Call to Indigenous Artists: Permanent Art Panels at Beachfront Park, City of Pickering

Photo of Beachfront Park in Pickering before the revitalizations.

Call to Indigenous Artists – Request for Proposals (RFP)
Permanent Art Panels at Beachfront Park

Deadline: March 3, 2025, 4 pm EST

Artist Opportunity

The City of Pickering invites Indigenous artists or artist teams who self-identify as Indigenous to Turtle Island to respond to this Call to Artists by designing permanent art panels for the newly revitalized Beachfront Park.

As per the City of Pickering’s Public Art Policy (CUL 130) an artist is defined as the designer/creator of an artistic work and can include, but is not limited to, a professional artist, graphic designer, collaborative team, architect, or landscape designer.

The successful artist/artists team will be selected through a one-stage process. Five (5) artist/artist team will be awarded the opportunity.

Budget

Each of the five (5) artists will be compensated $9,000 plus HST (maximum) for one in-person community consultation session, the design of four artworks, up to 2 rounds of revisions, plus the design of 2 information panels amongst the five artists. The budget above is for the artist fee only. The City of Pickering is responsible for the fabrication and installation of the work.

Photo of the individual panel. Note the dimensions above are in millimeters. Converted to inches: 32″ x 89″.

Location

The City of Pickering acknowledges that it resides on land within the Treaty and traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and Williams Treaties signatories of the Mississauga and Chippewa Nations, including the Mississaugas of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, and Scugog Island, as well as the Chippewas of Beausoleil, Georgina Island, and Rama.

The artworks will be located as part of a new railing on the elevated walkway and cycling route at Beachfront Park.

Beachfront Park, located at the south end of Liverpool Road in Pickering, spans from Frenchman’s Bay harbour to Alex Robertson Park. This barrier beach uniquely separates Lake Ontario from Frenchman’s Bay and the Hydro Marsh, offering scenic views and important ecological functions.

To access the full call, click here.

Contact Information:
Stoyan Barakov
Curator, Public Art
sbarakov@pickering.ca
+1 (289) 200 – 7829