CT State Northwestern CT - Art in Public Spaces Call for Art
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is currently seeking artwork by Connecticut artists for CT State Community College Northwestern CT in Winsted, Connecticut.
Budget: up to $152,000 is available to purchase a range of art by several Connecticut artists.
Submission Deadline: 11:59pm ET on January 15, 2027
Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis as soon as entries are received. Artists are encouraged to submit early as artwork may be selected and purchasing may begin during the application submission period.
About CT State Northwestern CT
CT State Northwestern encompasses a 20-town service area in the northwest corner of the state. The institution’s presence in Winsted makes it a significant part of the local community. Winsted is a bucolic small town with a robust arts community within the region.
The Town of Winchester/City of Winsted is recognized as the Gateway to the Berkshire Mountains and is known for its beautiful ecclesiastical, Victorian, neo-classical, Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architecture. In many cases, the college has preserved some of these historic homes and converted them into campus office buildings.
CT State Northeastern is a small campus (comprised of 11 buildings). The core of the campus is located adjacent to the town green. The Joyner Health Science Center is located up the road from the campus along the Route 44 / Route 8 interchange and funding for new art acquisitions will focus on this newer campus building.
The Joyner Health Science Center includes the Veterinary Technology program on the 1st floor and is one of the first in the state and is still the only accredited program and the Allied Health program on the 2nd floor. The ground level houses a one-story technical veterinary suite and a veterinary lab/classroom wing that stacks beneath the second floor allied health lab/classroom wing. The entry opens to a stair with a two-story glass enclosure connecting the two stories.
Project Description
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and CT State Community College, Northwestern Campus are currently seeking to purchase artwork by Connecticut artists for the campus. Exterior sculpture and/or sculptural work with a seating element may be considered for the exterior front plaza at Joyner Health Science Center. Only existing are will be considered as we are not commissioning new work for this opportunity. The interior of the Joyner building provides some space for two-dimensional paintings and other non-light sensitive interior artworks and other locations on campus may be considered for two-dimensional art acquisitions. Small scale interior suspended sculptural pieces may also be possible. All art must be durable and able to be displayed in public and permanent locations.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists who are residents of Connecticut.
Artists must be able to complete a W9 with a Connecticut residential address and enter into a contract with the State of Connecticut for the purchase of the artwork. Contracts can only be administered with an artist. Contracts cannot be issued with a gallery representing the artist, an estate, a non-profit, etc.
Application Requirements
Artists may submit up to six (6) images of available art for purchase.
The selection committee will review submissions on a rolling basis and may begin the review soon after the Call for Art is posted. COA will contact artists who are selected by the committee for further review and consideration and additional artworks may be requested and reviewed.
Artwork does not need to be framed to be consider for purchase. Please make a note of the framing status within the submission. If the art is exterior sculptural work then share required site work that will be needed to secure it.
Artists are not required to 'hold' these pieces. We do not want you to miss out on other opportunities for the sale of your work. The committee has been made aware that submitted artwork may be available for sale or exhibit elsewhere. If a submitted artwork is no longer available then please reach out by email to tamara.dimitri@ct.gov so we can remove it from the review. We will conduct the review as quickly as possible, but we anticipate it will take a few months.
How to use Artwork Archive
Artists can use Artwork Archive to submit a Call for Entry at no cost.
Link to a resource on how to set up a free account.
Link to a resource for artists with existing Artwork Archive accounts.
Contact
For questions about this Call for art, email Tamara Dimitri at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov
FAQs
COA will provide FAQs to common questions about this Call for Art on an ongoing basis. Feel free to reach out to Tamara Dimitri by email if you have questions and/or revisit this page for future RFQs.
Rules and Terms
PAYMENT
The Artist shall submit a billing/invoice on his/her letterhead to DECD. The State will process the invoice and make payment to the Artist approximately thirty (30) days after the Work of Art has been inspected by DECD or its duly authorized representative and determined to be satisfactory, and picked up by DECD or its designated transportation contractor. Payments are issued as a check by mail or direct deposit.
WARRANTIES
The Artist warrants that: (a) the Work of Art is solely the result of the artistic effort of the Artist; (b) the Work of Art is unique and original and does not infringe upon any copyright; (c) the Work of Art is an edition of one (1) or is part of a numbered edition; (d) the Work of Art, or duplicate thereof, has not been accepted for sale elsewhere; (e) the Work of Art is free and clear of any encumbrances from any source whatever; and (f) the Work of Art will be free from faults of material and workmanship for a period of twenty-four months (24) months after payment by the State.
REPRODUCTION
The Artist hereby reserves all rights to graphically reproduce the Work of Art, but shall not unreasonably refuse the State permission to graphically reproduce it. The Artist also reserves all rights under any copyright laws to which the Work of Art may be subject.
Notwithstanding the above, the State shall have the right to graphically reproduce the Work of Art for brochure, newsletters, or other media as produced and distributed by the State. When reasonably possible, any graphically reproduced images used by the State will include a credit line stating the name of the artist(s) and title of the Work of Art.
It is hereby agreed that the Artist will not reproduce the Work of Art in like manner.
Note: The term "reproduce" as mentioned above refers to the creation of an exact copy of the artwork. The term "graphically reproduce" refers to images of the art used for promotional purposes. Artwork may be part of an edition as long as the art is assigned a unique edition number.
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