EOI Now Open for Artist to Create Community Inspired Festive Banners Exciting opportunity for a local artist Local artists are invited to apply for an exciting opportunity to create high-visibility public artwork in the heart of Margaret River The Shire of Augusta Margaret River is calling for Expressions of Interest from local creatives to design a new series of banners that celebrate the festive season in a way that is meaningful to our community. The project will see the successful artist run one to two creative workshops with school aged children, with their ideas brought together in professionally finished festive banners celebrating the Augusta Margaret River region. The final artworks will be installed along Margaret River’s main street in the lead-up to Christmas and throughout the peak tourist season. This initiative will help create a vibrant streetscape during the holiday season, in a way that reflects our people and place to foster community spirit and a sense of connection, joy, and togetherness. It’s also a fantastic opportunity for a local artist to gain exposure during the busiest time of the year. --- Scope of artwork The scope of this project is to create a unique suite of 2-3 original banner artworks, to be reproduced and displayed throughout the Margaret River main street during the festive holiday season, for a period of up to five years. As part of the creative process, the commissioned artist will be required to plan and deliver 1-2 creative workshops with school aged children. These workshops will generate visual material that is to be meaningfully and recognisably incorporated into the final, professionally resolved artworks, ensuring participating children can identify their creative contributions once the banners are installed. The artist will be responsible for all aspects of workshop delivery, including facilitation, materials, associated costs and digitisation of artwork for inclusion in the final designs. The Margaret River Zone Room can be utilised as a workshop venue for no additional cost, pending availability. A total of 28 banners are located along the main street. The selected 2-3 designs will be reproduced across these banners. The artworks must be complementary in style, colour, and overall design, with the final digital design file provided in line with the provided template (as outlined in attachment Avia link provided). The arrangement of banners along the main street (e.g., alternating, in blocks, colour transition or other) can be proposed by the artist to best display the artworks as a street wide installation. The artist is responsible for delivering finished artwork using supplied template/s. The Shire is responsible for banner production and installation. 5. Budget The fee available for the suite of two to three artworks is $4,500 ex GST. There is an additional allowance of $2,500 ex GST to develop and run children’s creative workshops to engage children in the artistic process and to gain elements for incorporation into design work.