City of Kent Arts Commission
Springwood Park Public Art Project
- Deadline:
- Budget: 80,000
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Eligibility: This call is open to both emerging and established professional, practicing Artists residing in Washington state. Kent and South King County based artists are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be 18 years or older. (Applicants cannot be an employee, council member, or commissioner of the City of Kent.)
The City of Kent Arts Commission invites artists to submit responses to this Call for Artists for a public art project at Springwood Park (12700 SE 274th St.) on Kent’s East Hill. The selected artist will create functional structural art for two locations in the park.
The selected artist will design, fabricate, and oversee installation of two freestanding artworks. The artist will be required to demonstrate how the proposed pieces contribute to users’ overall experience of the park.
The Springwood Park Reimagining Project creates a newly refreshed, functional park by combining past park structures that were loved by the community with needs for the future. The park retains ponds that attract migrating waterfowl in the spring and wetlands at the south end of the park. One of the existing shelters was kept and repurposed to feature a covered bench swing. Existing trails will remain and be incorporated into new additions to the park. The reimagined components of the park include a shelter structure for shade, rest, and gathering; a cooling station spray area for hot summer days; and ADA accessibility throughout the play area which includes a hill slide, a zip line, a 2-5 year-old play area, and a 5-12-year-old play area. The park redevelopment project includes two pads for
More Information: artist.callforentry.org