Royal Oak Seeking Artists For City installations

ROYAL OAK -- Royal Oak is looking for artists to install new pieces around town.

The Royal Oak Commission for the Arts is excited to announce the 2019 Call for Artist for the Art Explored Program. In partnership with the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority, the Commission for the Arts will select up to ten new pieces of art to be placed throughout downtown Royal Oak.

The works will be loaned to the city for a one-year period.

Since 2013 the program has brought many different works to downtown Royal Oak including Desiree Kelly’s JFK and Michael Jones’ Considering Evolution.

Artists can find further information at www.romi.gov/arts. Artist have until May 1, 2019 to submit their proposals.

“We are excited to see what the wonderful artists in our area have to show Royal Oak this year. While the artists selected receive a modest stipend, it pales in comparison to the mountains of thought, time and effort that they pour into their art," Jason Gittinger, chair of the Royal Oak Commission for the Arts. "We could never purchase that, and each season of the program we are humbled to be the curators of such great energy and commitment to our city.”

The Royal Oak Commission for the Arts was created in 2012 to support arts and culture in the City of Royal Oak. The commission for the arts is responsible for events such as the Summer Concert Series, Art Explored, Public Piano Project and East 11 Mile Road Public Art Program.