CALL TO WARD 7 and WARD 8 ARTISTS AND WRITERS!

Deadline: FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 at 5:30pm
Artist Honorarium: $2,500

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in collaboration with DC Public Library is seeking East-of-the-River artists, including writers, to submit proposals for four prominent areas inside the new Benning and Anacostia Libraries which are expected to open in the spring of 2010. The proposed artwork sites provide artists and writers the opportunity to display their work in a large-scale format in a public building.

Link to the call!

QUESTIONS?
Contact Rachel Dickerson at rachel.dickerson@dc.gov
(202) 724-5613 phone
(202) 727-3148 TDD
www.dcarts.dc.gov

London artist makes living monument in Trafalgar Square!

Sculptor Antony Gormley is inviting UK residents and visitors to spend one hour atop Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth. This empty public space, originally intended for statues of kings and generals, will house one member of the public each hour for 100 days this summer, nonstop. The artist intends to elevate everyday citizens and their lives to the status of monumental art, encouraging reflection on the individual in contemporary society.

2400 lucky volunteers are invited to do what they please atop the Fourth Plinth- and some have chosen some interesting activities…
on streaming video!