Creative Pinellas and Pinellas County are joining together to create the 2023 ARTWorks Signal Box Project that encourages artists to submit original artwork to beautify Pinellas County by transforming the traffic signal control boxes into a collection of public art.
Donor Name: Creative Pinellas
State: Florida
County: Pinellas County (FL)
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 02/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $800
Details:
The purpose of traffic signal cabinet art is to deter graffiti vandalism on transportation infrastructure, beautify the rights-of-way and community, and support Pinellas County as an arts destination. The use of art on public infrastructure has been shown to prevent graffiti vandalism in the County, demonstrating that “Public Art Works.”
Three Pinellas County Artists will be selected based on the portfolio work submitted, concepts for their proposed design and their resume as a working artist in Pinellas County. After the selection process, the artists will create the artwork that will be reproduced as a vinyl wrap and applied to traffic signal boxes throughout the County.
This program is open to all Pinellas County based professional artists, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers. Artwork may be abstract or representational.
Art Goals
Art will cover all sides of the signal box. There is no required theme for the work, but the work must be engaging and a good fit for the community. It cannot contain any representation of traffic lights, signs, or signals, and must be appropriate for display in a public space without distracting drivers. Artwork may not display messages with text or contain words or alpha-numeric characters. Artwork that is deemed as offensive, commercial, religious, political, or distracting in design or nature will be excluded from consideration.
Funding Information
- Selected artist(s) will receive a grant of $800 for their design for the box.
Specifications
- Artists will be submitting their portfolio of art work and will be asked to share one or two sentences about ideas they have on the signal box. Artists will not present designs in the application process. A Panel that includes Pinellas County Representatives, a Creative Pinellas Representative, Art Curator, and Community Member shall be part of the selection committee that selects the awarded artists. After the artists are chosen, they will create the designs that will be transformed into vinyl wraps to be professionally installed.
- When artist is selected:
- If you are selected as an artist, Creative Pinellas will provide all measurements needed for the box. We will review ideas with you and you will submit 2 mockups for consideration.
- The final artwork will need to be submitted by the artist as a high-resolution image file in jpeg or tiff format. Preferred resolution is 300 dpi/ppi.
For more information, visit Creative Pinellas.
