Cultural Arts Division Newsletter
December 6, 2016
Long Live Art in Austin
Art in Public Places Call to Artists!
Austin Fire Department / Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services
(AFD/EMS) Station #47 Onion Creek; Project Budget $90,000

Art in Public Places (AIPP) seeks to commission a professional artist or artist team to create artwork for a new combined AFD/EMS Station that will serve the Onion Creek area. The project has a total budget of $90,000, and is open to visual artists who live or work in Austin and neighboring Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Burnet and Blanco counties. The application deadline is 5:00PM (CST), Thursday, January 12, 2017.

An Artist Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 5:30-6:30PM, at the Cultural Arts Division offices at 201 E. 2nd Street (Austin, TX). Free parking is available in the Austin Convention Center Garage located on Brazos Street between Cesar Chavez and 2nd Streets. Bring your ticket to the meeting for validation.

For RFQ click here. To apply through publicartist.org, click here.
  Attention filmmakers ! Send us your shorts about Austin!
The City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division is seeking submissions of short films for its 2017 Faces of Austin program. Established in 2005, Faces of Austin showcases shorts by local filmmakers that reflect the diverse faces, voices, and experiences of our City. Selected films will be screened during the SXSW Film Festival as part of the SXSW Community Programming in March, and will also be shown on the City of Austin’s channel, ATXN, and via the City’s website.

New for Faces of Austin 2017 is a cash honorarium of $500 for each selected short film, and $1000 for the film selected as Judge’s Choice. Deadline is January 23, 2017 at 5PM CST.

Click here for details and application.
Culture Asset Database Sneak Peek!
CAMP: The Cultural Asset Mapping Project is busy compiling community responses for our Cultural Asset Directory debut in early 2017, but in the meantime we wanted to give you a sneak peek of what’s in store!

CAMP has compiled over 3,000 entries in our cultural asset directory and has posted an excerpt of that final dataset on the CAMP project webpage for you to make your own culture maps. Visit www.austintexas.gov/culturemapping to view a sneak peek dataset highlighting artist studios, performance venues, and exhibition venues, and to download the data through the City of Austin Open Data Portal. Using the dataset, you can make your own maps highlighting Austin’s arts and culture like the Google map below of local Austin recording studios!
Let your Voice Be Heard! Take our ABIA
Public Art Masterplan Survey!

In case you haven't heard, the Austin Art in Public Places Program has embarked on a public art master plan for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The plan, expected to be completed by Spring 2017, will outline a vision for art at the airport and identify key opportunities for specific projects for current and future airport expansion.

Please help shape the development of public art at the airport by taking our short survey.  Whether you're a frequent traveler or a local resident, we want to hear from you! For more information about artwork at the airport, visit www.austintexas.gov/department/public-art-airport. 

New Year 's Eve Celebration!
If so, be sure to enjoy our temporary art projects at this family friendly event.

Austin’s New Year’s at Auditorium Shores takes place December 31 from 3 to 10 PM!

These following public art projects will be on view:

Knot by George Sabra
Flow  Factory by the vurv art collective
Humpty Dumpty by Yuliya Lanina
Encounter by Brent Baggett
LoFi Cycle by Steven Parker
Humpty Dumpty by Yuliya Lanina
Zach Theatre Holiday Mixer!
Our friends at Zach Theatre are hosting a HO-HO-HOLIDAY MIXER!  Mix and mingle with old and new Austin arts pals, while enjoying festive libations and lite bites.

Wednesday, December 7th, 7PM- 9PM

Zach Scott Theatre
Nowlin Rehearsal Hall
1426 Toomey Road
Austin, TX 78704

RSVP to Renelle Bedell

Note: There will be two shows happening on ZACH’s campus during this time so parking will be limited. We encourage carpooling or parking in area baseball parking lots.
The American Arts Incubator Program seeks innovative new media and digital artists who have a love of travel and passion for community-driven art.

The next round of applications are open for the following participating overseas locations: Ecuador, Egypt, India, Morocco, Poland, and Ukraine .

The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 11:59PM  (PST).
For complete information, click here .

Cultural Funding Opportunities

Community Initiatives Application Workshops

These workshops are for individual artists, unincorporated arts groups and arts 501 (c) 3 organizations who are interested in applying. The workshops will cover in detail how to complete each section of the online application including: the Application Form, Proposed Budget, and Narrative. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop or tablet.

Deadline to apply is December 27! Click here to learn more.
Looking for opportunities with Art in Public Places?  

Make sure to visit the  AIPP website   for the latest artist opportunities and to download complete instructions and project details. 

 All applications are accepted through  publicartist.org/austinaipp/