CALL TO ARTISTS: Public Art Project for Outdoor Educational Gardens [GREENBELT, MD] – Alight Dance Theater and the Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society (CHEARS), in partnership with the City of Greenbelt, are seeking artists interested in creating public art pieces to be installed at the Three Sisters Demonstration Garden sites. CHEARS maintains the Three Sisters Gardens at three locations on City of Greenbelt property. The gardens serve as outdoor classrooms for community education on bay-friendly, sustainable gardening practices. The goal is to commission one work of art for each of the three sites. An artist may be selected to create work for one, two, or all three sites. Artists may submit applications jointly for a design on which they intend to collaborate. The addition of the art pieces is intended to beautify the gardens and provide focal points for activities in these spaces. Each work will also incorporate text identifying the garden and its sponsors. Funding for this project has been provided in part by alight dance theater, CHEARS, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, and the Greenbelt Community Foundation with support from the City of Greenbelt. More information and the application can be found at alightdancetheater.org. For best consideration, submit your application by August 1, 2014. Applications received before August 15 will be considered. Contacts: - Jeannie Bellina, Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society, [email protected] - Angella Foster, Alight Dance Theater, afosterdance@gmail, 301.821-1331 About Alight Dance Theater: Founded in 2010, Alight Dance Theater is a Greenbelt community-based, 501(c)3 nonprofit professional dance company, which uses the power of dance to tell stories that move and inspire. Since its inception, Alight has performed throughout the D.C. metro area at various venues, including the John F. Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage through the Local Dance Commissioning Project, Dance Place, Atlas Theater’s Intersections Arts Festival, the Greenbelt Arts Center, the Greenbelt Museum, and Velocity DC, among other venues. For more information about Alight, please visit alightdancetheater.org. About CHEARS: The Chesapeake Education, Arts, and Research Society (CHEARS) was founded in 2006 with the over-arching goal of restoring and promoting the health of all life in the Chesapeake Watershed through education and action projects organized and implemented by volunteers. Its five inter-related goals emphasize working and reconnecting with nature, sustainable and edible gardening practices, artistic expression, educational learning opportunities, and the development of egalitarian, societal norms that support healthy ecosystems within the Chesapeake Watershed. CHEARS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. More information can be found at chears.org.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:05:51 +0000
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