Open Call

Strand 1 – Public Art Commissions

It is planned to commission six public art works as Strand 1 of the IN CONTEXT 5 programme that engage children, young people and their communities in Firhouse, West Tallaght and Clondalkin.

Eligibility

The commission for IN CONTEXT 5 – CONNECT will be procured through a competitive open submission process. Artists will submit a proposal in response to the brief, and to the criteria.

Artists proposals are invited for temporary public art projects and no permanent works of art are envisaged.

Artists are not required to be living in or from the county and may work with artists/collaborators from elsewhere in the County, Ireland or internationally. Artists may apply from outside of Ireland, and while artists are not expected to live in the county, they will need to be in regular contact, making regular visits so as to engage with the locality.

Fees and operating budget inclusive.

Timescale

Ideally all commissions will be realised by April 2024. There is a degree of fexibility to this date but final date for completion is June 2024 including all reporting.

Support For Artists and Public Engagement

The selected artists will work closely with the South Dublin County Council Arts Ofce towards realising these signifcant commissions in the county.

In particular, they will be supported by South Dublin County Council Assistant Arts Ofcer for Early Years, Children and Young people and a programme coordinator, who will work across the programme managing contractual agreements, communications, marketing, timelines, and budgets, and mentor local curators/producers.

Artists will also be supported by a local curator/producer whose role is specifcally focused on support to artists in the creation of ambitious new work, logistics, building relationships and communications with artists and groups in the county.

Submissions

All proposals to be made through https://sdcc.submit.com. For full details on how to make an application, please go to the IN CONTEXT 5 – CONNECT Artist Brief.

Address for applications

Applications should be marked and delivered to:

IN CONTEXT 5 – CONNECT Evaluation Commission OR Project Awards

Arts Office
Library Headquarters
Unit 1
The Square Industrial Estate Tallaght
Dublin 24
Ireland

Deadline for applications

5pm, 15th November 2023
Late submissions WILL NOT be accepted.

Contact and Submissions

Applicants are welcome to make enquiries regarding commissions. These can be directed to the Arts Office by email to: oscannell@sdublincoco.ie