Sculpture Dublin aims to raise awareness of Dublin’s sculptural heritage and to commission new sculptures in parks and public spaces city-wide. It is a Dublin City Council initiative, developed by Parks and Landscape Services and the City Arts Office, and supported by the Hugh Lane Gallery and Visual Artists Ireland.

Dublin City Council will commission a public sculpture in each of the DCC administrative areas: North West, North Central, Central, South Central and South East. The commission for the South Central Area will be developed as part of a new park at Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Dublin 10 – Ballyfermot People’s Park.

Commission

This is a one-stage-only, open competition.

The commission is open to all interested artists and invites applicants to outline an approach through which a sculptural work will be developed, refined and realised. It is a participative commission, that will evolve through a process of consultation and collaboration between the selected artist, the park’s design team and the local community. It will result in the installation of a permanent sculptural work that responds to the new People’s Park and the broader context of present-day Ballyfermot.

Please read the brief for further details about the commission, location and development.

Budget

The budget for the artwork is €100,000 incl VAT.

Site visit 

A site visit for interested artists will take place at Ballyfermot People’s Park, the proposed site of the commission, at 12 noon on 22 July 2020. The briefing meeting will include a Q&A session, and will be filmed and posted on Vimeo.

Brief

A full artist's brief is available to download at: https://www.sculpturedublin.ie/ballyfermot-peoples-park/

Deadline

The deadline for receipt of submissions is 12 noon, 14 August 2020.