Project Summary:

CLICK HERE: For a downloadable version of the project information.

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA)  is working with TurningArt to build an artwork collection for their new long-term care facility, Tsali Care, to be installed in Spring 2024. TurningArt is an art consultancy that specializes in building local artwork collections for clients across medical, commercial, and residential spaces.

The artwork collection at Tsali Care will be Cherokee-driven, designed to reflect the unique cultural compositions and history of the community and to support Cherokee and local artists specifically. There are over 180 artwork opportunities in the collection.

CIHA will consider, for purchase, original works by EBCI and other Cherokee artists, as well as regional artists that visualize aspects of regional and national Cherokee culture as well as reflect the beauty of the landforms found within the EBCI boundary.

Art Program Goals:

REPRESENT

Create pride and ownership by representing the needs, desires, and history of the community, engaging and supporting local artists, and making a commitment to delivering excellence with love and respect for the end user. 

IMMERSE

Provide a warm, comfortable, calming, and home-like atmosphere for residents and staff through a variety of artwork types with a cohesive vision and impactful, purpose-driven placement.

INCLUDE

The artwork collection will consider every employee, resident & family member and their varying ages, abilities and backgrounds, now and in the future. 

CONNECT

Create opportunities for the community to connect with one another and with nature through storytelling themes, culturally significant subject matter, and unique perspectives.

Application Information:

Please submit the following information as a Word document OR download, complete, and email this form according to the submittal instructions below.

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:

Preference will be given to artists in the following order: 

1. Enrolled Eastern Band Cherokee Indians (EBCI)
2. EBCI, First Descendant
3. Cherokee Nation, Keetoowah Band of Cherokees
4. Any Federally Recognized American Indian
5. Any Cherokee Indian Hospital Employee
6. Local Western North Carolina Artists
7. Other

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Artworks will be purchased and/or artists commissioned to make new works based on their application’s demonstrated capacity to support the overall art program goals. Above all, artwork should meet one or both of the following criteria:

• inspired by Cherokee culture and/or history
• inspired by the local landscape

Artwork considered can be traditional, contemporary, figurative, landscape, or abstract. However, because the facility is a healing environment for elders, it is suggested that artists submit artworks that are warm & positive in tone and contain easily recognizable content if representational. 

MEDIA:

Artists are welcome to submit work in one or more of the following media: Wood, Clay, Stone, Basketry, Rivercane Mats, Masks, Beadwork, Pottery, Paintings and Prints, Shell Carving, Glass, Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Mosaic Tile, Photography, Fiber, Finger Weaving, Quilts, Metal, and Mixed Media. 

OPPORTUNITIES:

There are over 180 artworks needed throughout the facility. Approximately 120 opportunities are for original works of art. There is a particular need for large-format (approximately 30x40) 2D artwork (such as painting, drawing, or photography)  or artwork that can be framed and hung in a 2-dimensional format (such as finger weaving, quilts, or mats), as well as small 3D art objects suitable for shelves. In addition, there are approximately 50 opportunities for fine art prints. TurningArt invites artists working in 2D media with high-resolution image files of their work to sign up for our Partner Program, in which you will earn royalties for artwork that is produced as a print by TurningArt for this project and beyond. 

APPLICATION FORMAT:

Please submit the following in a Word document or pdf attachment (application linked below)

• Contact information 
• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Indicate preferred contact information
• At least (4) examples of your past work including: 
• Images
• Title
• Materials
• Dimensions ((Width x Height x Depth)
• Retail price 
• Is the work currently for sale?
• Any other relevant information you would like to share (description, location, etc.)
  

Submittal Instructions:

1. VIA EMAIL [preferred]: 

1. Download the application form by clicking here
2. Fill out the application (via computer or by hand)
3. Email your application as an attachment with images of your artwork as follows:
   • TO: artists+CIHA@turningart.com
   • SUBJECT LINE: CIHA CFA Submission

           APPLICATION (PDF OR WORD DOC) "Artist Last Name_Artist First Name_CIHA CFA Application"

           IMAGES: “Artist Last Name_Artist First Name_Title of Artwork” 

2. IN PERSON:  There will be two in person application events. On 4/12 TurningArt will present information on the Tsali Care artwork collection and application process, followed by Q&A period and application collection event. Artists who wish to submit an application at the event should come with photographs of their work (digital or physical) OR bring their work to be photographed at the event. 

3. BY MAIL:  

1. DOWNLOAD the application form by clicking here.
2. Fill out the application (via computer or by hand)
3. Include the application form and physical images of your work labeled with the artwork title to:
   TurningArt (re: CIHA)
   #226
   71 Commercial St.
   Boston, MA 02109

APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Notification:

All proposals that meet the proposal criteria and are submitted before the application deadline will be considered by the CIHA Art Steering Committee. All artists will be notified of their submittal status on or near June 2023 via the preferred contact method listed in their application. 

IF SELECTED:  

If an artist’s work is currently for sale and selected for purchase, TurningArt will issue a purchase contract to the artist on behalf of CIHA. The artist will receive a 25% deposit of the purchase price to hold the artwork, and the remaining 75% upon TurningArt’s receipt of the artwork. Mailing and/or delivery fees will be reimbursed. If an artist is commissioned to produce an artwork(s), TurningArt will issue a commission contract to the artist on behalf of CIHA. The artwork fee and timeline for production will be outlined in the contract. Artists will have approximately 8 months to complete their commissioned work.

NEED HELP?:

Please email artists+CIHA@turningart.com with the subject line “CIHA CFA Application Question” and your question in the body of the email. You will receive a response within 24 business hours.