City of Casey Council is seeking to commission an artist/s to create an artwork for the Hardy’s Road Family and Community Centre (FCC) at Hardy’s Road, 51 Sovereign Avenue, Clyde North Vic 3978. We are open to concepts for artworks which can be integrated into or exist within either of the following areas.
- Ground Plain
- Surrounding landscape
There is no specific curatorial theme however the artwork should appeal to children and families.
Commission Aims
- To create new public artworks to enrich the Hardy’s Road Family and Community Centre (FCC).
- 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 expressions of interest (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.
EOI submissions will be accepted from 14th January – 7th February, 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_location/gallery_date”
- two references preferably from a previous client, commissioner or curator related to a previous public art commission
**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.
