Public Service Announcement

Two HRM Requests for Proposals for the Arts

OPEN PROJECTS 2011-2012

The Halifax Regional Municipality invites artists, designers, musicians, performers, curators and members of the public with a creative interest and an investment in HRM civic spaces to submit public realm arts proposals through their Open Projects program.

The Open Projects program encourages ‘moments of opportunity’: elements and instances in lived environments that exhibit potential for strategic interaction. Interactions may include the re-animation of an underutilized space such as a vacant lot in the downtown core, or an unoccupied storefront. They may involve a relational re-consideration of the natural environment and the opportunities provided by HRM’s close proximity to water. They may be situational opportunities, such as alignment with a pre-existing arts initiative or a partnership with another institution or public-sector funding agent.

( http://www.halifax.ca/Culture/Opportunities )
Applications are due by Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

PILOT PROGRAM: HRM RESIDENCY INITIATIVE

The Halifax Regional Municipality invites non-profit arts organizations to submit proposals to take part inthe HRM Residency Initiative Pilot Program. Through this initiative, HRM Cultural Affairs will provide space, honorarium, or both to arts organizations facilitating artist residencies within HRM. In exchange, organizations are responsible for the administrative support required to host an artist-in-residence. This includes the selection process, residency logistics and organization, program promotion, and any residency related programming.

Submission deadline 4 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011.

For full details and submission guidelines for both of these opportunities, please visit www.halifax.ca/Culture/Opportunities

For further more information on these opportunities, please contact:
Siobhan Wiggans Arts Programmer, HRM Cultural Affairs (902) 490-5739 or wiggans@halifax.ca
Jamie MacLellan Public Art Facilitator, HRM Cultural Affairs (902) 490-1039 or maclelaj@halifax.ca

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