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Public art for Queanbeyan library

THE Queanbeyan City Library will soon be relocating to a refurbished building at 6 Rutledge Street.

Expressions of interest are sought from artists living or working in Queanbeyan, for concept designs for public artworks for the new Library, for installation within the building or on the external walls.

The theme for the Library artworks is ‘The Word and its many expressions’. This covers the wide gamut of words and their many representations as can be found in the Library – books, magazines, newspapers, stories, poems, phrases, scripts, word fonts, the written and spoken word, braille, as well as new technologies like eBooks and iPads or image projections.

Queanbeyan artists are invited to submit concept designs for a public artwork or artworks based around this theme, up to a maximum cost of $10,000.

The selected artworks will have high visibility, and preference will be given to artworks that are emphatic to the cultural and social aspects of the Library and its place in the community.

A further project is being developed to create a welcoming approach to the new Library with a series of artwork panels in different materials such as glass, wood, metal or other treatments. The panels are to be installed between a row of pillars along the main walkway leading into the Library from Rutledge Street.

Inquiries  to Georgina Perri on 6285 6170 or georgina.perri@qcc.nsw,gov.au

An outline of your concept for a Library public artwork, with drawings and/or images, and a current CV outlining previous art projects should be forwarded to: Peter Conlon, manager (Library and Cultural Services), Queanbeyan City Library, 257 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan NSW 2620. To contact Peter phone 62856298, 0400039916 or email peter.conlon@qcc.nsw.gov.au

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