art around avon 2025
CALL FOR SCULPTURE ARTISTS / REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL - TOWN OF AVON ART AROUND AVON PROGRAM for 2025-2027
Overview: The Art Around Avon is a program with the goal of selecting up to twenty-two (22) visual art pieces for installation in pre-determined outdoor spaces in early June 2025. Selected artists will be engaged by the Town and paid a nine-hundred-dollar ($900) stipend in 2025 and 2026 for a total of eighteen-hundred dollars ($1,800). The selected artist’s work will be on exhibition in an outdoor location for up to twenty-four (24) months during which time the artist may make the work available for sale. The Town will produce and distribute materials regarding the work for marketing purposes, including photographs of the work for publicity or study. The Town shall retain 20% of the gross sale price of the selected artist work on exhibition in the Town through the Art Around Avon program. If an artist’s work is sold during the exhibition period, the work shall be removed after the decommission date.
Project Intent: To further establish the Art Around Avon Program to become a well-known, two-year exhibition showcasing outdoor sculptures in visible places around the Town.
Site Description: Various visible outdoor locations in highly trafficked areas in the Town along main roadways, Main Street Mall, Nottingham Park, and playgrounds.
The ground level base or platform, and/or raised pedestal for the work is provided by the Town. Based on location for the installation, the base or platform will be either reinforced concrete or cut stone with or without a steel plate.
Installation & Decommission: The Town is not responsible for assembling or disassembling the work on-site during installation or decommission. The Town will provide traffic control, assist in maneuvering and anchoring the work to the base or the platform. Artists must come prepared to assemble or disassemble their piece fully without the help of Town Staff.
Anticipated Timeline:
- Installation of work: June 5, 2025
- Exhibition period for work: June 6, 2025, through May 28, 2027
- Decommission and removal of work: May 27 through May 28, 2027
- Disposal deadline: June 4, 2027