair_deadline&apply=yes