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Entry Deadline: 12/31/22

Requirements:

Entry Fee: $25

23rd Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition

The City of Lakeland, Florida, is accepting submissions from sculptors to participate in The 23rd Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition. Submitted sculptures will be juried by representatives from the City of Lakeland, the Polk Museum of Art, and members of the local art community. The top-scoring sculptures will be selected for a one-year exhibition in downtown Lakeland, Florida. Sculptures will be on loan from February 2024 through February 2025. Sculptures will be publicized, and a People’s Choices Award will be given based on the voting of the community.

Previous shows have received much notoriety:
The Lakelander
The Ledger
Visit Central Florida
LALToday
National Review

Details:

This call for entries is open to all sculptors working in North America.

Entries must be submitted by December 31st, 2023.

Submissions require a $25 non-refundable application fee per artist.

Work must be suitable for outdoor installation and must:

1. Be structurally secured and surface mounted to a concrete pad with anchor bolts or similar devices;

2. Be capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions, such as high winds, high temperatures, heavy rain, storms, etc.;

3. Be able to withstand a high traffic, public park environment;

4. Take into consideration the safety of the audience;

5. Be maintenance-free during the exhibition period.

6. Installation must be accomplished by the artist or their provided representative with tools provided by the artist (there will be access to a crane if notice is given in advance).

All entries must be completed prior to submission. No incomplete works, project proposals, or works previously displayed will be considered.

Each artist selected for the exhibition will receive a $1,700 honorarium to cover transportation, installation, de-installation of the sculpture, and all incidental expenses involved.

Any additional costs are the responsibility of the artist.

Sculptures MUST be installed no later than March 1, 2023. Any sculpture that cannot be installed by that time will be disqualified, and an alternate will be chosen. Accepted sculptures must be removed by January 31, 2024.

Artists may sell the work during the project period. However, the work must remain on site for the duration of the exhibition.

City of Lakeland, FL, staff will coordinate the scheduling of sculpture installation.

Crane and City crews are only available on weekdays before 3 p.m. If a crane is required for installation, the artist MUST have the work on-site at 8 a.m. on the morning of the scheduled installation.

The City of Lakeland will attempt to utilize current concrete pads. A specific shape of the concrete pad can not be guaranteed. All pieces must be surface mounted to the pad.

The City of Lakeland will provide insurance throughout the exhibition period for a maximum claim determined based on the value of each piece. Neither the City of Lakeland nor the Polk Museum of Art will be held responsible for damage due to inherent vice or poor construction materials.

The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be determined by a simple majority vote via a survey method administered by the City of Lakeland. (The City of Lakeland retains the right to adjust the method of voting if it is deemed necessary.)

By submitting to this Competition, the artist agrees to comply with all rules and requirements.

Selection Process:

Works will be selected by a committee composed of City of Lakeland staff, representatives from the Polk Museum of Art, and select members of the local arts community.

Award: (in addition to the $1,700 honorarium)

People’s Choice: $1,700

Submissions:

Submissions must follow all guidelines as stated within this prospectus.

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023

Submission Guidelines:

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

Images of up to three works, 3 views each, in .jpg format.

Image list including images number, artist name, title, media, dimensions (in feet: h x w x d), estimated weight, date, value of the work, and other applicable notes as plan test, Word document, or .pdf.

Current professional résumé and artist statement as plain text, Word document or .pdf. is preferred, but optional

Application Requirements

This call for entries is open to all sculptors working in North America.

Entries must be submitted by December 31st, 2023.

Submissions require a $25 non-refundable application fee per artist.

Work must be suitable for outdoor installation and must:

1. Be structurally secured and surface mounted to a concrete pad with anchor bolts or similar devices;

2. Be capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions, such as high winds, high temperatures, heavy rain, storms, etc.;

3. Be able to withstand a high traffic, public park environment;

4. Take into consideration the safety of the audience;

5. Be maintenance-free during the exhibition period.

6. Installation must be accomplished by the artist or their provided representative with tools provided by the artist (there will be access to a crane if notice is given in advance).

All entries must be completed prior to submission. No incomplete works, project proposals, or works previously displayed will be considered.

Each artist selected for the exhibition will receive a $1,700 honorarium to cover transportation, installation, and de-installation of the sculpture, and all incidental expenses involved.

Any additional costs are the responsibility of the artist.

Sculptures MUST be installed no later than March 1, 2024. Any sculpture that cannot be installed by that time will be disqualified, and an alternate will be chosen. Accepted sculptures must be removed by January 31, 2025.

Artists may sell their work during the project period. However, the work must remain on-site for the duration of the exhibition.

City of Lakeland, FL, staff will coordinate the scheduling of the sculpture installation.

Crane and City crews are only available on weekdays before 3 p.m. If a crane is required for installation, the artist MUST have the work on-site at 8 a.m. on the morning of the scheduled installation.

The City of Lakeland will attempt to utilize current concrete pads. A specific shape of the concrete pad can not be guaranteed. All pieces must be surface mounted to the pad.

The City of Lakeland will provide insurance throughout the exhibition period for a maximum claim determined based on the value of each piece. Neither the City of Lakeland nor the Polk Museum of Art will be held responsible for damage due to inherent vice or poor construction materials.

The winner of the People’s Choice Award will be determined by a simple majority vote via a survey method administered by the City of Lakeland. (The City of Lakeland retains the right to adjust the method of voting if it is deemed necessary.)

By submitting to this Competition, the artist agrees to comply with all rules and requirements.

Selection Process:

Works will be selected by a committee composed of City of Lakeland staff, representatives from the Polk Museum of Art, and select members of the local arts community.

Award: (in addition to the $1,700 honorarium)

People’s Choice: $1,700

Submissions:

Submissions must follow all guidelines as stated within this prospectus.

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023

Submission Guidelines:

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

Images of up to three works, 3 views each, in .jpg format.

Image list including images number, artist name, title, media, dimensions (in feet: h x w x d), estimated weight, date, value of the work, and other applicable notes as plan test, Word document, or .pdf.

Current professional résumé and artist statement as plain text, Word document or .pdf. is preferred, but optional

Eligibility Criteria

This call for entries is open to all sculptors working in North America.

Entries must be submitted by December 31st, 2023.

Submissions require a $25 non-refundable application fee per artist.

Work must be suitable for outdoor installation and must:

1. Be structurally secured and surface mounted to a concrete pad with anchor bolts or similar devices;

2. Be capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions, such as high winds, high temperatures, heavy rain, storms, etc.;

3. Be able to withstand a high traffic, public park environment;

4. Take into consideration the safety of the audience;

5. Be maintenance-free during the exhibition period.

6. Installation must be accomplished by the artist or their provided representative with tools provided by the artist (there will be access to a crane if notice is given in advance).

All entries must be completed prior to submission. No incomplete works, project proposals, or works previously displayed will be considered.

Each artist selected for the exhibition will receive a $1,700 honorarium to cover transportation, installation, and de-installation of the sculpture, and all incidental expenses involved.