Providence Children’s Museum Seeks Sculptors!
Providence Children’s Museum Underland Exhibit RFP
Animal sculptures Providence Children’s Museum is seeking artist submissions for an upcoming
exhibit entitled Underland. The exhibit concept is to create a dramatic outdoor play environment that simulates underground life for creatures living in Rhode
Island. Visitors will enter the space and be surrounded by a rich pretend play environment where children can take on the roles of animals, or insects, dress in
costumes, explore, scramble through tunnels, or make pretend acorn soup. The Museum is seeking artists living and working in the RI, MA, and CT area to
sculpt 8-10 animals that will be integrated into a large sculptural mural depicting a cross section of an underground Rhode Island landscape with burrows, dens and
their inhabitants. To apply Artists must submit images of completed works of similar or related
subject matter that express technical abilities. Images and related materials should include dimensions, materials, date, and location (if applicable). The selected
Artist(s) would coordinate with the museum on the type of animal, placement, position and scale, overall integration of the animals into the larger mural, and be
willing to work within the Museum’s time frame, and budget of 3200.00$. The Underland exhibit is scheduled to open around May 15, 2010, and work would
commence upon selection. Please submit the following materials by Nov. 15, 2009 to the included email for
consideration: 5-10 digital images of related work (life sculpting, animals, natural objects)
Brief resume outlining specific relevant experience Contact information
Providence Children’s Museum Underland Exhibit RFP
Sandflowers Providence Children’s Museum is seeking artist submissions for an upcoming
exhibit entitled Underland. The exhibit concept is to create a dramatic outdoor play environment that simulates underground life for creatures living in Rhode
Island. Visitors will enter the space and be surrounded by a rich pretend play environment where children can take on the roles of animals, or insects, dress in
costumes, explore, scramble through tunnels, or make pretend acorn soup. Included in this exhibit is a sand play area where visitors will be able to play and
explore in a contained sand area with a variety sculpted features. The museum is seeking artists living and working in the RI, MA, and CT area to
create 3 kinetic sand sculptures in the form of flowers or plant life. The “sandflowers” would be interactive and allow children to pour sand in and through
the body of the plant causing leaves to dip, blossoms to open, or a variety of possible cause and effect reactions. The final sculpted “sandflowers” would be cast
in metal and installed permanently in The Children’s Garden at the Museum. To apply Artists must submit images of completed works of similar or related subject
matter that express technical abilities. Images and related materials should include dimensions, materials, date, and location (if applicable). The selected Artist(s)
would coordinate with the Museum on the concept development, prototyping, production, and installation, and be willing to work within the Museum’s time
frame and budget of 2400.00$. The Underland exhibit is scheduled to open around May 15, 2010, so work would commence upon selection.
Please submit the following materials by Nov. 15, 2009 to the included email for consideration:
5-10 digital images of related work (life sculpting, animals, natural objects) Brief resume outlining specific relevant experience
Contact information