North Bay, ON – Feb. 28, 2020 – Local and regional artists and creative professionals are invited to submit design proposals as part of a new project that will feature public art on traffic signal boxes throughout Downtown North Bay.
Funded by an Association of Municipalities of Ontario grant, this public art project is being led by Downtown North Bay in partnership with the City of North Bay’s Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC).
The goal is to increase the prominence of public art within high pedestrian traffic areas, provide an opportunity to recognize local and regional artists and improve beautification within the downtown core.
“The Public Art Advisory Committee was recently created and our dedicated members have been able to bring the City of North Bay’s first ever public art project to the downtown core,” said Coun. Marcus Tignanelli, a PAAC member.
Proposals will be juried by the PAAC, with 13 designs to be selected in order to create vinyl wraps on pole-mounted, traffic control enclosures at intersections throughout the Downtown.
The deadline for submissions is March 13. Applicants are asked to provide a digital image of their work (vector-based format or high-resolution image of at least 300 DPI). A short biography that includes the artist’s connection to North Bay and a brief description of the inspiration behind the submission should also be included. Successful applicants will receive a $200 honorarium. View full submission guidelines here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wOeoFBunz8zsVBewSTif0yJ9LClGClBe
“Public art is accessible to everyone. It’s free and create a sense of community,” said PAAC member Katie Bevan, Vice-Chair of the Downtown Improvement Area Board.