News Release

FREDERICTON (GNB) – New Brunswick professional artists are invited to submit proposals to design, create and install public artwork at the new Maplehurst Middle School in Moncton.

The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is accepting proposals until March 27.

This call for proposals is part of the Public Art Policy that establishes funding for the acquisition, or commissioning, of artworks for provincially owned and provincially invested infrastructure, such as schools or administrative buildings. The policy is intended to promote a sense of shared identity and pride of place among New Brunswickers while recognizing and supporting professional artists.

A tour of the new school will take place on Feb. 21 and March 8 for any interested artists.

A professional artist is defined as an individual who:

• has a history of public presentation in a professional context;
• practises an art and offers services in exchange for remuneration as a creator; and
• has specialized training in the arts (not necessarily in academic institutions) and is recognized as such by their peers.

Once the selected works are created and installed at the new school, they will become part of collection ArtNB. More information on the call for proposals, including images of the school, is available online.