Submissions should represent your work as a visual artist and translate well into a large format display appropriate for the public realm. No self-images, promotional or commercial advertisement images will be considered. Submissions should be original designs or unique site-specific works for this project and not simply photographs of existing works. One artist will be selected to participate at the Marquee site, and the selected artwork will be printed on 40 x 60- foot vinyl for display on the façade of 901 Main Street. Our aim is for Art Blocks to be a key component in making Main Street one of the most sought-after destinations in the City of Houston.Įach artist may submit up to three digitally formatted works for consideration.Help achieve our City’s goals of attracting and retaining the best talent in world.Enhance the diversity, connectivity and vitality of Downtown Houston.Produce dynamic and accessible public art.Realize a project of this scope within budget and deadline.The temporary installations compliment the permanent public art that call Main Street Square their home, including Floyd Newsum’s vibrant Planter and Stems, an installation that was part of the 2004 streetscape project and restored and reinstalled on the 900 block of Main in March 2016. Four distinct designs by local and regional artists were featured in 2016/2017 on the Main Street Marquee, and two more in 2018.
ART BLOCKS AT MAIN STREET SQUARE PROFESSIONAL
This inaugural project by the Downtown District Public ArtĬommittee, supported by the professional services of the Weingarten Art Group, included a series of site-specific temporary installations in 2016 by internationally lauded artists and designers such as Patrick Renner with Flying Carpet Creative, Jessica Stockholder and New York-based collective YesYesNo-some making their Houston debut.
ART BLOCKS AT MAIN STREET SQUARE FULL
From lessons learned about public art’s capacity to awaken change in areas that have not yet realized their full potential, Art Blocks strives to enliven Main Street Square. With the Downtown District at the helm, this public art initiative is called Art Blocks. Landscaping and hardscaping have a new look, and most exciting, a series of temporary art installations peppered the blocks between the 9 blocks of Main Street. Thirteen years after its launch, and in advance of high-profile national events taking place in Houston, Main Street Square received a makeover in 2016. Similarly, Houstonians who work Downtown know Main Street Square as a pedestrian plaza, which affords a change of pace and scenery from the office. One design will be selected for a September 2018 installation that will be on view for 6 months.įor Houstonians who use light rail, Main Street Square is often the jumping off point for Downtown destinations. The Marquee is a 40 x 60-foot (vertical x horizontal) art space that is affixed to the façade of 901 Main Street in downtown Houston’s Main Street Square. On behalf of the Houston Downtown Management District (HDMD), Weingarten Art Group (WAG) invites artists living and working in Texas to submit digitally formatted artwork designs for temporary installation on the Main Street Marquee. Submission deadline: Ends on July 9, 2018 Public Art Artwork Designs for Main Street Marquee in Houston, TX
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