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The Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Civic Art Program is seeking an artist or artist team to execute artwork for the El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar, an incorporated community in the San Fernando Valley.

ARTWORK
The selected artist or artist team will work closely with the project design team to develop the artwork. Opportunities for artwork include paving treatments at the entrance and/or the creation of canopies for the seating areas around the newly constructed soccer fields. The artwork should consider the vast offerings at the park, as well as reflect the history and diversity of the local community.

BUDGET
An all-inclusive budget of $80,000 is projected. This budget includes artist fees, liability insurance, travel, and all costs associated with the fabrication, delivery and installation of the artwork.

EL CARISO COMMUNITY REGIONAL PARK AND SYLMAR
The 79-acre El Cariso Community Regional Park was acquired from unimproved state property in 1974, and includes a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic tables, playgrounds, baseball fields and a new gymnasium and community center that will be complete in fall 2012.
Sylmar, located east of the I-5 and north of the city of San Fernando, was once the site of the world's second largest olive grove, hence the name "Sylmar" which means "Sea of Trees." Sylmar has a population of approximately 80,000 residents.

ELIGIBILITY
This commission is open to professional artists who are residents of the United States.

DEADLINE
Applications must be received by Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 5:00 p.m. PST.

The full RFQ is available for download here: http://lacountyarts.org/UserFiles/File/CivicArt/RFQ%20El%20Cariso%20Gene...

For more information on this project, please visit www.lacountyarts.org/civicart

from LA Culture Net