Call for Artist Submissions from Vaughan and the Greater Toronto Area
Submit a proposal for wrapping a traffic signal box with original artwork in the City of Vaughan.
Artist Applications for the ART of HEALING will be accepted until February 14, 2025.
ARTonBOXES program | Group of Seven REMIXED pilot | 2023 Vaughan City-Wide Traffic Signal Box Art Wrap Installations
Building on the launch of the ARTonBOXES program developed to gradually transform over 100 local traffic signal cabinets into a collection of engaging works of public art, artists from Vaughan and the GTA are invited to submit creative proposals themed on the ART of HEALING. Emerging and established artists of all backgrounds, skills and experience who are at least 18 years old on the day their proposal is submitted and reside in Vaughan and the GTA are encouraged to apply. City of Vaughan employees are not eligible to submit proposals.
Original artwork can be created in any medium.
If selected, artists must provide final artwork as high-resolution digital files suitable for large-format printing. The City will manage the reproduction of final artwork as high-calibre vinyl wraps for professional installation on traffic signal cabinets located at major intersections across Vaughan.
Art Selection and Commissioning
10 proposals will be selected for one-time installation on 10 traffic signal cabinets. Submissions will be evaluated to develop a professionally curated shortlist for final selection by a qualified adjudication panel.
Each of the 10 successful artists with original designs selected for installation on the 10 designated traffic signal boxes will receive one $1,200 cash award. Cash awards will be provided subject to selected artists executing an artist agreement. Such agreement will require the selected artists to provide approval for the City of Vaughan to use their artwork and to grant the City permission to photograph and share art images for promotional purposes. The City of Vaughan will cover vinyl fabrication and installation costs.
The deadline to submit ART of HEALING proposals is February 14, 2025. Submissions must be received in full by the deadline to be considered.
Visit the Call for Artist Submissions Package for full details about the ARTonBOXES program | ART of HEALING eligibility, guidelines, and the online submission process.
If you have any questions, contact Sharon Gaum-Kuchar, Program Manager, Public Art and Corporate Art Curator: sharon.gaum-kuchar@vaughan.ca.
ARTonBOXES | ART of HEALING Artist Submission Package
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