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THIS CALL HAS CLOSED. |
| Activated: 02/18/2015 Deadline: 03/18/2015 |
| Call Summary PAN Year in Review Short Description: The Americans for the Arts annual 2015 Public Art Network (PAN) Year in Review recognizes exemplary, innovative and creative public art projects completed in the previous calendar year, 2014. Up to 50 projects will be selected and presented at the Americans for the Arts Public Art & Placemaking Preconference, June 10-12, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. About the PAN Year in Review: Since 2000, the Public Art Network (PAN) Year in Review has annually recognized outstanding public art projects through an open call submission and juror selection process. The PAN Year in Review annually recognizes outstanding public art projects that represent the most compelling work for the year. Selected jurors review hundreds of project applications and develop a “year in review” presentation of projects to honor during the Public Art & Placemaking Preconference of the Annual Convention. The PAN Year in Review is the only national program that specifically recognizes public art projects. The selected projects for each year will be uploaded to the PAN Year in Review Online Database and are available on the Americans for the Arts online store which includes a PowerPoint presentation with images of all of the selected projects and project information lists that are excellent advocacy and educational tools. Both temporary and permanent public art is eligible. |
| Eligibility Public art projects completed in calendar year 2014 are eligible for selection. More than one project many be submitted by applicant. The Public Art Network strongly encourages commissioning agencies and artists to work together on the application to ensure duplicate applications are not submitted for one project. |
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Work examples: 6
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Artists are allowed to apply in teams.
Artists applying as a team must split the allotted number of work examples between themselves. |
| Selection Information |
| Selection Process The PAN Year in Review is selected by jurors from the public art field. Each year Americans for the Arts and the Public Art Network Council work to create a balanced jury panel by including representatives from across the public art spectrum, including administrators, artists, curators, academics, architects and others. Jurors are selected based on their knowledge and impact of the field of public art. The 2015 PAN Year in Review jurors are: Peggy Kendellen, Public Art Manager, Regional Arts and Culture Council Laurie Jo Reynolds, Artist Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Artist & Professor, Department of Art Theory & Practice, Northwestern University Selection Annoucements: Selected projects will be publically announced at the 2015 Americans for the Arts Public Art & Placemaking Preconference in Chicago, Illinois on June 11, 2015. The commissioning agencies and the artists for each of the selected projects will receive a certificate of acknowledgement and a “Swiss cheese” press release developed by Americans for the Arts to be distributed to their respective public relations contacts. The annual selection is also announced through multiple Americans for the Arts media channels, including social media and postings to the website. All projects selected will also be included in the PAN Year in Review Online Database. Inclusion in the database and receipt of the press release and certificate are scheduled to be completed by fall 2015. |
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| Additional Resources |
| Contact Information |
| Patricia Walsh Public Art Programs Manager 1000 Vermont Ave, NW, 6th Floor Washington DC 20005 United States pwalsh@artsusa.org 202.371.2830 |
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