SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Preference
is given to new work that responds to the site, taking into consideration
its context within the city and/or its architectural configuration.
Only in exceptional cases will existing work be considered.
The
Art Advisory Board meets three times a year, with deadlines each
January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th. You will receive written
notification of the results approximately 4 weeks after the deadline.
There is no limit to the number of times an artist may submit a proposal.
Submissions
must include:
·
In drawing format, the dimensions and materials proposed for the work
and the location of the work on the site. MAQUETTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
(although you may submit slides of a maquette should you wish to build
one).
· A brief written statement of the theme
· A budget showing materials, installation/removal, transportation,
and other critical costs.
· 10-20 slides or photographs of relevant/related work.
Identify work on a separate sheet, indicating materials, dimensions,
year and description.
· DVD, VHS and CD formats are not acceptable.
· Submissions must be sent by mail or delivered (no faxes).
A
maximum of $20,000.00 Canadian is available for an exhibition
featuring new work. From this amount, $2,500.00 is for artist fee and
the balance must be for materials, transportation, installation and
removal costs as well as brochure writer's fee. For existing work, only
an exhibition fee plus installation, removal and transportation costs
will be paid.
Artists
from outside Canada will have to secure their own funding for travel,
accommodations and per diem expenses. In addition, if round trip transportation
of the work is excessive, then additional funds will also have to be
secured by the artist.
All work must meet public safety requirements, be installed compliant
with city codes and meet the following criteria:
·
Must be secured with footings below grade
· Must be fabricated from durable materials able to withstand
climate changes subject only to normal weathering for duration of exhibition
· Must require no on-going maintenance
· Must have no sharp edges or parts that can be shattered
or broken
· Electrical wiring and machinery must meet standard electrical
codes and be buried below grade or encased
· Nothing may be installed on or over the walkway. Artwork
must be sited only in the area east of the walkway.
· Only the waterfall section of the east wall may have
attachments (not the east façade with the windows or any part
of the west façade)
· Artwork must be visible during daylight hours
· Audioworks must not be audible to adjacent restaurant
and residential units
· Submissions that include socially unacceptable elements
(text and/or images) will not be considered
· Built forms that encourage long term lounging/sleeping
will not be considered
Address submission
materials to:
Rina
Greer
Toronto Sculpture Garden
38 Avenue Road, Suite 713
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2G2
Canada
phone:
(416) 515-9658
fax: (416) 515-9655
e-mail: info@torontosculpturegarden.com
