Cesar Chavez Drive 2018 Artist in Residence request for qualifications | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative
July 10, 2018
Eric Ledesma, Cesar Chavez Drive 2017 Artist in Residence, paints his mural on Mineral St. (Photo by Adam Carr)
Cesar E. Chavez Drive is the heart of Wisconsin’s Latino community. The Farm Project is a partnership between the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI) and the Cesar Chavez Drive Business Improvement District (BID) to seed arts, culture, and small business in the Clarke Square neighborhood. The Farm Project objective is to cultivate Chavez Drive as a destination for both cultural and economic investment.
Chavez Drive is one of the city’s few major arterial streets that is well connected to many different neighborhoods (The Menomonee Valley, Walker Square, Clarke Square, Muskego Way). Historically, it is the epicenter for Latino business and residents to access ethnic food, music and merchandise. Chavez Drive is at the center of the State’s densest zip code 53204 with almost ten thousand residents within a ten-block radius.
The Farm Project has implemented several successful projects, from the installation of a significant public art piece in the shape of a six-foot bronze Cesar E. Chavez Sculpture (at 916 S. Chavez Drive) to the successful planning and implementation of special events such as Ciclovía MKE.
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Farm Project is excited to build connections between the Milwaukee arts community and Cesar Chavez Drive, by providing an artist studio space that is open to neighborhood residents and business owners to interact with an artist, and watch the evolution of each piece of work being completed firsthand.
We are seeking an artist-in-residence to work in the Cesar Chavez Drive corridor from August 1 – December 31, 2018. The artist will have time to develop their own arts practice during the program, as well as to collaborate with neighborhood residents on the creation of at least one art piece that will likely be installed along the corridor.
ARTIST SELECTION PROCESS AND TIMELINE
All RFQ submissions will be reviewed by neighborhood stakeholders and up to three artists will be chosen to move forward in the process.
PAYMENT
Any finalists not selected will receive of a stipend of $75 for completion of their proposal. The selected artist will receive a monthly stipend of $2,000 (over five months) as long as all contractual deadlines and deliverables are met. A materials budget will also be available. Payment will come from CSNI and will be made in monthly installments. A stipend for initial supplies/materials is available upon contract execution.
SCOPE OF WORK
The selected artist will be expected to be in residence from August 1 through December 31, 2018; and to:
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Submit qualifications in one package, by e-mail (by midnight) or in person (by 5 pm) on July 25th to:
Ian Bautista
Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative 2110 W. Scott St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Or via e-mail: ian@clarkesquare.org
Qualifications package must include: