2011 APP Hawaii: Commissioned Works of Art for the Department of Education

Open to professional, practicing artists in the State of Hawai'i with previous public art experience. The Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts seeks to commission artwork of the highest aesthetic standards for the Hawai'i public school system that contributes to the happiness and well-being of students, staff, and community. Up to four DOE school projects will be initiated in the 2010-2011 school year, with budgets of $75,000 for elementary schools and $100,000 for middle/intermediate and high schools. The budget is paid directly to the artist in phases over an estimated two-year period.

Artists will work with teachers, students, and the school community to develop a work of art that reflects and is appropriate to the school's environment, curriculum, cultural values, and aesthetics. The program aims to provide meaningful experiences for students and staff to learn the processes of conceptualization, design, decision-making, production, and evaluation of works of art. Artists are required to provide a residency in the school equivalent to 14-16 days of instruction, conduct a minimum of one in-service training workshop for teachers, one presentation to the school and community, and one studio visit for a select number of students and teachers. Culminating works of art might include sculpture fashioned out of metal, stone, glass, concrete, or wall murals created with ceramic and/or mosaic tiles, metal, glass, or concrete.

Selection criteria include Hawai'i resident status (or prior relationship/work history in the state), artistic merit as evidenced by digital representation of past work, appropriateness of the artist's medium and style to the project goals, experience with projects of similar scale and scope including familiarity with public agencies and community groups, and experience working with students. Application deadline: March 4, 2011. Artist interviews with schools: March-April 2011. Project implementation: August 2011-June 2014. For questions, contact Trisha Lagaso Goldberg at [email protected].