CALL TO ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, ENTERTAINERS
AND NON-PROFITS

Park Place Mall “DELIGHTFUL DIVERSIONS” Program
ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS – STREET PERFORMERS – MUSICIANS – NON-PROFITS – CHILDREN’S ART ACTIVITIES

Wednesday & Friday Evenings 5pm – 8pm • Saturday & Sunday Ongoing 11am-8pm

The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance in partnership with General Growth Properties and Park Place is announcing a call for performers, artists, musicians, children’s activities and not for profits of all genres to participate in the inaugural DELIGHTFUL DIVERSIONS program at the Park Place Mall.  The program will run weekly beginning May 2010.  The program hopes to create a fun and interactive atmosphere to the Park Place Mall in unique and interesting ways.  Selected performers/performance and not for profit groups will receive a small per-performance stipend (approximately $20 per location per group) to perform at one of the designated locations and also have the opportunity to busk (collect money via hat, instrument case, etc.). 

Learn more by downloading the application HERE or

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ON LINE

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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for SAACA Summer Indoor Festivals at the Tucson Mall

Summer Indoor Fine Art Fairs at the Tucson Mall
General Growth Properties and the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance team up to bring you the Summer ARTmarket at the Tucson Mall.  Attendees will be able to shop on of a kind original fine art in the comfort of an indoor shopping center to beat the hot summer months in Tucson, Arizona.  This extraordinary festival will feature over 120 artists exhibiting their artwork throughout the mall walkways on the last weekend of each month beginning in May 2010 – August 2010.  As always at a traditional SAACA event, Children’s Activities will be offered at no charge to the attendee as well as LIVE music performances by local musicians all in the comfort of an indoor setting.

The Tucson Mall is Southern Arizona’s premier shopping and entertainment destination. You’ll enjoy sensational shopping with over 200 specialty shops and four department stores. Shop the most popular retailers in the country including Sephora, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Metropark and REI. Or find unique treasures on Arizona Avenue, a collection of specialty boutiques devoted to art, gifts and jewelry from Arizona. After a full day of shopping, delectable dining awaits you at The Cheesecake Factory, Shane’s Rib Shack (open 2010), Red Robin, Mimi’s Café and more. This ARTmarket will place the artists in the heart of the shopping mall corridors, with easy access to the shoppers!

Download the Application at HERE

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OPPORTUNITY FOR PERMANENT PUBLIC ART
INSTALLATION PROJECT
TUCSON, AZ

Submission Deadline: July 30, 2010

A brief project summary

General Growth Properties, under the guidance of the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, is issuing an open Call-to-Artists for a privately commissioned Public Art project to be incorporated into the new public plaza centrally located within the recently opened lifestyle expansion. Artists are invited to submit qualifications for a large scale project(s) on site of the new Tucson Mall Plaza area located between the free standing Cheesecake Factory and R.E.I. buildings.

The Tucson Mall is located at, 4500 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, Arizona 85705. The site has recently undergone a major expansion , adding several new restaurants and retailers in a dynamic streetscape. The completion of the Tucson Mall expansion will solidify Tucson Mall's position as the largest shopping and dining destination in Southern Arizona.

GGP has been in the shopping center business for over fifty years. One of the nation's largest REITs, General Growth owns, develops, operates, and/or manages shopping malls in 44 states. GGP has ownership interests in and/or
management responsibility for more than 200 regional shopping malls totaling approximately 200 million square feet of retail space. In Southern Arizona, General Growth Properties owns and manages both Park Place Mall and Tucson Mall. This public art project will take place on site at the Tucson Mall property located on Tucson’s Northwest side of town.

Tucson Mall is Southern Arizona’s premier shopping and dining destination. Guests will enjoy sensational shopping with over 200 specialty shops and four department stores. The mall features the most popular retailers in the country
including H & M, Sephora, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Metropark and REI. Tourists will find unique treasures on Arizona Avenue, a collection of specialty boutiques devoted to art, gifts and jewelry from Arizona. After a full day of shopping, delectable dining awaits shoppers at The Cheesecake Factory, Shane’s Rib Shack, Red Robin, Mimi’s Café and more.

The below goals will aid in the selection of the commissioned artwork The project(s) should be an original, site specific design fabricated in safe, durable, low maintenance materials that withstand heavy direct contact with the public and the harsh Arizona climate in the summer months.

Proposals should be dynamic forward thinking and thematic in included elements. The project committee seeks to commission a functional and interactive piece of permanent artwork for the site.

Pedestrians frequently pass through the plaza on their way to various destinations within the Mall. Tucson Mall attracts over 18 million shoppers each and every year. It is the intent for the Plaza to remain a gathering area and focal point for pedestrians. The plaza itself is approximately 6,000 square feet, although this project will be restricted a maximum of 20 feet high(minimum of 15 feet high), with a foot print not to exceed 15-20 feet in diameter.

A successful project will create its own sense of encounter and engagement at this gateway, either through visual distinction or an interaction.

This call to artist seeks proposals from artists across disciplines to present contemporary in thought and process art projects, with both functional and interactive elements in the public spaces in the Plaza. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli. While the use of color and contemporary and abstract ideas are encouraged, water elements are discouraged in the proposal process.

The request for qualifications is open to all artists or artist-teams that may demonstrate a level of experience and professionalism that is commensurate with this project’s scope and budget limitations.

The artwork budget for the project is $70,000

The artwork budget is a pre-set amount and must cover all costs associated with the artwork, including the design, engineering documents, production, transport, installation, travel expenses, identification plaque, taxes and any
insurance, as required.

Deadline for Submissions July 30, 2010
Finalist(s) Chosen August 15, 2010
Contract with Artist* September 2010
Final Installation* October 2010-November 2010

*Specific schedules for completing project may be negotiated

The following items must be delivered to the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance office no later than 4:30pm, July 30, 2010, OR postmarked July 25, 2010.

Note: Two (2) pre-stapled packets should be delivered inclusive of items 1,2, 3 and 4 (in the order described below)

1. Artists Statement of Interest and proposal (four-page maximum) A brief statement that outlines the direction that the artist proposes for this project, including any qualifications and/or details that may help in consideration
of the artists perspective. Proposal with sketches, and/or images of proposed ideas as well as a detailed budget of proposed artwork.
2. Resume - A current artist resume, placing emphasis on art projects that closely relate to this particular commission. Please include budget amounts for each project, and your role in the process.
3. An annotated visual image portfolio (4 pages maximum) that includes samples of previous work with: Title of work, dimensions, date completed, project budget and a brief description of the artwork. Include your artist name, address, telephone number and email address on these sheets. (no CD’s will be accepted)
4. Reference List - Name, address and phone numbers of three references (no letters of reference will be accepted in lieu of)

PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete or late submissions will be eliminated from the review process. Please staple or paper clip above items 1, 2, 3 and 4 (in that order) into two (2) packets for distribution to members of the Selection Panel - do not use plastic binders, notebooks or materials other than those requested.

The Artists Selection Panel will review all submitted materials and will select multiple or single finalists. In the event that multiple artists would be selected as finalists, finalists will be invited to submit, in person, proposals that include
a more detailed, estimated project budget. Honorariums of $250 per artist/artist team will be awarded if the process moves ahead with multiple artists.

All applicants will be notified by email as to the outcome of their submissions. Please do not call or email for an update on the status of the submission, after the submission due date.

For more information, please contact Kate Marquez at (520) 797-3959 or by email at kate@saaca.org

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance
ATTN: Tucson Mall
7225 N Oracle Rd, Suite 112
Tucson, AZ 85704

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS - July 30, 2010

Download the Application at HERE

 

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