The City of Alexandria’s Public Art Program, in collaboration with Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) is launching the AlexRenew Public Art Residency. It is the first environmental infrastructure project developed as an outcome of the Alexandria’s Public Art Implementation Plan, developed by Bressi and Via Partnership.
The artist selected for the initial residency will be asked to consider and respond to the following goals as they develop their work:
• Enable local residents to explore, understand and internalize their own relationship to water and the health of waterways.
• Increase local residents’ personal commitments to water stewardship and understanding of the ways they can contribute to improving and maintaining the health of Alexandria’s waterways.
• Increase residents’ understanding of the natural and infrastructural water systems that support the functioning and health of the city.
The City is currently seeking an artist for the first residency, which will run from approximately May 2019 to October 2020. This residency is an opportunity for artists to engage deeply with the work of AlexRenew (a special purpose authority that treats wastewater for the City of Alexandria) and its RiverRenew project – a major initiative to improve the health of Alexandria’s waterways. The selected artist will have an all-inclusive budget of $30,000 and will be engaged for 18 months, which will include an initial immersion period, followed by proposing a project and time to implement the project. Artists will work collaboratively with Public Art Program and AlexRenew staff throughout the process and should have an interest in exploring water-related environmental issues and working with communities.
The residency is being managed by Via Partnership.
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