HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 Edina Art on Loan ProgramContact: Lauren Siebenaler, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • LSiebenaler@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Art on Loan Program Now Accepting Applications
Edina, Minn., April 11, 2025 – The Edina Arts & Culture Commission seeks applications for outdoor sculptures displayed along the Edina Promenade from August 2025 to July 2027.
Applications are due May 15. Up to five sculptures will be selected for display. Each selected artist will receive a stipend of $1,000 per year for display of their artwork for two years.
The three main considerations for selection are creativity, site appropriateness and durability. Images of finished works and conceptual drawings can be submitted. If the proposed project
is not a finished work, artists need to provide information to assure the City of what it will look like and that it will be completed and installed as designed by August 2025, as well
as examples of past work. In addition, the following criteria must be met:
Exterior artwork must be adaptable to outside conditions, including extreme cold, snow, rain and direct sunlight.
Artwork must be safe for public interaction, especially children.
Maximum weight must not exceed 1,000 pounds.
Fragile, vulnerable or inappropriate work will not be considered.
Artists must submit photos of each artwork entered, showing the artwork from different angles.
Insurance coverage is the responsibility of the artist/owner.
If it is found that the submitted work or concept does not match the artwork upon delivery, the City has the right to refuse installation and the contract with the artist will be considered
null and void.
The City reserves the right to exclude any artwork from the exhibition if, in the City's sole discretion, it is deemed inappropriate or not in alignment with the exhibition's standards
and values.
The sculptures will be visible to pedestrians, bikers and all who use the Edina Promenade. The Promenade is a 1.5-mile paved pedestrian and bike pathway system in the Centennial Lakes
area, a mixed-use neighborhood consisting of retail, residential and recreational amenities southeast of 70th Street and France Avenue. Centennial Lakes Park is visited by 400,000 visitors
a year.
Artwork may be available for sale while on display, but cannot be removed until after July 2027.
For more information or to apply, visit EdinaMN.gov/ArtonLoan.
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