Call to Artists for public art

CALL TO ARTISTS
Request for Qualifications: Laroche Park Public Art

-Deadline: February 12, 2023, 11:59 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)
-Budget: $65,000?in Canadian Dollars (plus Harmonized Sales Tax, if applicable)
-Contact: Allison O'Connor, Public Art Officer, publicartprogram@ottawa.ca
-Online application form: Have your content ready for inputting, the form does not save your information if you leave or refresh the page. http://bit.ly/3vrUV9y

The City of Ottawa invites professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for the opportunity to design, fabricate and install permanent, site-specific artwork for Laroche Park, in Mechanicsville, Ottawa. The artwork’s theme should focus on the rich history of the area.
The revitalization of Laroche Park will amplify the recreational nature of this site and offer an increase in amenities for the growing neighbourhood of Mechanicsville. The public artwork will provide an additional artistic element to the park with a possible interactive or practical component.
This artwork will be the first in the City of Ottawa’s public art collection located in Mechanicsville. This new artwork should reflect the unique history of Mechanicsville, its ties to the river, and the various industries, such as lumber, rail yards, and ice houses, that developed around the community and employed its residents.
The artwork is required to be safe for the public, as well as vandal-resistant. Objects that provide places to hide or obscure sightlines art are discouraged.