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The Collaborative
Request for Exhibition and Installation Proposals
Extended Deadline: August 12, 2011 (TWO WEEKS LEFT)

The Arts Council for Long Beach (Arts Council) is seeking proposals from artists and curators for temporary exhibitions and site-specific installations for a new visual art gallery in downtown Long Beach. This is an open call to professional artists and curators residing in the Greater Southern California region. Long Beach residents are encouraged to apply.

BACKGROUND
Established in 1981, the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency's Percent-for-Public-Art Policy requires developers who enter an agreement with the Agency to contribute one-percent of total development costs to the creation of public art and/ or cultural facilities. In fulfillment of their obligation, Lyon Communities created a contemporary art gallery – The Collaborative – for their new gallery421 Apartment Community in downtown Long Beach.

The Arts Council provides administrative oversight for this cultural facility and has partnered with the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) for exhibition programming for this innovative space. Through the exhibitions at The Collaborative, the Arts Council and MOLAA seek to create a vibrant cultural space where members of the community and the public can participate in a stimulating dialogue about contemporary art.

THE COLLABORATIVE
The mission of The Collaborative is to present exhibitions that raise awareness of emerging artists and new, innovative approaches to art. In addition, the gallery is intended to provide an urban space where groundbreaking artists have the opportunity to create new, site-specific installations.

CRITERIA
Individual applicants or organizations must complete and submit an application. Applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated for completeness by Arts Council Public Art Program staff. Applications submitted after the posted deadline will not be considered.
The selection panel will evaluate complete submittals according to the following criteria:
• Artistic merit of the proposal
• Experience in exhibition design and planning as demonstrated by applicant's resume or organization's history of completed exhibitions
• Appropriateness and feasibility of proposal with regard to the exhibition space
• Availability of applicants for meetings in Long Beach.

BUDGET
The Arts Council for Long Beach has received a $10,000 Cultivate/Create grant from the L.A. County Arts Commission to commission new works. Based upon the results of the selection panel process, the Arts Council will commission two applicants. One applicant will be given a $10,000 stipend to create the new work commissioned as part of the Cultivate/Create grant, and one applicant will be given a $5,000 stipend. This budget is all-inclusive and is intended to cover all costs and associated costs for research, artwork delivery, installation, and de-installation. A graphic designer will be provided by the Arts Council to design signage, didactic, and marketing material to accompany the exhibitions.

A graphic designer will be provided by the Arts Council to design signage, didactic, and marketing material to accompany the exhibitions.

ELIGIBILITY
This Request for Proposals is limited to applicants residing or based in the Southern California area, extending from Los Angeles and Ventura counties to San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Artist, curators, directors, non-profit arts organizations as well as gallery, museum and public art professionals are all encouraged to submit an application.

SELECTION PROCESS
The Arts Council's contribution to programming at The Collaborative is being implemented through this competitive, public process. The Arts Council's Advisory Committee for Public Art, along with representatives of Lyon Communities, will select two proposals submitted in response to this open call for realization over the next two years.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The Arts Council reserves the right to decline all submissions and to cancel this request for proposals or any pre-qualified pool, at any time.

A complete application must include the following in ONE single WORD file, ONE PDF or ONE compressed ZIP file (which may include several files):

1. A one or two page Exhibition or Installation Statement. Please describe the exhibition concept and/or theme and how it relates to contemporary practice. Please include a list of potential artists with their bios.

2. Preliminary budget. Including but not limited to: estimated cost for all facets of the exhibition or installation, material costs, anticipated fabrication and installation costs, travel expenses, insurance, etc..

3. Professional Résumé, four pages maximum. (Teams must submit one résumé per team member.)

4. 10 proposal images. Images should be in JPG format 72 DPI, no larger than 10" x 14" and no smaller than 8" x 10", and 1 MG or smaller.

5. Annotated Image List. Include the image number, artist name, artwork title, dimensions, media, year of completion, and a brief description.

If proposing multiple exhibitions or installations, please submit a separate application for each proposal.

Please do not include additional materials in your application.

APPLICATION DELIVERY
Upload a single WORD, PDF or compressed ZIP folder including all submission requirements to SUBMISHMASH.

http://thecollaborativecalltoartists2011.submishmash.com

All complete proposals must be received via SUBMISHMASH no later than August 12, 2011 at 11:59pm.

CONTACT:
Arts Council for Long Beach Public Art & Design Department at 562-570-3826, or send an email to megan.macdonald@artslb.org

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