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Rochester Art Center is seeking an artist to design permanent exterior window treatments for its East and West facing 50 foot tall windows that impede birds from passing along the river, and in support of riverfront activation initiatives.
The Art Center has secured over $15,000 in funding for the project, including $5,000 from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) funding through a Main Street Economic Revitalizationgrant administered by Destination Medical Center. The Art Center continues to seek additional support and partners on the project. To sponsor the project, please contact Kjellgren Alkire at alkire@rochesterartcenter.org.
Open Call
In partnership with Franconia Sculpture Park, Rochester Art Center is seeking proposals for the window treatments as part of the 4Ground Land Art Biennial in summer of 2024. Details and application processes are located at: https://4groundbiennial.org/open-call
4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial Opens Summer 2024 with More Than 20 Sites Across the Upper Midwest Highlighting Contemporary Native Art
Franconia Sculpture Park is pleased to present the second iteration of 4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial in Summer 2024. This site-specific festival will raise awareness around important land and water issues while celebrating the art and land of the rural Midwest. Presented and planned in collaboration with tribal organizations, art museums, and land conservationists from the public and private sector, 4Ground is designed to boost tourism of the region through suggested road trips to experience site-specific land art created by renowned contemporary artists and community-based collectives.
Taking a feminist, indigenous approach, 4Ground draws on the 10,000+ year tradition of Native land art created in the Upper Midwest. Visitors will experience the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin, the scenic bluffs of the St. Croix Valley dividing Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the sprawling prairies, fertile farmland, and glacial lakes dominating most of the region.
4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial serves as a fundamental and radical interrogation of place through a rural perspective and an experimental, collaborative approach to art-making and curating through co-creation and authorship.
Central themes that will be explored in 4Ground include: waterways as critical channels for communication and exchange; the re-creation of and education around Native land art that no longer exists (including burial mounds) and raising awareness of areas of historic and Native significance; and crucial environmental issues, particularly in regards to Line 3 Pipeline expansion in the region.
Additional Resources for Artists
- Application Opens: April 1, 2023
- Submission Deadline: July 1, 2023 | 11:59 PM CST
- Entry Fee: First two weeks FREE; $25 after that; $15 Franconia Alumni
- Stipend: $10,000
- Eligibility: International
- Categories: Sculpture, land art, ceramics, contemporary craft, experimental sound/music, socially engaged art, multidisciplinary art, installation, and performance.
- When: Work must remain on public view from June – August 2024
Apply: https://franconia.submittable.com/submit
About Rochester Art Center
Rochester Art Center is a museum of contemporary art located along the Zumbro River in the heart of historic downtown Rochester, MN. Founded in 1946, the Art Center hosts an ongoing schedule of exhibitions of work by local, regional, national, and international artists; dynamic educational programs for all ages; and an array of community partnerships and visitor engagement initiatives. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, the Art Center presents a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking.
About Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia Sculpture Park is the pre-eminent, artist-centered sculpture park in the Midwest. Founded in 1996, Franconia’s mission is to foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever-evolving world. Located on the stolen Dakota lands of the Wahpekute in Mni Sota Makoce in the scenic St. Croix River Valley, Franconia operates a 50-acre outdoor museum, active artist residency programs and an impressive schedule of more than 60 public and educational programs each year serving nearly 200,000 annual visitors. Franconia recognizes, supports, and advocates for all Native nations and actively centers Native voices in their work.
Franconia is located at 29836 St. Croix Trail in Shafer, Minnesota, and is free and open to the public 365 days a year from 8am to 8pm. Please visit: www.franconia.org.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.