Madison Arts Commission and Monona Terrace Announce Call for Artist Entries for Rooftop and Olin Terrace Sculptures

posted January 29, 2024 – 11:59am

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison is soliciting submissions from artists for its 2024 sculpture exhibition on the William T. Evjue Rooftop Gardens and Olin Terrace. Art on the Rooftop is a free exhibit of public sculpture to help showcase the rooftop gardens and the facility as another “must see” Madison destination.

Monona Terrace seeks works that engage visitors and complement the organic architecture of Wright's curvilinear and glass-centric façade. Four sculptures will be chosen for a seasonal rooftop exhibition, May – October 2024. Selected artists receive $1,500 for loaning the work for the seven-month exhibition period. Additionally, one sculpture will be chosen for year-round exhibition on Olin Terrace, May 2024 – April 2025. That artist will receive $2,600 for loaning the work for one year.

Sculptures will be in a high traffic public environment with unsupervised audiences and must be original, created within the past five years, appropriate for visitors of all ages, take into consideration the safety of the audience.
Soundly and professionally constructed of durable and safe components and require no maintenance during the display period.
Suitable for outdoor display in adverse weather conditions.
Meet the physical installation restrictions of the rooftop, including being under 200 pounds and able to be physically lifted into raised garden beds and attached to 48” diameter concrete pads.

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