Acoup is a campaigning group for public artists
Public artists have concerns about the number of commissions advertised that require unpaid proposals
tight timescales, limited budgets and long shortlists
If you are about to undertake the commissioning of public art please consider;
Public artists have concerns about the number of commissions advertised that require unpaid proposals
tight timescales, limited budgets and long shortlists
If you are about to undertake the commissioning of public art please consider;
- selecting artists through CV, portfolio and references, not via unpaid proposals
- allowing plenty of time for the process, good public artworks take months to make, not weeks
- having a realistic budget that fits the scale of the work required
- choosing your shortlist carefully, so you can keep it short - it saves work for everyone in the long run
