Artist Call – Tutela Park Mural

The City of Brantford is home to over 104,000 residents and is located on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario, surrounded by the County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River.

Tucked into the heart of Eagle Place, Tutela Park is a welcoming neighbourhood green space featuring a modern playground, a multipurpose asphalt court, and a seasonal splash pad. The splash pad, which opened in August 2020 through a partnership between the City and the Eagle Place Community Association, takes design cues from the Grand River with ground bubblers, spray rings, “leaf” sprayers, and a tipping bucket.

The mural will be located at 160 Erie Ave, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. And measures 12ft (3.66 m) wide by 8ft (2.44m ) long by 8ft (2.45m) high

Figure 1: Image of Mural Building

Figure 2: Mural dimensions 12ft (3.66 m) wide by 8ft (2.44m ) long by 8ft (2.45m) high. The artist will install the mural on all four sides of the building. The building has an exposed aggregate finish substrate. The doors and piping can be covered by the mural.

Note: this is not an image of the mural building for this project, but an indication of a standard building.

$5,500.00 (excluding HST) will be awarded for each artwork selected.

Fee payment schedule:

• A deposit of $1,000.00 will be provided to the successful artist once the contract has been signed.
• $4,500.00 paid upon final delivery and completion of mural and acceptance of mural by the City.

• This Call to Artists is open to all professional artists who are eligible to work in Canada and live in Ontario. While this call is open to all artists in Ontario, special consideration will be given to local artists in the City of Brantford, County of Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations area.
• All applying artists are required to submit a form through City of Brantford’s website.
• Must be a new and original design.
• Artists are not permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in any part of their practice for this opportunity. This includes the use of generative AI tools, platforms, or programs in the creation, development, or production of the artwork.
• Artists must be at least 18 years of age on the date their proposal is submitted.
• Artist teams are welcome to apply but must share the total project award.
• Per the Canada Council’s guidelines, a professional artist is defined as someone who:
  • has specialised artistic training (not necessarily in academic institutions);
  • is critically recognized as a professional by their peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition);
  • is active in and committed to their art practice;
  • has a history of public exhibitions; and/or has produced an independent body of work.

Artist applications will be reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence, expressed written interest in the project and other professional qualification criteria listed below. The evaluation process is a subjective process, and all applications will be judged against this and the themes and criteria.

Professional artists/artist teams are invited to respond to this Artist Call by completing the submission form and submitting a single .pdf document. This .pdf document should be labelled with the name of the artist and project (Name_Brantford_Tutela_Mural).

In the application form, artists will be asked to provide the following information through the City’s web form: artist/collective name, contact information, website (if applicable), and social media accounts (if applicable).

In the application form, artists will be asked to upload a single .pdf document file that includes the following information:

1. Artist Concept Statement: A written explanation of the proposed work (350 words maximum) that is suitable for public presentation and includes:
   • The name/title of the proposed artwork
   • A description of the artwork concept including the artist’s unique and original perspective
   • A description of the artist’s approach to the goals and themes of the project.
2. Design of Proposed Artwork
3. Artist Bio and Portfolio: An artist bio (200 words maximum) and up to ten (10) (minimum 5) examples of past work. With corresponding legend that identifies title, date, medium, location and commissioning agent (if applicable).