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Sep 16 2024 - Oct 31 2024
Ongoing...

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All Day

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SARF Events

2025 Art In the Open Call for Proposals

The San Antonio River Foundation (SARF) seeks proposals from visual artists, collectives, and collaborations for the 2025 Art In the Open program. Art In the Open is designed to support artists with new exhibition or performance opportunities in outdoor or natural environments while providing vibrant art experiences to the San Antonio River community and its visitors. Proposals may include designing and installing site-specific and temporary or ephemeral artworks, installations, or performance(s)*.

Approximately 10 applications will be selected for the Art In the Open program occurring in the spring (Feb-Apr), summer (May-Jul), and fall (Aug-Nov). Selected proposals will be fully or partially funded; artists will receive $1,000-$2,500.00 towards the production of their project including artist fees, equipment, materials and supplies, installation, professional services, etc., and SARF will work closely with artists on the planning and execution along the way. Successful proposals will speak to SARF’s mission to preserve, enhance, and transform the San Antonio River Basin as a vibrant cultural, educational, ecological, and recreational experience; relate to SARF’s pillars including Culture, Ecology, Education, and Recreation; and or support our vision to inspire stewardship for the San Antonio River and the ecology it supports.

Applications will be accepted Monday, September 16 – 11:59PM, Thursday, October 31, 2024.

To complete the application via Google, CLICK HERE. If you do not have a Google account, please email Public Art Curator Ashley Mireles at ashley@sariverfound.org to receive a PDF application.

*Art In the Open is limited to artists/art collectives for the exhibition or presentation of ephemeral artworks, installations, or performance(s). Individuals seeking to host an event may inquire at info@sariverfound.org or visit our website to read more about facility rentals.

Timeline

Sep 16  Release Call for Proposals

Oct 14  Deadline for submitting questions

Oct 31  Applications due

Nov 1   Begin reviewing applications

Week of Nov 25  Notification of requirements met **

**There are no pre-qualifications; all proposals that meet application requirements will be considered throughout the 2025 calendar year.

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San Antonio, TX 78212

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Your Generosity Has Changed Your World

Since 2003, our Foundation has privately raised and reinvested over $43 million dollars in enhancing your San Antonio River experience. Our project partners —the San Antonio River Authority, Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, and the US Army Corps of Engineers — have invested over $789 million in river improvements for our community. Together, our investments have added over $3.6 billion in economic impact through adjacent private investment and development.