{"id":22139,"date":"2018-02-21T07:43:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T11:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/en\/?p=22139"},"modified":"2018-02-21T07:43:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T11:43:26","slug":"call-for-artists-patch-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/call-for-artists-patch-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Artists!: Apply to be part of The PATCH Project (Toronto)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatchproject.com\/artist-apply\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22140\" src=\"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/patchproject-call.jpg\" rel=\"PrettyPhoto[22139]\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepatchproject.com\/artist-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The PATCH Project<\/a> provides artists with opportunities to exhibit their work in public &#8211; raising their profile while transforming Toronto\u2019s streets.<br \/>\nWe partner with landowners and developers to showcase the work of local artists around construction sites and get them the exposure they need to move their career in the arts forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PATCH can help YOU:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>develop your portfolio<\/li>\n<li>get paid for exhibiting your work<\/li>\n<li>join a community of like-minded creative professionals<\/li>\n<li>build a foundation for your career in Toronto\u2019s cultural sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our city has millions of feet of construction hoarding (the walls that go up around construction sites) that can be the home for your next work of art (or the exhibition of your existing artwork)!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is PATCH, and what do we do?<\/strong><br \/>\nPATCH installs permanent and temporary art in underused spaces, like construction sites. We collaborate with local artists, landowners, and property developers to create an ongoing exhibition that not only beautifies the streetscape, but strengthens community ties around our installations. We:<br \/>\nidentify potential sites for public art<br \/>\nrecruit Toronto area artists of the highest calibre for site-specific work;<br \/>\nliaise between artists, property owners \/ developers, and construction companies to develop customized creative solutions that animate Toronto\u2019s public realm; and<br \/>\nmanage the logistics of making this all happen!<\/p>\n<p>PATCH is a project of the STEPS Initiative, an award-winning public arts organization that builds the capacity of citizens to take action in creating more vibrant and connected communities. Since 2010, STEPS has led several large-scale public art installations (including the World\u2019s Tallest Mural) through which they have engaged thousands of community members of all ages and received numerous awards.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatchproject.com\/artist-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thepatchproject.com\/artist-apply\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><small><em>-from The PATCH Project <a href=\"https:\/\/thepatchproject.com\/artist-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Read\u00a0<a title=\"ArtBridges | Community-Engaged Arts Directory &amp; Map | STEPS Initiative\" href=\"http:\/\/artbridges.ca\/community\/profile\/228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STEPS Initiative\u2019s profile<\/a>\u00a0on ArtBridges\u2019\u00a0<a title=\"ArtBridges | Community-Engaged Arts Directory &amp; Map\" href=\"http:\/\/artbridges.ca\/community\/community_map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community-Engaged Arts Directory &amp; Map<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab\u00a0The PATCH Project provides artists with opportunities to exhibit their work in public &#8211; raising their profile while transforming Toronto\u2019s streets. We partner with landowners and developers to showcase the work of local artists around construction sites and get them the exposure they need to move their career in the<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-more sd-all-trans\" href=\"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/call-for-artists-patch-project\/#more-22139\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[952,197,427,820,113],"class_list":["post-22139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities","tag-call-for-artists","tag-ontario","tag-steps-initiative","tag-the-patch-project","tag-toronto"],"cp_meta_data":{"_edit_last":["1"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["0"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}