Calling Local Artists!

Project: Official Plan Consultation - Artist Facilitated
Artist Fee: $3,000
Submission Deadline: June 17, 2025 by 5 p.m.

Professional Canadian artists are invited to facilitate a creative engagement session that captures public input on the community’s future vision. The selected artist will design and lead an interactive workshop, then produce a final artistic piece—any medium is welcome—that reflects the ideas and feedback gathered.

Read the full Call for Artists: Official Plan Consultation

Eligibility:

This request for proposals is open to professional Canadian artists*. Artists must be able to travel to Halton Hills to run the session. The Town is looking for proposals from various disciplines, including, but not limited to, visual art, dance, media arts, music, craft, poetry and storytelling.

*As per the Town of Halton Hills Public Art Policy (2016) an artist is: A person, who is objectively recognized as an artist, possesses training, skill, and/or experience in his or her artistic discipline; is active in and committed to his or her art practice, and has a history of public presentation.

Budget

The commissioned artist will receive $3,000 + HST (if applicable) Canadian Dollars*.

*This fee includes (but is not limited to) submission of the proposal, workshop preparation, materials, coordination and technical consultations including approvals or other expertise as required, preparation of any information and/or documentation, attendance at meetings and site visits, travel to the site and to meetings as required, facilitation, creation and presentation of final product.

Anticipated Schedule

It is expected that the commissioned artist will comply with the project’s general timeline dates as highlighted below. Please note dates are subject to change:

• May 20, 2025 - Launch call for proposals
• June 17, 2025 - Deadline for artist submissions by 5 p.m. EDT
• June 23, 2025 (week of) - Art Selection Panel meets to review proposals and choose a successful candidate
• July 23, 2025 - Successful artist notified and contract finalized
• Fall 2025 - Community engagement session
• Winter 2025 - Presentation/unveliing event

Considerations for the Artwork:

Artists should consider the following when creating their submissions:

• Advertising of any type is not permitted, therefore logos, phrases or branding for any business, product, service or private interest, other than the Town of Halton Hills should be avoided;
• Proposals must not contain content in breach of any intellectual property, trademarks, brands, or images of vulgar, offensive or illegal activity. Artwork may not promote a political party or election candidate; promote tobacco, alcohol or marijuana use; present demeaning or derogatory portrayals of individuals or groups; or contain anything which, in light of generally prevailing community standards is likely to cause deep or widespread offence.

Find the full Official Plan Consultation Call to Artists on the Town's website: haltonhills.ca/CallForArtists