Call for Artists

Artist Information

Eligibility

Vulcans on Parade is open to all artists, from the acclaimed to the amateur. Painters, sculptors, craftsmen, multi-media artists, and other wildly creative people are encouraged to apply.

Vulcan Park and Museum’s Junior Leadership Board is now accepting proposals from artists who wish to participate in the “Vulcans on Parade” project. Each artist whose design is selected for exhibition will be provided with a 6 foot, blank fiberglass Vulcan and will be gifted a $1,500 honorarium upon completion and acceptance of their painted Vulcan.

Timeline

Apply

Send an original and two (2) copies of each of the following: completed Artist Application, your proposed design(s), a brief statement about your design, sample of previous work, resume (optional) and the signed Copyright Assignment to:

Vulcan Park and Museum

VPM Junior Leadership Board
1701 Valley View Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35209

OR EMAIL TO:

[email protected]

 

VPM Junior Leadership Board C/o Vulcans on Parade
1701 Valley View Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35209

Application Review

Vulcan Park and Museum’s Junior Leadership Board (JLB) will review your application as soon as it is submitted to ensure that it complies with the guidelines. If approved, your design will become part of the portfolio shown to project sponsors for selection. Vulcan Park and Museum’s JLB encourages artists to submit proposals as soon as possible so that we can assemble a sizeable and diverse portfolio for review by sponsors and because sponsors will begin selecting their Vulcan designs as they join the project.

Artists will not be notified if they are not selected by a sponsor since the sponsor selection process continues as sponsors join the project. Please feel free to contact us to check on the status of the sponsor selection process.

Following Application Submission; One month to review

Production of Vulcan

Once their rendering has been approved by the Junior Leadership Board, artists will have 60 days after receiving their fiberglass Vulcan to paint their Vulcan in their studios or homes. Vulcan Park and Museum will be responsible for transporting the Vulcan to and from artists’ studios or workspaces.

Statue Details

Approximate dimensions for the Vulcan are below:

3’ wide x 3’ deep x 6’ tall
Girth – 3’ around waist
Weight – Approximately 100 lbs.

The Vulcans are manufactured from fiberglass. Full details on the recommended method of altering the Vulcans will be provided to artists selected to complete Vulcans.

Installation and Repair of Vulcans

Artists will not be responsible for the installation or removal of the statue, as the JLB will manage this process. Artists should, however, be available for any possible touch-up work that may be required once the exhibit is underway.

Design Guidelines

Artists should bear in mind that the audience will be broad-based and of all ages, and designs should be appropriate for public display. Designs that are religious, political or sexual in nature will not be accepted.

As outlined below, designs will be evaluated to ensure they conform to these guidelines. VPM’s Junior Leadership Board may reject any design that, in its sole discretion, does not adhere to these guidelines.

Rights/Entitlements

By submitting your application, you confirm that:

1. You are the original creator of your design.
2. You have not copied anyone else’s original work.
3. Your design does not infringe on anyone’s intellectual property rights (for example, trademark, copyrights, trade dress, design patent).
4. To the extent anyone else has contributed to your design, you shall obtain a signed, written agreement from that person assigning all of their rights in their contribution to you.

You will receive an honorarium of $1,500 within 30 days of the completion and acceptance of the Vulcan. Vulcan Park and Museum will continue to own the entire right, title and interest in your design proposal, accompanying sketches and all derivative works, including the final work completed on the fiberglass Vulcan. You will be acknowledged as the artist on a plaque attached to the concrete base of the statue and in appropriate publications. However, the copyrights, including the rights to reproduce your design, create copies, reprint your design in books etc., will be owned by Vulcan Park and Museum.

If your design is not approved or selected for exhibition, Vulcan Park and Museum shall assign the entire right, title and interest in your design back to you.