The City is looking for local and regional artists to submit design proposals as part of a new project that will feature public art on traffic signal boxes throughout downtown North Bay.
The public art project is being led by Downtown North Bay in partnership with the City's Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC).
The goal is to increase the prominence of public art within high pedestrian traffic areas, provide an opportunity to recognize local and regional artists and improve beautification within the downtown core according to a news release.
“The Public Art Advisory Committee was recently created and our dedicated members have been able to bring the City of North Bay’s first-ever public art project to the downtown core,” said Coun. Marcus Tignanelli, a PAAC member.
Proposals will be juried by the PAAC, with 13 designs to be selected in order to create vinyl wraps on pole-mounted, traffic control enclosures at intersections throughout the downtown.
The deadline for submissions is March 13.
Applicants are asked to provide a digital image of their work and a short biography that includes the artist’s connection to North Bay and a brief description of the inspiration behind the submission.
Successful artists get a $200 honorarium.
Tignanelli says he hopes to expand the program in the future to wrap the remaining 42 boxes citywide.
See the full submission guidelines here.
