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Artist Commission: Adelaide Town Hall Hoarding – Information for Applicants

ABOUT
Helpmann Academy’s Artist Commission is a collaboration with City of Adelaide, inviting a visual artist to create site-specific artwork for temporary hoarding on the iconic Adelaide Town Hall façade.

The artwork will be located within scaffolding currently on the King William Street exterior of the Town Hall building and will take the form of a ‘paste up’. The artwork will be installed late October and is expected to be in place until February 2025.

This project celebrates the music legacy of Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide, Australia’s only city of UNESCO. The hoarding paste up will be designed and produced by the selected artist or artist collective as paste ups.

Accompanying the project is a mentorship with an esteemed artist who will guide the recipient(s) through the design, printing and installation process.

This project is a great opportunity for artists who are interested in scaling up their photographic or 2D work, or artists looking to represent their three-dimensional work in new ways. Any artist looking to present work in the public realm will benefit from the experience and exposure of this Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide project.

The artist fee is $4,500 (inclusive of GST, materials, production and install costs).

THE FINAL ARTWORKS WILL:

  • Respond to the theme: “Celebrating the music legacy of Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide”
  • Be printed material, a paper paste-up not exceeding 3m2, within the length of 280 metre hallway
  • Affixed to the interior of the temporary hoarding walkway currently affixed to the King William Street Town Hall building (reference images of the presentation space are below)
  • The printed artwork may be prints of photographic works, or prints documenting painting, collage, object or installation work responding to the theme
  • Any graphic design application be required to finish the artwork into the paste-up format will be provided by the artist, i.e. the works will be supplied as paste-up ready
  • Printing and to be managed by the artist, budgeted within the awarded amount
  • Paste-up installation managed by the artist, Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide

Note: Helpmann Academy will produce a small poster (decal) to accompany the work, acknowledging the Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide.

CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE
Interested applicants are encouraged to book a consultation to discuss their application and project.

You can BOOK A CONSULT directly here! Or please email us at info@helpmannacademy.com.au or call (08) 7089 0720 to make an appointment.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Applications are invited from final year students and graduates of supported degrees from our partner institutions – the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, and Flinders University – within five (5) years from graduation.

Honours students and graduates (up to five years from graduation) are also eligible to apply, provided honours study was undertaken directly following their undergraduate degree.

Please note that Masters and PhD graduates and candidates are not eligible to apply, unless they still qualify through their undergraduate or honours study.

To check your eligibility, please visit the Who We Support page on our website.

APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Application

Applications must be submitted via the Helpmann Academy website form.

We aim to make our application process as accessible as possible. If you would like to submit your application through alternative means, such as through video, please get in touch with our team to make arrangements.

Applicants are required to provide responses to the following questions:

  1. Tell us about yourself as an artist.
  2. Why do you want to undertake this project?
  3. What strengths will you bring to this project?
  4. What will the impact of working with a mentor have on your career?
  5. Project outline, provide a conceptual rationale responding to theme of Helpmann Academy and City of Adelaide’s music legacy
  6. Have you created public art previously? (YES/NO)

The following support material is required:

  • Artist CV – maximum two (2) pages*
  • Official academic transcript – this must be your official transcript, showing your conferral date*
  • Project timeline (including printing proof, final print and paste-up)
  • Support material – Request proof for viability of project (evidence that you can achieve the work in the timeframe, within budget, and have the required skills/experience)

Optional

  • Further support material – completed artistic projects (Up to 10 images and/or audio-visual demos of your work)

*If applying as a collective or on behalf of a collective, please note that artist CVs and official academic transcripts must be supplied by all members.

Assessment

Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

  • Response to the opportunity: if the applicant(s) can clearly identify and articulate the impact the project will have on their professional development and artistic practice
  • How the applicant(s) will best utilise their time during the project
  • Artistic merit as evidenced by the visual material provided

CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT
The terms and conditions of undertaking the project are outlined within the agreement supplied upon being awarded. The successful recipient is responsible for agreeing to and fulfilling all terms and conditions of the project. Any changes to the proposed activity must be approved by Helpmann Academy before proceeding. Recipients can request a variation to their agreement by emailing the Helpmann team at info@helpmannacademy.com.au.

Applicants with an overdue acquittal will be considered ineligible for this opportunity.

If your application is successful, you will be required to:

  • Commit to undertaking all aspects of the project between September 2024 – March 2025.
  • Have public liability insurance in place for the duration of the project.
  • Acknowledge Helpmann Academy in any publicity, signage, or other distributed material relating to the project for which the opportunity is awarded. This includes logo placement on all promotional material, including print and online material, and verbal acknowledgement of the Helpmann Academy at any publicly accessed events (including online activity). Recipients will be provided with the Helpmann Academy logo suite for use. Examples of these materials must be included with your final acquittal.
  • Complete the post-project debrief survey within four (4) weeks of completion of the program.

GET IN TOUCH
Interested applicants are encouraged to get in touch to discuss how we can help with your application. Please contact the Helpmann team on (08) 7089 0720 or info@helpmannacademy.com.au to make an appointment.