Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award
2011 Application Guidelines
Deadline: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 (due by 5 p.m.)
Installation: Thursday, May 19, 2011 (subject to change)
Clare Weiss (1966-2010) was the Public Art Curator for New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation. During her tenure she curated more than 100 outdoor public art installations throughout the city and organized complex, thought-provoking and visually compelling thematic exhibitions for the Arsenal Gallery. Clare’s passion, humanity, energy, courage, and collaborative zeal were valued by all who knew her.
The Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award will be granted annually to one emerging artist who submits the most compelling proposal for an outdoor sculpture in a New York City park. The location will change annually and will be determined based on the site’s visibility and proximity within a neighborhood underserved by public art.
Ft. Greene Park in Brooklyn has been chosen as the inaugural park. The sculpture will be placed at the entrance of the park at the corner of Washington Park and Myrtle Avenue. The sculpture will be exhibited for a maximum of one year.
More information is available at the NYC Parks website.
