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The City of Lewisville, Texas is seeking artwork submissions from artists who wish to exhibit outdoor sculptures as part of a rotating sculpture program in the courtyard of the Lewisville Grand Theater.
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Get matched →The City of Lewisville, Texas is seeking artwork submissions from artists who wish to exhibit outdoor sculptures as part of a rotating sculpture program in the courtyard of the Lewisville Grand Theater. All sculptures must be family appropriate and pose no risk to public safety. For this inaugural year of the program, the Arts Advisory Board will select three sculptures for a two-year exhibition opportunity.
The City of Lewisville will award a $2,000 honorarium for each sculpture selected for the two-year term for the installation, exhibition, and removal of the artwork. Sculptures will remain under the artist’s ownership, loaned to the City of Lewisville. The artwork may be for sale for the duration of the exhibit with a 20% commission collected by the City of Lewisville if sold during its installation. It is preferred that sold artwork remains in the exhibition for the contracted time, but review and consideration for approval of suitable alternative work can be requested.
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The Lewisville Public Arts Board aims to install sculptures that are diverse in style and media. The board hopes to expose the local community to different types of art, increase tourism, and encourage visitors of the Lewisville Grand Theater to enjoy the courtyard by providing a dynamic and engaging exhibit. The three main considerations are creativity, site appropriateness and durability. Images of finished works and conceptual drawings can be submitted. If the proposed project is not a finished work, artists need to provide information to assure the Selection Panel of what it will look like and that it will be completed and be ready for installation by April 15, 2027. Artworks considered to be interactive (e.g. touchable, reactive touch or other manipulation) must meet all local and state ADA requirements.
Durability and Maintenance: The artworks should be fabricated of highly durable, low-maintenance materials. If interactive elements are part of the project, then replacement parts should be readily available or easily sourced for future replacement and maintenance. This exhibit is outside and will be in the public realm and may therefore be exposed to physical stressors such as touching and potential climbing by center users (though not encouraged), as well as all types of weather including intense sun, wind, rain, and frozen precipitation. Size: Artworks must have a base smaller than 5’ x 5’, must be less than 12’ tall and weigh less than 2500 pounds to fit on custom 5’ x 5’ square sculpture pads, made of steel with a repeating grid pattern for bolts to anchor the artwork to the pad.