Vision 2050 – Postcards from the Future

Art in the Atrium Galley Exhibit, March 1-31, 2022

Orange County Administration Building

201 S Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

Project Description

The Orange County Public Art Review Board in conjunction with the Orange County Planning Department seeks submissions of visual artworks for a gallery experience “Postcards from the Future”.  This call requests works that envision Orange County, Florida in the year 2050.  What do you imagine County’s neighborhoods or rural areas will look like in 30 years?  What will transcend time? How will we interact, move around, live, work, and play?  What does the future hold for Orange County in the year 2050? 

Orange County seeks finished 2D and 3D artwork pieces for an indoor gallery exhibit.

Background

Orange County is a rapidly growing metropolitan area of more than one million residents that contains the City of Orlando and a dozen other municipalities.  The Orange County Planning Department is updating the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, which is a document that is intended to guide development over 30 years by establishing the County’s policies and priorities regarding future growth.

Vision 2050 is an update to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, that will focus on future development along with sustainability, resiliency, placemaking, housing affordability, and equity.

Civic engagement is an essential part of the planning process because it is a means for people to bring their voices and to share their own ideas, backgrounds, and experiences to plan for a future that benefits everyone.  Art has the power to bring people together and spark conversation.  Artists have used their creativity and talent to depict their vision of the future. This is a collaborative effort for artists to use their creativity and talent to depict visions of the future, be it a futuristic or traditionalist vision, and share their imaginings as a means of sparking conversation and involvement. 

For more information visit Vision 2050.

Site

This is a month-long gallery exhibit inside the Orange County Administration Building’s Atrium Gallery.  For site specific information, please contact Dawn.Knight@ocfl.net.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to both professional and student artists working in any appropriate media.

Selection Process

Members of the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Public Art Review Board will make the selections.

Submittal Requirements

• Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs uses the CaFÉ online service for its public art selection process. The full application can be found at www.callforentry.org. There is no charge for artists to register with CaFÉ.
• Each artist may submit up to five (5) applications. Individual applications must be submitted for each artwork piece. Artworks submitted in a group will be marked as incomplete, so the artist may make corrections to the application.
• Images. A minimum of one (1) image is required and the maximum is (3) images of finished works may be submitted for each entry. Do NOT include artist names or watermarks on image files.

Installation Requirements

• 2D artwork must be ready to hang with wire installed on the back.
• Artwork name, dimensions, media, year of completion, price and contact.
• An artist statement of 2000 character or less (including spaces).

Sales

• Sales of the works are encouraged. Artist contact information may be displayed on art labels. Any sales inquiries will be forwarded to the artist or designated agent. No commission will be charged. Artwork must remain on site until de-installation.

Timeline

• Release of Call to Artists:  Monday, August 30, 2021
• Submittals due:  Wednesday, January 12, 2022 (midnight MT)
• Panel review:  Monday, January 24, 2022
• Finalists notified on or before:  Wednesday, January 26, 2022
• Artwork Delivery:  3:30-5:30pm Thursday, February 24, 2022
• Opening Event:  5:30-6:30pm Monday, February 28, 2022
• Art in the Atrium Exhibit: March 1 – 31, 2022

Contact
For further information, contact Dawn Knight, Public Art Coordinator, Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs at Dawn.Knight@ocfl.net, 407-836-5540.

Application Requirements

• Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs uses the CaFÉ online service for its public art selection process. The full application can be found at www.callforentry.org. There is no charge for artists to register with CaFÉ.
• Each artist may submit up to five (5) applications. Individual applications must be submitted for each artwork piece. Artworks submitted in a group will be marked as incomplete, so the artist may make corrections to the application.
• Images. A minimum of one (1) image is required and the maximum is (3) images of finished works may be submitted. Do NOT include artist names or watermarks on image files.

Eligibility Criteria

• This opportunity is open to both professional and student artists working in any appropriate media.