By Staff
January 13th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
This is interesting.
Whenever there is some new art placed in the community there are the couple of dozen people who complain about public money being spent on “nice to have” and often questions about the credentials of the people making the decisions.
The grade separation on King Road had art painted on the bridge.
Cobalt Connects, an organization that manages things that get done in the arts community is recruiting people who will sit on juries that select what gets chosen. They handle most of the administrative side of the city’s public art program and consult for the city.
Participate in a Public Art Jury
They are looking for ordinary people who love art and their community and are asking people who want to make their mark on the city’s public art program by participating in a public art jury.
They are looking for local artists, creative professionals and residents to evaluate public art applications throughout the year.
No experience is necessary! Each jury is made up of a mix of arts professionals and residents to represent a broad cross-section of the community.
This pice of art work was painted on the side of the Freeman Station.
A small honorarium will be paid to all jury members as a thank you for participating. (That should pull in a significant response)
If you are interested in volunteering there is an application form to be placed on the jury roster.
Click on the link to access the form.
Kim Selman can answer any questions you might have. She can be reached at 905-548-0111 or at
kim@cobaltconnects.ca
