Funded by the City of Toledo 1% for Art Program
Administered by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo

Budget: $100,000.

Deadline: Nov. 18, 2011.

The City of Toledo is planning a transportation infrastructure project that will completely repave Collingwood Ave between Monroe and Central. The repavement project will implement a number of changes including the addition of several islands along the busy thoroughfare. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (Arts Commission) seeks to commission a new work of public art to be installed in partnership with this transportation infrastructure project. The commissioned project will be a permanent site specific artwork that utilizes a number of the new and existing islands along Collingwood Ave.

ELIGIBILITY
The project is open to all artists, age 18 and over, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disability. Artist teams are eligible to apply, including teams of artists from multiple disciplines.

TIME LINE:

• October 2011 RFQ Direct Call Launched
• November 18th Deadline for Subm
• December 2011 Finalists Notified
• March 2012 Design Proposals
• March 2012 Project Awarded

For more information and guidelines for submitting an RFQ see:

http://www.acgt.org/images/documents/call_for_artists/collingwood_rfq.pdf

Contact:
Dan Hernandez
Art in Public Places Coordinator
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
P: 419.254.2787
F: 419-254-2790
dhernandez@acgt.org