Budget:
- $3,000 per artist (three commissions)
- Applications due: 8 April 2025
- Project delivery dates: 16 – 22 June 2025
Open to: Creative individuals, groups or companies from the Hunter region
About the opportunity
Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking expressions of interest from Hunter based Artists to create engaging lighting public artworks for the ‘Float your Boat’ flotilla and lake foreshore which will be held on Friday June 21 and Saturday June 22, 2025.
Background
The Float your Boat has become a very popular annual event for the community. These public lighting displays for the flotilla and foreshore engages the community and local boaties to participate in celebrating our lake, through a fun participatory experience. Lake Macquarie City Council recognises the benefits of artworks integrated into the community and their ability to create a sense of place, identity, and engagement.
Project Scope: The final concept design is to be completed by June 9, 2025. The fabrication of the design into a lighting display will be completed the week in the lead up to the event before Friday June 21.
Key Information
- Completion/installation before Friday 21 June 2024
- Budget: The budget for each project as detailed above covers all the artists’ cost, which includes but is not limited to artist fee, materials, contractors, etc. No further funds will be allocated for the creation of the artwork.
- Council will support with: Installation expenses, marketing, safety materials as negotiated in the contract.
- Contractual Agreement: If successful, full terms and conditions will be outlined within a contractual agreement between the artist and Lake Macquarie City Council. This expression of interest has no legal bearing.
- Materials: Materials used must be suitable for an outdoor public environment, durable and non-toxic.
Selection principles
The Lake Macquarie City Council’s Urban and Public Art Policy identifies the following objectives:
- articulate a sense of place or community identity.
- encourage a stronger sense of community belonging, and community ownership of public space
- integrate public art into the infrastructure and natural environments of the City in order to enhance public spaces;
- ensure proposals are suitable and sustainable/ robust; and
- foster local and emerging artists in the Lake Macquarie community.
A selection panel will evaluate submissions with consideration to (but not be limited to) the following key selection criteria:
- originality of the concept;
- relevance to proposed location and audience;
- quality of visual representation;
- ability to articulate a sense of place and community identity;
- how the design will enhance the flotilla on the lake
- ability to complete the commission within budget, timeframe and complexity of installation.
All applicants are encouraged to discuss your EOI pitch and application form, and or to discuss accessibility adjustments to the application process, please contact:
Charlotte Hilder
Cultural Projects Curator
Mob: 0436 528 305
Email: childer@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
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