Call to Larimer County Artists

2015 Governor’s Creative Leadership Award - Call to Larimer County Artists Colorado Creative Industries announces a Call to Larimer County, Colorado artists in order to commission one artist to create four original awards artworks for the 2015 Governor’s Creative Leadership Award.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in Larimer County, CO PROJECT BUDGET: $2,000 for four awards (budget should include plaque if necessary) DELIVERY DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 4:00pm (MST), January 13, 2015 PROJECT OVERVIEW: The Governor's Creative Leadership Awards recognize organizations and individuals that have demonstrated a significant commitment to Colorado’s creative landscape through civic leadership and volunteerism including advocacy, vision, collaboration, or innovation. The Creative Leadership Award Artist Selection Committee will commission four original artworks to serve as the award presented to the winning Colorado individual or organization during the ceremony in April 2015. Three awards will be presented to the individual award winners. The fourth award will become part of the State of Colorado’s permanent Governor’s Art Award collection and will be placed in the Colorado State Capitol. The four finished artworks must be similar in size and media, be able to hang on a wall or placed on a flat surface and be related to each other thematically. The artwork should speak to the overall mission of the Creative Leadership Awards. For example, the artist may somehow reference the uniqueness of Colorado (its landscape, people, arts and culture, etc.), and/or speak to the important role arts and culture play in creating strong communities in our state. The finished artworks must be presented installation ready and must be completed by April 10, 2015. ARTIST & ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS:   Artist must be a resident of Larimer County, Colorado   The artworks can be made of, but not limited to, the following materials: metal, glass, pottery, ceramics, wood, stone, mixed media or fiber   Final artwork must be able to hang on a wall or be able to be placed on a flat surface (such as a table, floor or pedestal)   All finished artworks must be similar in size and media; they may be identical if the medium allows   The artwork may not contain nudity, profanity, or other inflammatory language or subject matter, as this award will be placed in a public location HOW TO APPLY: Applicants are asked to submit 5 digital images, a resume and a brief statement by email to Christine.costello@state.co.us. The following materials will be required to complete this artist call: Brief statement explaining the artist’s interest in being considered for this commission Current artist resume 5 digital images of recent work (within past two years) – submitted as attachments, embedded in PowerPoint or via online link, such as WeTransfer or DropBox The submission deadline is 4:00pm on January 13, 2015 SELECTION PROCESS: The Artist Selection Committee will review all artists’ submissions and select one finalist based on the artists’ past work and applicability. Once chosen, the finalist will have some time to prepare sketches or general design ideas to present to staff no later than February 15. Upon acceptance of the final design idea, the artist must complete and deliver the artworks by April 10, 2015. If for any reason the artwork does not meet the requirements set forth by the committee, the committee reserves the right to reject the final artwork.