Is your community interested in Public Art? Ever wanted to work with an artist?

Aberdeen City Council is offering community groups, organisations and charities the opportunity to develop public art projects within their own communities through the new Public Art Community Commissions. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to create their own projects, commission an artist(s) to work with and raise the profile of their community.

Public Art has the potential for celebration, provoke reaction, promote debate, and bring communities together and encourage discussion on a wide range of issues of relevance to a community or site. It’s a great way for people to feel involved in their community, create a sense of civic pride and belonging. Within this commission you could have:

• A permanent piece of public artwork.
• A short-lived object or temporary piece.
• A one-off event that you could help create or even perform in.
• An intervention by an artist that could be brief or long-term.
• An artist’s performance, be it a one off or part of a festival programme.

Two grants of up to £14,000 will be available for projects, inclusive of running costs, artist / arts organisation fee and any installation or marketing costs.

You can download a PDF version of the Public Art Tool Kit which gives advice and guidance on all aspects of developing a public art project. Additional support and guidance on all aspects of this commission can be received by emailing artsdevelopment@aberdeencity.gov.uk or by calling (01224) 814740. The Arts Development office will be closed from December 22nd to January 4th so will not be able to respond during this period.

A morning surgery for any queries or questions will be announced soon and details for it will appear on the Art Development website page.

For further information, please contact artsdevelopment@aberdeencity.gov.uk, or call (01224) 814740, or visit http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/community_life_leisure/arts/whitespace/art_arts_development.asp.

The deadline is Monday 16 January 2012 at 17:00.