CLAREMONT PARK 2020 ARTISTS Expressions of Interest - Town of Claremont

Town of claremont presents

            CLAREMONT PARK
                      2020

ARTISTS Expressions of Interest

SUMMARY
Project Title: ARTTRA | Light Festival 2020
Location: Claremont Park, corner of Bay View Terrace and Stirling Hwy
Expressions of interest closing date and time: 5pm WST, Monday 2 December 2019
Selected artists advised: Monday 9 December to Friday 13 December 2019
Artists will be selected and paid an artist fee: $5000 per installation (temporary)
Competition: All artworks will be considered for the competition prize pool of $6000, as listed below:
  •   1st Place $5000 (judged by an industry panel)
  •   People’s Choice $1000 (judged by the public)

Judging criteria will be based on:
  •   Audience engagement
  •   Creative use of light
  •   Demonstrated consideration of sustainability
  •   Value for money
  •   Quality and skill of work

Judges: The Town of Claremont will appoint a panel of up to three (3) industry professionals to judge
the installations
Send application to toc@claremont.wa.gov.au, with the subject “ARTTRA 2020”.
File must be no larger than 10MB
Any project questions or queries email: toc@claremont.wa.gov.au, with the subject “ARTTRA 2020”

OVERVIEW
ARTTRA | Light Festival is a weekend event, held over three nights in Claremont Park. The event is about
transforming a space through the medium of art. The event will feature an outdoor gallery of temporary
light installations and sculptures, such as projections, light sculptures, interactive exhibits, architectural
lighting and paths of light.

The event appeals to a wide community demographic and encourages social participation.

The project aims to attract both emerging and experienced artists to display an outdoor art gallery of
cutting-edge light installations stretching through Claremont Park.

The Town of Claremont is looking for both emerging and experienced artists to create a light-based
installation to exhibit as part of the weekend festival. The installations will be exhibited in Claremont Park
from the evening of Friday 27 March until the night of Sunday 29 March.

The sculptural installations should engage the public and display a high level of artistic excellence, and
preferably demonstrate a consideration of sustainability. The Town is conscious of waste, pollution and
limited resources, and encourages artists to contemplate this during the design phase.

Up to 15 sculptures will be commissioned.

The Town encourages artists to create light sculptures and installations that are interactive. They can be
free-standing, fixed or mobile.

ARTTRA | Light Festival will be complemented by premium food stalls, focusing on cuisine which
utilises fire or chargrilling. The event will also feature roving performers and kids’ activities. The Town of
Claremont is responsible for these elements.

BRIEF
The Town of Claremont will invite artists/design teams who are interested in delivering an artwork for the
Town of Claremont’s signature creative event, held Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 March 2020.

Installations will be exhibited in a series of marked spaces within Claremont Park. These will be strategically
placed to engage patrons and create a sensory experience for all ages.

Installations must be designed to attract visitors into the space, constructed of materials that can
withstand public interaction, and consider the constant flow of pedestrians in and around the installations.

Commissioner
Town of Claremont

Artwork scope
Any light installation that encourages interaction, promotes sensory experiences, public facing, livens
the park, is of a size and scale that reflects the venue and festival aim, and demonstrates quality
artistic outcomes. The works will form a journey of discovery, with which members of the public will be
encouraged to engage.

Power will be provided and all EOIs must include details about required power. All power sources and
electrical appliances will be required to meet all health and safety regulations as deemed by the Town and
which the Town will arrange. Solar powered projects are encouraged.

The site
Map of Claremont Park – not to scale.

                                                                        Installation Area

Installation considerations
The series of art projects will be presented to the public in a pop-up gallery exhibition throughout
Claremont Park.

Artists will be asked to specify where they would like their installation to be placed, which will then be
confirmed with the Town of Claremont. A space for each work will then be allocated taking into account
the artist’s preferences. Locations may include the open grassed areas, trees and tree canopies and
footpaths.

A specific site visit for selected artists will be held from Tuesday 7 to Friday 24 January 2020. Artists
are asked to remain with their work during the exhibition opening times, which are likely to be between
5pm and 10pm on Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 March, 2020. This should be considered within
the total artist’s fees budget of $5000.

Curatorial response
The theme of ARTTRA calls for artworks that respond to high pedestrian traffic of all ages. Artworks
should be playful in manner and created to attract and engage. Works that display racial, offensive or
political messaging will not be accepted.

Materials
Materials will need to be suitable for the public art project; being durable, sit well within the space, climate
resistant and with consideration for public safety.

Artist’s role
The role of the artist is to design, fabricate and install a public artwork for this festival. The artist is
expected to work in collaboration with Town of Claremont officers during design and installation, and must
include provision for someone to remain with the artwork during the festival opening times.

THE PROCESS
Commissioning process
This project will be commissioned through an Expression of Interest (EOI).

The EOI must include:
  •   Artist name
  •   Brief artist CV (one page)
  •   Proposed work (image and detailed description)
  •   Proposed location (refer to site map)
  •   Power requirements
  •   Examples of previous work (artists will be required to send examples of previous work,
      with at least one example featuring light)
  •   A signed copy of the Terms & Conditions*
*To ensure the installation meets with the Festival Terms and Conditions 2020
(see Terms & Conditions 2020 attached)

Proposed schedule
  • EOI sent: Monday 30 September 2019
  •   EOI closes: Monday 2 December 2019
  •   Selected artists advised: 9 December to 13 December 2019
  •   Site visits with selected artists: scheduled from Tuesday 7 January to Friday 24 January 2020
  •   Final concept: 7 February 2020 (including electrician-approved power requirements)
  •   Bump in: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March 2020 (all artworks must be installed by 1pm on
      Friday 27 March)
  •   Winning artwork judged on: Saturday 28 March 2020
  •   Winners announced on: Sunday 29 March 2020
  •   Bump out: Monday 30 March 2020

How to submit an entry
All EOIs must be emailed to toc@claremont.wa.gov.au, with the subject “ARTTRA 2020”, by 5pm on
Monday 2 December 2019.

No late entries will be accepted. The Town’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.