The Snowmass Arts Advisory Board (SAAB), in conjunction with Snowmass Tourism, invites Colorado artists to creatively ignite Snowmass Village's newest hiking and biking trails with public art. Installation(s) will open to the public in June 2017, accompanied by a kickoff celebratory event. This is the first of a series of projects that express the SAAB’s theme:
"Explore. Connect. Be Inspired”.
Imagine hiking or pedaling along a trail on a glorious summer day. You turn a corner, expecting to climb or descend another hill, but you encounter something unexpected: a permanent art installation alongside the trail. An already exhilarating experience in nature becomes more remarkable—a moment that lingers in the mind well after your ride is finished.
The Town of Snowmass Village is seeking to create just such experiences, in four different locations along the 24-mile Snowmass Loop trail. From a list of submissions that must be received by December 1, 2016, a jury made up of Snowmass Arts Advisory Board (SAAB) members and Snowmass Tourism staff will select up to four pieces of art (sculpture, kinetic, environmental pieces, etc.) to be acquired by the Town of Snowmass Village. Either existing sculptures within an artist’s inventory or proposals for a site-specific new piece will be considered. In either case, sculptures should be sturdy enough to withstand life outdoors, year-round, with consideration on how the artist will permanently install the piece, given the remoteness of the trail segments where the art will be placed.
Please see attached map and description of locations that have already been selected (Related Documents), and suggested types of art that may be appropriate in those locations.
The installation may be a single statement, a few objects, or many repeating elements that might be clustered or aligned with biking and/or nature in mind. They may be found or recycled objects. They may add a unifying color, add light, be kinetic, invoke the mountains and/or biking as metaphor. The installations should encourage locals and visitors to walk and bike, search and seek out the different installations on the Snowmass Loop trail.