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SFAC Galleries & SF Recreation and Parks: 2024 India Basin Artist In Residence RFQ
The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists to submit qualifications for the 2024 India Basin Artist In Residency. The RFQ aims to identify two San Francisco-based artists to research and engage with the India Basin Waterfront Park Project (900 Innes Avenue) and India Basin Shoreline Park (Hunters Point Blvd & Hawes Street, 950 Galvez Avenue) and communities in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco and then use that research to develop new work(s). The total honorarium for each Artist is $40,000. The production budget for each Artist is $15,000.
Learn more and apply here (Application Deadline: May 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m PST)
11th and Natoma Park Project Artist-Designed Perimeter Fence Panels
The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams residing in the United States to submit qualifications for artist-designed fence panels. As part of the 11th and Natoma Park development,
San Francisco Recreation and Parks (RPD) plans to install an 11-foot high, powder-coated aluminum perimeter fence and entry gate along the 11th Street frontage of the park, which provides an opportunity for the integration of a permanent public artwork. Artists will be responsible specifically for the design of up to 1300 square feet of panels, which will be fabricated and installed by a separate contractor paid for and managed through the RPD park project.
The artist contract budget for this project is $25,000, inclusive of all artist’s fees, as well as associated expenses for design and consultation during fabrication and installation. Artist Contract budget does NOT include costs associated with travel.
Learn more and apply here (Application Deadline (EXTENDED): May 24, 2024, 11:59 p.m PST)