Desperately seeking public art for Bradenton's Riverwalk project

The Downtown Development Authority is looking for artists with public art experience to create  sculptures metal works, sidewalk art and interpretive art for the city's 1.5 mile Riverwalk project along the city's waterfront. 

A variety of public art will be installed at designated locations along the Riverwalk which is designed to be an active city attraction that will include a splash park, volley ball court and skate park. 

Currently the city is inviting artists to submit designs for the first phase of the project. The designs that are currently being reviewed include: 

•   monumentally scaled sculpture for the entry to a children and family-oriented zone
•  metalwork panels that can be seen through to define areas within the Riverwalk;
• metalwork or other media attachments or insertions to railings along the boardwalk leading under a bridge
• art inserted into sidewalks and the border of a children’s splash pad water feature  
• two dimensional panels that interpret community history as related to the river in media that is permanent. The artist for this project will work with students and teachers who are studying Bradenton history. 

 Artists will soon be invited to apply for additional sites to be included in phase two.       

  To apply for the phase one projects listed above visit www.downtownbradenton.com, click on PROJECTS for a detailed RFQ that includes directions on how to upload application files, plus site plans. 

Questions may be addressed to Ann Wykell at publicart@ddabradenton.com.