Anthony Holdsworth, Oakland Chinatown, 2007, 50 x 60 inches, Oil on canvas. Artwork is part of the Alameda County Art Collection: Artwork Created by Alameda County Artists. Photo: Sibila Savage.
For Artists
Call for Artists: Ashland Youth Center, Small-Scale Artwork Commission Program
This program will commission Alameda County artists to produce a new series of artwork in the studio. At the end of the contract period, the artists' work will be acquired by the County and installed at the new Ashland Youth Center. This is an opportunity for artists who make youth-focused artwork; are interested in youth empowerment and working with diverse communities; and artists who want to create artwork which contributes to safe, supportive, and healing environments and is positive and uplifting. The Ashland Youth Center is a new construction project that will be located in the unincorporated community in Alameda County and is part of a larger complex that will include a new recreation area, an expanded park, and dedicated skate park. The Youth Center will open to the public in late 2012. $16,000 is available to commission approximately 4 artists to make new artwork for this facility.
Application Deadline: May 13, 2011 (10:59pm Pacific Time)
Call Artwork: Purchase of Existing Artwork for the County's Art Collection
The Arts Commission is building a public collection of artwork created by Alameda County artists. Artwork purchased through the 2011 Purchase Program will become part of the Alameda County Art Collection: Artwork by Alameda County Artists and will be placed at County buildings for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public. The goal of this program is to collect artwork that is of high-quality and original in design and idea and that showcases the wide range of excellent artwork created by Alameda County artists with diversity in style, medium, and concept. Artwork should have a broad appeal and be appropriate for a variety of public spaces with diverse visitors of all ages and cultures. Approximately $75,000 is available this year to purchase existing artwork.
Application Deadline: June 10, 2011 (10:59pm Pacific Time)
Application Information: Applications for these projects must be submitted online through the CaFE website. Search the list for "Alameda County Arts Commission". (A separate application must be submitted for each project.)
Eligibility Requirements: These opportunities are open to practicing, professional visual artists who live, are permanently employed, or rent/own an artist's studio in Alameda County. The cities and communities of Alameda County include: Alameda, Albany, Ashland, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol, Union City, and other unincorporated areas. To qualify for this project, artists must minimally live, own a business or be employed on a continuous basis within the County of Alameda for the duration of the entire project, from the point at which the application is submitted through the review process and the final purchase of artwork. Additional eligibility restrictions may apply; review the complete Call for Artists/Call for Artwork for details or contact the Arts Commission office.
The Alameda County Arts Commission is a division of the County of Alameda and will administer these programs with general improvement funds and "Percent for Art" Public Art Program funds generated by County of Alameda capital projects.
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For Nonprofit Organizations
ARTSFUND Grants Program
ARTSFUND grant applications are available each year in November. Click here for more information about the ARTSFUND Grants program.
Exhibitions
The Alameda County Arts Commission welcomes proposals from Alameda County-based nonprofit arts and community organizations for exhibitions in our Exhibition Program. Contact us for eligibility information and an application form. Click here for more information about the exhibition program.
Contract Opportunities
There are no contract opportunities at this time.
