Artist Call Out - Stroud
Better Bus Stops Stroud – Bus Shelter Art
Stroud Town Council wants to make bus travel more appealing, starting with improving the experience of waiting at bus shelters. We’ve recently adopted nine bus shelters from Stroud District Council and are seeking local artists to create bus shelter art for eight of them, in collaboration with local schools and one community youth group.
Each of the bus shelters will be assigned to a local school(s)/community group & an artist based in the Stroud area.
Each artist will facilitate a workshop with the school(s)/community group to collaboratively design the bus shelter art with their allocated local school(s)/community group.
The bus shelter art should seek to bring the bus shelters to life through collaborative interpretation. Any political, racial or themes that incite violence are not accepted.
Each artist will then deliver the bus shelter art to their assigned bus shelter.
Fee and Costs (Per Installation)
Artist Fee: £700 | Materials: Up to £250
School Art Workshop: Up to £25 (1 workshop per bus shelter)
Timescales
Stroud Town Council is engaging with local schools before the end of this school year (July 25), with a view to holding workshops in the new school year between October – December 2025.
If you are a local artist and are interested, please apply by 22nd August 2025.
Applications will be reviewed on W/C 25th August 2025.
Applicants will be notified by 1st September 2025.
Installation March - April 2026.
Opportunity Link: https://www.stroudtown.gov.uk/bus-shelter-art
email: projects@stroudtown.gov.uk
Image Credit: Stroud Town Council