Open Skies - Call for Proposals

Dear Arts Professionals,

Please consider and share this Call for Proposals with your network of artists, colleagues, alumni, and students. The Call is fee-free and open to San Francisco and US-based artists. See details below. Contact COCA with any questions. Thank you.

**Note: International-based artists will be considered. Please contact COCA for details.

Elliot Lessing, Executive Director
COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art

—-

The invitation is OPEN!
COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art in partnership with Neighborhood Parks Council invites you to help ignite our debut 2007 season with your dazzling vision!

We are happy to announce our Call for Proposals for our citywide event

Open Skies: The New Public Spirit Informing Today’s Artists
October 19-21, 2007
3 Days - 10 San Francisco Parklands - 15 Contemporary Artists

Open Skies is a Contemporary Arts Festival that celebrates the spirit of wonder, renewal and creative social action through artist-driven public projects that activate public space and community resources.

Open Skies unites up to 15 Contemporary Artists with 10 San Francisco neighborhood parks to deliver extraordinary site-specific projects for community members of all ages.

Additional artist-driven Park Discovery Tours, Open Skies Artist Workshops, special events, and educational materials highlight our public spaces as living outdoor classrooms - transforming Open Skies into a welcoming community enrichment project.

Combined, Open Skies offers an opportunity for families, community members, and city visitors to enjoy a rich synthesis of inspiring artistic visions, dynamic educational programming, and constructive civic engagement.

COCA seeks ambitious proposals for temporary site-specific projects of all media. Please view this link for Proposal Guidelines, Criteria, Park Sites, and complete project details:

http://openskies1.googlepages.com/

COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art
PO BOX 170115, San Francisco, CA 94117
email: [email protected]

Open Skies is presented by COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art in partnership with Neighborhood Parks Council

COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art is dedicated to exploring new standards of artistic excellence while advancing the public’s imagination regarding contemporary art, public life, and community development

Our goal is to improve the quality of life for families, individuals, and city visitors through dynamic artist-driven public projects and culturally spirited educational programming

Elliot Lessing, Executive Director

COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art
everything is possible