Call for Artist Entries Issue for VOC Roundabouts

The Art in the Roundabouts Committee of the Big Park Council announced a call for artist entries for three-dimensional public art for display in the four roundabouts in the Village.

The project background and progress can be viewed at a dedicated website, OurVillageArt.com. Interested artists can download a comprehensive document that fully explains the project themes, materials and requirements of the work, application and selection process, timeline and budget.

Proposed Themes

The vision for the roundabout artworks is to creatively interpret and reveal the story of our Village. Through the process of a recent community survey, the community has endorsed the following themes:

• Native American heritage of the Big Park area

• Our abundant wildlife

• Our western heritage

• Our cattle-ranching history

• Our manifold outdoor recreational opportunities, such as hiking, biking, birding and golfing

While the Committee has identified these themes, it will also consider other themes consistent with our mission to represent the history of our community.

Timeline

The Committee has established the following timeline:

• Sept. 1, 2023 - Issue Call to Artists

• Nov. 30, 2023 - Artists’ submittal deadline

• Dec. 15, 2023 - AiR committee to acknowledge receipt of artist submittals

• Feb. 8, 2024 - Report to Big Park Council on committee’s evaluation and recommendations

• Feb. 15-28, 2024 - Community charettes to display submitted artworks and receive community feedback as input to final selections

• March 1-31, 2024 - Further interaction with artists to refine their offers

• April 11, 2024 - Report to Council on final selection(s) and recommendations

Questions can be submitted to the committee via ourvillageart.org.