Call for Expressions of Interest (Public Art) – STRAWBERRY HILL'S EARLY JAPANESE CANADIANS

Organization:

City of Surrey

Deadline:

Mar. 10, 2025

Website:

http://www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/surrey-public-art/artist-calls-project-updates

Call for Artists Description:

The City of Surrey invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from professional artists or artist teams to create a heritage feature with integrated artworks in a public park, as well as a related small-scale intervention in the historic Strawberry Hill neighbourhood of Newton, Surrey. These spaces will connect residents to the legacy of Surrey’s early Japanese Canadians and will confront the injustice of their uprooting, dispossession, and internment.

This is a collaborative project where the artist will work closely with a landscape architect from the City to ensure the technical feasibility of their design, as well as with a researcher, hired specifically for the project, to incorporate heritage interpretation into the design.

This project is being generously funded through the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society.

This call is open to all professional artists and artist teams. To see the full call, please visit: www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/surrey-public-art/artist-calls-project-updates

How to Apply:

Please submit an Expression of Interest to publicart@surrey.ca. Guidelines can be found at: www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/surrey-public-art/artist-calls-project-updates

Fees/Compensation:

Artist Fees: $280,000

Contact Name: Cris Mora
Contact Email: publicart@surrey.ca