HUBweek: Call for Arts

HUBweek is thrilled to announce its second annual Call for Arts! We will be commissioning $100,000 in art from local artists and we’re asking for your help in activating The HUB on City Hall Plaza in new and unexpected ways during this year’s festival.

The deadline to submit to the Call for Arts is May 13, 2018, 11:59pm EST

Why should you participate?

Get your name and your work out there! Projects selected will be included in HUBweek promotional materials and will be on view from October 9-14 at The HUB on City Hall Plaza.

What kinds of projects are we lookin’ for?

There are a few categories:

• Participatory projects
• City Hall Plaza Activations
• Experimental (Surprise us!)

Who are the jurors?

Kate Gilbert – Director, Now + There

Camilo Alvarez – Director, Founder of Samson Projects

Beth Kantrowitz – Director of BK Projects

Lucas Cowan – Public Art Curator, Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy

Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez – Curator, Leica Gallery

Leonie Bradbury – Director of Art and Creative Initiatives, HUBweek

Where can you submit your proposal?

Submissions will only be accepted through the HUBweek portal. All applications will be used using the same metrics to ensure an equitable and effective review process.

You can find all the details about the 2018 Call for Arts here. If you have any questions, feel free to contact HUBweek’s Director of Art Creative Initiatives, Leonie Bradbury via email at lbradbury@hubweek.org.