Description

The City of Surprise invites West Valley-based artists to submit qualifications to create 2D art designs for traffic cabinets on 163rd Ave. Artists will transform traffic signal control cabinets in Surprise from functional infrastructure to colorful works of art inspired by family and community. Up to 7 artists will be selected. The artist fee is $1,000 for design and community engagement; the printing and installation costs will be covered by the city. All artwork designs must be converted to a high-quality digital format for vinyl wrap printing.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Include:  Contact information  Tell us about your artwork and creative practice: what artistic mediums do you use, what content do you work with, what is your style, your artistic values and/or your approach to creating art (max. 200 words)  Tell us about your interest, experience and qualifications for this project: have you completed any similar projects in the past, received accolades from your work or trained to develop expertise in your field? (max. 200 words)  Five past work samples PRO TIP: If you have past work samples that include themes of family and community make sure to include them in your application! o Describe the work sample ▪ Include title, date, materials and size/scale ▪ Provide context to the artwork such as concept, goals, partners, etc. o File formats accepted ▪ Images (.jpg or .png) ▪ Video (.mov or .mp4) – video should not exceed two minutes, only first two minutes will be viewed if time is exceeded

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

This opportunity is open to artists who live in the West Valley of the greater Metro-Phoenix area (west of the I-17). Artists working in any 2D media may apply, the artist must be able to convert their designs to a high-quality digital format for print. Artists may apply every other year for the Surprise traffic cabinet program. Artists who were part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 25 program will be eligible to apply again in FY27.

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