Call To Artists

 

 

In presenting the Bourbon Barrel Project on Town Branch, LexArts seeks to accomplish three things: highlight Lexington's rich bourbon heritage and the role the Town Branch played in its development; emphasize the potential for the transformation of downtown Lexington; and, generate more interest in, and support for public art.

 

 

 

Artists from Kentucky will be juried in a two-step process to paint and embellish authentic bourbon barrels for outdoor display in Lexington, Kentucky, during the fall of 2013, celebrating the history and lore of bourbon and Lexington's Town Branch, and coinciding with The Kentucky Bourbon Festival and The Bourbon Chase. The barrels will be exhibited in downtown Lexington following the path of the Town Branch, which flows under Vine Street and Midland Avenue.

 

Authentic bourbon barrels will arrive in Lexington in late-June. Artists will receive one (1) barrel, which must remain in its original, iconic form, as a major goal of this project is to celebrate Lexington's Bourbon heritage and its future as envisioned in the Town Branch Commons project. Artists are requested to submit designs for painting and embellishing the barrels for this major public art project. Barrels weigh approximately 125 pounds.

 

The Bourbon Barrel Project on Town Branch will arrange for each selected and sponsor-matched barrel to be mounted onto a metal stanchion which will be attached to a concrete base. The stanchion will ensure easier viewing and excellent visibility from location to location. An identifying plate will be affixed to the base naming the barrel, the artist, and the sponsor(s).

 

Deadline for submission is 5pm on June 17, 2013. All entries, to include the application, digital images of your recent work, and your resume, must be submitted electronically, and the physical design proposals must be received in the LexArts office by said deadline. Once you begin the electronic application process, please be prepared to fully complete the application and upload all documents and image files.

Click Here for the Application.

 

Artists will submit:

1.The application

2.Your resume, which will include your current address, phone number, e-mail address and website

3.Five digital images of your recent work in high-resolution jpeg format (up to 1MB each). Clearly identify each image with your name and describe the medium used in the work.

4.Barrel designs on 11x17 sheets mounted on foam core. Click here for the barrel template specifications and click here for an image showing how the barrel will be displayed. Please note that all barrels will be displayed horizontally and, thus, the underside of the barrel will be obscured. You may submit up to three (3) designs and all designs must be on separate 11x17 sheets and mounted on foam core. Include your name and the title of your barrel on each submission.

5.A written description of your barrel(s) including the materials you plan to use

 

Send packets to: The Bourbon Barrel Project on Town Branch

LexArts

161 North Mill Street

Lexington, KY 40507

 

 

LexArts will pay an honorarium of $1,200 to artists selected and matched with a barrel sponsor. Additionally, artists will receive 10% of net proceeds from an auction and/or sale of his/her respective barrel.

 

Artists will be expected to pick up and transport barrels to and from a warehouse in Lexington, at their expense. Barrels weigh approximately 125 pounds.

 

Artists are responsible for the cost of all materials related to completing the selected designs.

 

Payment will be made to artists at the time the completed barrel is delivered to the designated warehouse and accepted by LexArts If a design changes radically from the initial proposal, a new design specification must be submitted. If no new specifications are submitted for the design change, the artist will not receive the honorarium.

 

Please review the PROJECT CALENDAR for information regarding deadlines for pick up and delivery of barrels.

 

Selected and matched artists will be given specific instructions regarding painting and finishing materials at the time they pick up their barrel(s).

 

 

 

Sponsors will be encouraged to choose from the BBP Portfolio; however, a sponsor may elect to contract directly with an artist. If a sponsor negotiates directly with an artist, the sponsor is responsible for paying the artist's honorarium. All other design approvals, conditions and deadlines apply. LexArts reserves the right to approve all barrel designs and the artist must submit a design proposal. No barrel will be released without prior design approval.

 

While artists are free to submit any design, priority will be given to proposals that feature one or more of the following themes:

 

1.Lexington's Bourbon heritage

2.The History of Manchester Street and the Distillery District

3.The unique physical characteristics of Town Branch

4.A vision for the proposed Town Branch Commons and The Rupp Arena Arts & Entertainment District

Click here for information on the Town Branch Commons project.

 

 

The Bourbon Barrel Project on Town Branch is a public art project of LexArts, Inc. LexArts will retain ownership of all barrels until they are sold either at auction or through other mechanisms. Proceeds from the auction will support LexArts' public art fund and arts programs.

 

The Bourbon Barrel Project on Town Branch PROJECT CALENDAR

 

 

For more information regarding the artist application process, please contact Nathan Zamarron at (859)255-2951 or by emailing nzamarron@lexarts.org