Open Call : Percent for Art Commission from Citywest and Saggart CNS

Citywest and Saggart CNS Public Art Working Group

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 23^rd September 2024

Citywest and Saggart CNS Public Art Working Group are seeking expressions of interest from artists whose practice focuses on permanent visual artwork(s) for their exterior or interior of their school building in a visual medium.

The Working Group are open to the idea of the artworks travelling throughout the interior of the building, sites can discussed with shortlisted artists at Stage 2. They seek Artwork(s) that will embrace the school in it’s special location, it’s values and focus on their community of children, teachers and parents, biodiversity and local natural environment. They  also require the artwork / artworks proposed at Stage 2 be low maintenance, adhere to health and safety standards and will stand the test of time in their relevance and materials. The would like an engagement process with as many of their 435 students as is possible without significantly impacting the budget for permanent artwork(s). This engagement process could be supported by teachers and parents as volunteers so not to impact the budget significantly, although creative input must be led by the artist. It is expected that artwork(s) will be imaginatively interactive for the children in this age group – 5 – 12 years. Any religious imagery should encapsulate all of the belief systems in the school and must not focus upon one belief system.

The selection process will take the form of a Two Stage Open Competition. It is open to all interested professional artists at any stage of their career or experience. The total budget for the project is €19,500.

For more information  see here.