2024 prior lake community artist

The City of Prior Lake’s Arts and Culture Committee invites experienced public artists or teams to submit qualifications to become the Prior Lake Community Artist in 2024. The selected artist will develop an outdoor public art sculpture that reflects the history of Prior Lake.

The selected Prior Lake Community Artist will:

• Research and consider the local history of Prior Lake while developing project design. The concept can consider, for example: a historical event, theme, person, culture, or moment.
• Provide a conceptual design for the sculpture, with up to three revisions, for approval by the Committee.
• Identify a preferred location(s) for the artwork. The City will initially provide potential locations and will review and approve Artist’s desired location(s).
• Fabricate and install a permanent public artwork sculpture in downtown Prior Lake, this may include one piece or multiple small-scale pieces. All mediums will be considered. The artwork should have a minimum life span of 10 years and require minimal maintenance.
• Participate in promotional videos, materials, interviews, etc. to document and promote the artwork.