COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT

Description: The Ocean Avenue Association reintroduces the Wine Walk event supporting small businesses, local artists, and spotlighting the vibrant creativity of the Ocean Avenue Retail District. This wine walk will use art as a vehicle for community engagement to celebrate local culture and creativity, offers paid opportunities for artists, and invigorates venues and city corridors.
This year, OAA art installations will be promoted as part of the Wine Walk. We are excited to be partnering artists with small businesses to augment their venues to exhibitions creatively. The OAA is also pleased to be hosting a guided Wine and Art Walk celebration on May 31, where the public will hear the artists speak about their work and enjoy a post-walk party with light snacks and drinks at one of the participating venues.

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Artists create custom installations highlighting the venue and the energy of the community. ALL installations are temporary and must be removed by mid-July. Artists receive a stipend of $300-400 (depending on the size and intricacy of the installation) for their creative labor and supplies. Innovative temporary installations can creatively re-design street-facing windows, parklets, exterior/interior walls or spaces, and more. Through OAA, art reinvigorates small businesses and celebrates the community. Installations will remain on-view from May to Mid July.

Artists with ties to the Ingleside or San Francisco's Southern neighborhoods (94112, 94132) are highly encouraged to apply.

The OAA manages and oversees art installations and de-installations to further its mission of fostering emerging and established artists who contribute to San Francisco’s inimitable creative energy. Creative options are at the discretion of the business, in collaboration with its artist partner.
 

IMPORTANT DATES
April 15: Call-for-proposals published
May 2: Call-for-proposals closes
May 3rd: Artists notifications begin
May 6 - 22: Art installed at partnered venues
May 31: Wine & Art Walk
July 12: Art is removed and collected back
 

*Artists are encouraged to attend & must come prepared to speak about their installation

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Strong proposals
● Respond directly to a specific partnered business (or businesses if submitting multiple proposals)*
● Incorporate the business’ desired themes/imagery
● Consider the provided spatial dimensions
● Present art that engages residents and passersby/are reflective of the local community
● Are flexible to install around existing signage/vinyl/elements while still allowing visitors to peer into the space
● Applicants are encouraged to review previous art installations at the (ex.) Excelsior Art Initiative webpage: artspan.org/eai

*Artists may submit multiple proposals for different businesses. 5-10 artists (and/or artist teams) will be selected to create installations. Selected artists must install their work at a pre-agreed time with their business owner before May 22.
 

*Artists with ties to Ingleside or San Francisco's Southern neighborhoods (94112, 94132) are highly encouraged to apply.
 

ARTIST STIPENDS:
Selected artists will receive a stipend of $300-$400 (depending on the size and intricacy of the installation) to cover materials and labor.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• SELECT PREFERRED VENUE: Review the images and details linked below in the “SPACE DETAILS” section to indicate which venue your proposal is for.

• CONCEPT IMAGES: Submit up to 5 images from your body of work that reflect the style or content you would apply to the window displays. Include a mock-up of how your proposed installation might look installed in the active business.

• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Have you executed similar projects in the past? Indicate if you have experience working with businesses and if you have experience with the materials that will be required to execute your design. Provide images or links to previously created artwork.

• EXECUTION PLAN: Describe how you plan to execute the design. Will you be working with a team of artists? Provide a rough materials list.

• DESCRIPTION OF DESIGN CONCEPT: How do you think your work will create an engaging experience for residents and visitors to Ocean Ave.

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**Click here to be redirected to the application form.

**Click here to open the application if you prefer to send your submission directly to events@oaacbd.org.

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