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One local artist will be given the opportunity to create a piece of art for Cools Pond in Vernon

Calling all artists

One lucky local artist will be given the opportunity to create a site-specific piece of art to be installed at Cools Pond in Vernon.

The Regional District of North Okanagan and the Arts Council of the North Okanagan are offering a local regional artist the unique opportunity to create the piece.

Cools Pond is a 3.78-acre natural area that has a centrally located natural pond and is located on the corner of L & A Road and Rimer Road.

It is an environmentally sensitive property and is habitat for waterfowl and Western Painted Turtles and is used for passive recreation and nature viewing in the warmer seasons, and ice skating in the winter.

“The public art should enrich the experience of visitors to Cools Pond and provide another reason to visit the region's many natural spaces,” says Sheri Kunzli, Marketing Coordinator for Arts Council of the North Okanagan.

Artworks reflecting the natural environment of the site will be preferred, and materials and installation should consider the environmental sensitivity of the site.

Up to $10,000 is available for one or more works of art and the artist proposal needs to include all expenses for creation and design of the artwork and delivery of high-quality work specific to the site.

The deadline for submissions is Dec. 18 at 4 p.m.

A full call to artists with project requirements and more information can be found here.



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