Call for Proposals: Public Art for Dartmouth North Community Centre

Halifax Regional Municipality

Call for Proposals: Public Art for Dartmouth North Community Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking artist-led proposals for the design of an original work of art to be installed in the recently renovated Dartmouth North Community Centre (134 Pinecrest Drive, Dartmouth, NS).

The Dartmouth North Community Centre serves one of HRM’s most vibrant and diverse cultural constituencies. A broad number of user groups take advantage of the Centre’s offerings including athletics and recreation, arts and cultural expression, community gatherings, family and social support services, educational activities and workshops, and more.

The Dartmouth North Community Centre offers a wide range of programming to serve it the vibrant community of users. The Centre brings over 150 patrons into the space each day for leisure, programs and rentals and act as a hub for youth to hang out during lunch and afterschool each day. This call for public art will be integrated into the completed building in a prominent location in the Community Centre’s central hallway and main gathering space.

The selected art piece commissioned through this process should be relevant and engaging to a wide range of audiences of all ages, interests, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic realities. Artists may wish to work with community or school groups in the creation of the artwork.

Project Budget:
The total budget for the project is $45,000 CDN + HST.

Proposal Deadline:
Artists must submit their proposals on or before September 27, 2024, 4pm (AT)

Learn More:
There will be a non-mandatory Artist Information Session on Friday, September 6, 9am AT. Artists can pre-register by emailing lindsay.cory@halifax.ca with the subject line “DNCC: Artist Information Session Registration”.

Artists can learn more about the call for proposals by visiting our website.

Questions can be directed to:
Lindsay Cory
Community Developer – Public Art
Culture & Community | Parks & Recreation
C. 902.456.8384
E: Lindsay.Cory@halifax.ca

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