Short Description:
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (Carnegie) and The Center for Great Neighborhoods (CGN) seek proposals for a new landmark public art installation to anchor Covington’s newest development, a 500-million-dollar mixed-use project in the heart of the downtown riverfront area. The Covington Central Riverfront (CCR) site, a 23 acre site that was once home to an IRS processing facility, is being transformed into a neighborhood with a restored street grid, office, residential, retail, and public spaces.
Application Requirements:
- First and last name (artist moniker, include in parenthesis)
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Address
- Professional website
- Personal connection to Covington, Northern Kentucky, or the region
- General Artist Statement (max 500 words)
- Describe your proposed work and how responds to one or more of the given prompts (max 1000 words).
- Describe what your proposed work will add to the Covington community (max 1000 words)
- Describe your materials, any fabrication that may be necessary, and the material appropriateness to be permanently installed outdoors. To the best of your ability, anticipate any ongoing maintenance issues. (max 1000 words)
- Describe the method that you plan to install your work at the site including any tools, equipment, or personnel (max 1000 words)
- Conflict of interest statement (form attached in link)
- Resume/CV
- Preliminary budget (template attached in link)
- Prior Work samples (preferably of work similar in nature to the proposed project but that is not a requirement) (up to 10 images)
- Drawings, renderings, illustrations or other visual examples of the proposed sculpture (up to 10 images)
Eligibility:
Applicants must have Personal connection to Covington, Northern Kentucky, or the region
Program Benefits or Awards:
Artist Stipend $5,000
Project Budget starts at $25,000
Entry Fee: NONE
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Website link: https://thecarnegie.com/publicartccr/
