Call for Art

The Arts Center, along with the City of Troy, Collar Works Gallery, and TAP, are excited to announce the first phase of an ambitious project to revision the Hoosick Street Underpass area.

UNITING LINE: Hoosick Street Underpass Public Art Project, a collaboration of the City of Troy, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, TAP, Inc., and Collar Works, is seeking proposals from Regional Artists for The Uniting Line Phase 1 Mural project to transform the underpass area of the Hoosick Street Bridge (Rt.7) in Troy, NY. Regional Artists are defined as artists who live within the core Capital Region counties of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington, and Warren counties.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Uniting Line will transform a 500 foot stretch of road under the Hoosick Street Bridge – an urban void that acts as a massive divider between downtown Troy and North Central Troy – into a space that draws people together, uniting what a highway divided. Through creative placemaking, the project will unify the area graphically, revitalize and beautify the area, encourage more pedestrian activity, and serve as a backdrop to activities that take place at the adjacent basketball courts and other open spaces.

The project leadership team includes: Barbara Nelson, Executive Director, TAP, Inc.; Deputy Mayor Monica Kurzejeski; Elizabeth Dubben, Executive Director, Collar Works; Elizabeth Reiss, CEO of The Arts Center of the Capital Region; and Belinda Colón, Curator, The Arts Center of the Capital Region.

Call For Submissions Deadline is February 8, 2021.

To learn more about this project and how to get involved, follow this link: www.artscenteronline.org/publicart/uniting-line