E 2054
How will Nashville look fifty years after the release of
The Plan of Nashville?
Call to artists
Visit www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/Nashville_2054 for more information
The Nashville Civic Design Center, in partnership with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, announces a Call to Artists seeking submissions for artwork depicting the “Nashville of the Future.” The resulting piece should be reflective of the efforts of the citizens of Nashville to make their city a more beautiful and functional city for all; a celebration of the hard work of the citizens of Nashville in the creation of The Plan of Nashville. The competition is part of the activities scheduled to celebrate The Plan of Nashville, released in 2004. The winners of the competition will be announced at the Fifth Anniversary Celebration of The Plan of Nashville, November 3, 2009.
REGISTRATION FORMS DUE OCTOBER 15 ENTRIES DUE OCTOBER 28, 2009
FIRST PRIZE: $1000 and a limited edition signed print of Phil Ponder’s most recent
Nashville skyline, “Nashville Adventure” SECOND PRIZE: $250 Selected entries will be part of an exhibit at the Nashville Civic Design Center November 2009 – February 2010
TIMELINE
Competition announced by Mayor Karl Dean Registration forms and entry fee due to NCDC Entries due to NCDC by 5:00 p.m. Jurors select winning entries Winners announced at event Thursday, 27 August
Thursday, 15 October Wednesday, 28 October Friday, 30 October Tuesday, 3 November
BACKGROUND
ELIGIBILITY
The Plan of Nashville is a community-based vision of how the urban core of Nashville should look and work in the twenty-first century. The Plan was conceived and orchestrated by the Nashville Civic Design Center, which is committed to the practice of urban design. This three-dimensional discipline integrates streets and buildings, land use and transportation—a new approach for Nashville. During the visioning process of The Plan of Nashville, consensus emerged regarding Ten Principles to guide public policy, development practice, urban planning, and design. In the years since the publication of The Plan of Nashville, there have been many initiatives and developments that have found inspiration in the document and its Ten Principles. One of the most notable has been the creation of The Green Ribbon Committee for environmental sustainability, by Mayor Karl Dean in June of 2008, to provide recommendations for making Nashville “the greenest city in the Southeast.” In June 2009, the Committee released its findings in the report, Together Making Nashville Green. The Report presents a series of 16 goals and 71 recommendations, and is based on the input of the citizens of Nashville. Submissions will illustrate ideas of what our city will look like in 2054, fifty years after the publication of The Plan of Nashville. Did we convert the inner loop of interstates into boulevards? Did we succeed in our sustainability goals? Entries will be on display during the Fifth Anniversary Celebration of The Plan of Nashville. Winning entries will be announced at the event, on Tuesday, 3 November. The top submissions will be featured on the competition webpage, in an exhibit at the Nashville Civic Design Center, and as a portion of The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City Update, to be released in 2010.
The contest is open to anyone who is interested in sharing his or her ideas of “the Nashville of the Future.” Submissions by teams or individuals will be accepted. The fee for entering is $25 per person. Please make sure to include the names of all team members in the submission materials.
Any medium is allowed; the finished project must measure less than 36”x 36”x 36.” Entries should include ideas from five of the Ten Principles of The Plan of Nashville. A description of the piece (500 words or less), and describing the five Principles illustrated is also required. All entries must be the original work of the entrant. All entries become the property of The Nashville Civic Design Center. Winning entrants grant the Nashville Civic Design Center the right to reproduce images of their work on the NCDC’s website and in other digital and printed materials.
SPECIFICATIONS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
All submittals must be received no later than Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
SELECTION PROCESS
The winning entry (or entries) will be selected by a panel of jurors from Nashville’s arts community and/or familiar with The Plan of Nashville. Jurors will be listed on the website.
FULL SUBMISSION DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COMPETITION WEBSITE:
www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/ Nashville_2054
NASHVILLE 2054
www.civicdesigncenter.org/projects/Nashville_2054
Entry Fee: $25 per person Make Checks payable to The Nashville Civic Design Center Mail entry form to : Nashville Civic Design Center Suite 106 138 Second Avenue North Nashville TN, 37201
Call For Artists Registration Form
Name _____________________________________________ Email ______________________________________________ Address_____________________________________________ City _____________________State ___________ Zip_______ Are you entering as part of a team? yes no
Please List other Team Members: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
Please add “stephanie@civicdesigncenter.org” to your email address book. Your Confirmation and Entry Number will come from this email addresss.