Artist Opportunity: Seeking submissions for commissioned project

The First Annual Celebration of Service, an event to commemorate student service in Greater Cincinnati, will take place at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center on September 27, 2011 and is presented by Vision2015 and Agenda360. Children Inc., UGive, United Way, and the Northern Kentucky Fund of Greater Cincinnati are also partners in this event. The purpose of this event is to give regional recognition to schools, businesses and non-profit agencies that embrace student service as part of their organizational culture. ‘Student Service’ can be defined as student-led initiatives that identify challenges and create solutions within their community. Examples might include: a high school class understanding environmental pollutants in our area and organizing a recycling program at school; a first grade class learning to read a book and creating an audio tape of that book for children who are blind; business partners who not only fund these opportunities but contribute a substantial amount of time to student-led initiatives; non-profit agencies are recognized for organizing and opening their doors to these student initiatives. Request: The Event Committee is looking to commission a Professional Artist(s) to create 17 individual award sculptures that will be given to those who are recognized for their efforts at this event. These sculptures must represent the ethics and values that are being celebrated, as well as achieve a high quality of aesthetic and workmanship. All mediums will be considered, however, there is a preference for a high professional finish to the pieces. Mixed media collages are not discouraged provided they consider the audience and environment in which they will be displayed. The same medium should be used in the entire collection and all pieces should reflect a collection. All submissions must be received by no later than Friday, August 26 at 5 p.m. Qualifying artists must be available for interviews Saturday Aug. 27 through Monday, Aug. 29. Final Notifications will be given by Tuesday, Aug. 30. Completed work is due by September 20, 2011; there are no exceptions to these dates.For more details, including submission instructions, click here.