Call for Artists: Temporary Public Art

Clark County Parks and Recreation Department’s Public Arts Office is seeking four (4) artists who are interested in public art (but have not worked in the field before) to participate in a professional development and mentorship program. This project is open only to artist residents of Clark County, over the age of 18, who are not part-time or full-time Clark County employees or currently under contract for any Clark County Public Arts project larger than $50,000. Any artist who has participated in this program in the previous three years is not eligible.

Artists will be selected through a competitive process and will participate in training with the guidance of public art staff. Selected artists will create a concept and proposal for the project, a lesson plan, and lead a workshop with youth to create a temporary public sculpture at Clark County facilities. The goal is to create a professional and thoughtful traveling temporary public art installation with elements created by the children enrolled in the program. In return, the artist develops skills in workshop facilitation, community engagement, public art creation, collaboration, project management, and learns how to maintain artistic creativity and vision while attending to the demands of the public process.

Full call details and instructions for submissions are found on Clark County’s Submittable portal:

https://clarkcountynvpublicarts.submittable.com/submit/