In celebration of our third year as Alberta University of the Arts, we are proud to introduce another, Vivid: The AUArts Alumni Anniversary Project.
The theme of this year’s Vivid project is Changing Perceptions. The commissioned alum will create 2-D artworks in two outdoor, recessed, multi-angled spaces. Viewed from different angles, created on surfaces at different angles, all different sizes, you can change perceptions through creativity.
Your work will greet arts lovers in the busy, outdoor covered corridor on the ground floor of the parkade as you enter AUArts towards the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
AUArts is not only three years old as a university, but we are 96 years old as an art, craft, and design institution. Be part of this alumni project as we head towards our centennial year in 2026!
Details
- Eligibility: AUArts alumni only (confirmed graduates of ACA, ACAD, AUArts diploma or degree programs)
- Entry Requirements:
- Email to alumni@auarts.ca
- Attach or link to online portfolio
- Attach or link to artist bio that includes background on other public art experience
- Attach or link to five images of your own or are in the public domain that reflect your definition of “Changing Perceptions” and would inspire your creation
- Selection Process: Submissions will be reviewed by a team at AUArts that may include faculty and staff and fellow alumni
- Submission Deadline: 6 PM March 31, 2022
- Notification to Artist: No later than 6 PM April 29, 2022. A shortlist may be interviewed prior to this time
- Requirements:
- The theme is Changing Perceptions. The commissioned alum will create artworks in two outdoor, recessed, multi-angled spaces. Viewed from different angles, created on surfaces at different angles, all different sizes, you can change perceptions through creativity.
- 2-D artworks only.
- Sketches of the final mural must be reviewed and approved by AUArts and must be aligned with our policies and procedures and reflective of our Mission, Vision and Values.
- One Hour Artist Talk to inspire students about your artwork and career, to occur between September to December 2022 on a mutually agreed date.
- Participate in unveiling and promotional efforts.
- Involve and mentor two students in the installation.
- The work will remain intact and not be painted over for a minimum of two years.
- According to AUArts specifications, the selected alum artist will need to abide by health and safety protocols, coordinate approved equipment and insurance for the project, as well as approved supplies including outdoor paint/protective sealant and other materials.
- Installation during consecutive days June or July 2022 to be negotiated with AUArts.
- AUArts logo, and the artist's signature, program, and grad year, must be included prominently next to the completed work.
- Size:
- See attached images as reference to understand the space.
- Two, side-by-side, multi-angled recessed areas.
- Each area is approximately 8’ tall x 12’ wide x 5’ deep, with varying surface sizes in the different angled areas.
- The 2-D artwork should cover the entire surface area, including the ground surface.
- The artwork cannot extend into the walkway.
- Artist Fee:
- According to the CARFAC Full Day Professional Service Fees
- Six (6) days x $579 per day = $3,474
- Proposals only for artworks that take a maximum of six days to complete the project
- Fee includes artist concept, revisions, final concept, installation, anti-graffiti coating
- Fee also includes
- Interactions with AUArts including concept approval and installation requirements
- Time to involve and mentor two students in the installation
- One Hour Artist Talk
- Unveiling and promotion
- Expenses are additionally compensated
- Two student honorariums at $500 for each student for a total of $1,000
- At cost for paint/supplies/equipment to a maximum of $1,000
- At cost for graffiti protectant (cost will vary depending on solution)
- As the health and safety of our community is our number one priority, strict protocols exist, and we have the flexibility to change any aspects of this Call for Submissions and this project based on pandemic public health restrictions.
Vivid 2022 builds on three other Vivid projects located on the ground level concourse leading from the campus to the LRT exit doors. Our desire is to showcase our alumni, elevate the student experience, and act as a source of inspiration for emerging creatives, campus visitors and art lovers.
Alum Mike Hooves (BDes ’16, Illustration)
Alum Tyler Lemermeyer (BFA ’06, Media Arts)
View Vivid 2021
NASARIMBA / Alum Mikhail Miller (BFA ’06, Print Media) & Rachel Ziriada
Vivid 2020: Alberta University of the Arts (@albertauarts)