Public Art Opportunity | Brisbane Airport | Landmark Entry Statement
Posted in Artists, Artist Opportunities, UAP Projects by Anna on 3rd April 2012
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) invites artists/designers to submit an Expression of Interest for the creation of a Landmark Entry Statement for Brisbane Airport. Respondents are asked to express their interest by submitting a portfolio and statement of approach. Information provided below.
PUBLIC ART REVIEW | PLAYSCAPES
Posted in Artists, Marker, UAP in the Media, UAP Projects by Anna on 2nd April 2012
Public Art Review's 45th issue, 'Parks and Recreation' includes a feature article on playscapes, focussed on growing creativity when it comes to the design of play areas. Featured amongst the list of international examples is UAP's Redfern Park project Lotus Cross, created by Artist Fiona Foley.
HomeTime | SmallWorks Gallery | March 24 - April 14
Posted in Artists, Exhibitions & Events, UAP People by Anna on 20th March 2012
SmallWorks is a bespoke gallery space in inner city Brisbane, with a dedication to exhibiting a broad range of works that are visceral in content and aesthetic. Urban Art Projects creative leads, Alanah Walker, Amanda Harris, Daniel Clifford, Jamie Perrow and Stacie Gibson have helped successfully deliver some of the largest scale public realm artworks both nationally and internationally. As a stark contrast to their everyday they often create small, intimate and personal works in their domestic environments. HomeTime presents a select number of these and examines the monumental versus the miniscule, the public versus the personal, whilst posing the question, what do artists do at home when their workday hours are consumed with creating monumental artworks?
Public Art Opportunity | Thomas Drive, Chevron Island
Posted in Artists, Artist Opportunities by Anna on 13th March 2012The Gold Coast City Council is seeking artists to contribute to an upcoming public art project. Two separate artworks are required for low height walls located on Thomas Drive, Chevron Island, and will frame the entry to the streets public space. Both pieces should reinforce and celebrate the character of Chevron Island, evoking a pleasant and lasting impression on visitors and create a sense of place. Intended to be a permenant feature of the street, the artworks should be as innovative as their location; the 'middle of the road' public space provides a unique element to the 'Heart' of the Chevron Island Village. Information provided below.
Sarah Robson with UAP Studio | The Residence Hyde Park
Posted in Artists, Benchmark Projects, Marker, Materials, UAP Projects by Anna on 16th November 2011
Located in the heart of Sydney's CBD, The Residence Hyde Park is the result of a refurbishment of the former NSW Police Headquarters into a prestigious residential precinct. UAP were comissioned by Hutchinsons Builders for their clients Pamada, Galileo and AMP Capital Investments to manage the public art project in alignment with the city of Sydney Public Art policy. The Artist appointed was Sarah Robson, who created a piece titled ‘Calais Deviations’, designed to engage with the building, pedestrian viewers and the surrounding environment as well as existing historical monuments.
Public Art Opportunity | Laneway Art and City Spaces 2012
by Anna onThe City of Sydney is seeking artists to contribute to an upcoming temporary art project. Laneway Art and City Spaces 2012 offers artists and curators, working in collaborative teams with architects, the opportunity to be involved in the thinking behind the transformation of George Street. By testing ideas that reinvent the laneways and spaces which meet George Street with temporary art projects, the next Laneway program aims to allow the City’s creative thinkers to test the possibilities of art to transform one of Sydney's major streets. Information provided below.
Public Art Opportunity | Kenilworth Township Streetscape
Posted in Artist Opportunities by Anna onSunshine Coast Council is currently undertaking streetscape improvements within the main street of the Kenilworth Township. There is the opportunity for the incorporation of two public art components that pertain to the significant cultural, historical and environmental flavour of the area. Information provided below.
Public Art Opportunity | Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation
Posted in Artist Opportunities by Anna onThe City of Newcastle is accepting applications for a Public Art Commission to be located on the Newcastle Harbour. The successful applicant will be commissioned by the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation through its Public Art Partnerships Program to create a work of public sculpture within a total budget figure of $45 000 AUD. Information provided below.
Public Art Opportunity | Maroochydore Bus Station Project
Posted in Artist Opportunities by Anna onThe Sunshine Coast Council is preparing to commence the design and construction of streetscape works associated with the proposed Maroochydore Bus Station located at Horton Parade, Maroochydore. Counsil is seeking submissions from suitably qualified artists for the design, fabrication and installation of public artworks. Information provided below.
Jim Hodges | Gladstone Gallery
Posted in Artists, Exhibitions & Events, Materials by Anna on
Gladstone Gallery has recently announced an exhibiton of work by Jim Hodges, to be shown across both gallery spaces in Chelsea. The two-part exhibition sees Hodges present several new large-scale sculptures that investigate notions of time, movement, color, and reflection.