{"id":333391,"date":"2026-07-08T18:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/333391\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:29:10","slug":"calling-all-artists-seeking-artwork-for-barber-park-recreation-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/333391\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling All Artists: Seeking Artwork for Barber Park Recreation Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t08 July, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDawn Knight<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEmail: Dawn.Knight@ocfl.net\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23597 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"216\"  \/>Deadline for submission is July 24, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>Orange County, FL \u2013 The Orange County Public Art Review Board and Orange County Parks and Recreation are seeking applications from individual artists or artist teams to create artwork for the Orange County Barber Park Recreation Center. Barber Park currently features many spaces dedicated to community engagement with pavilions and playgrounds, dog park, skatepark, and an outdoor open-air hockey rink located on the shores of Lake George.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed artwork should create a dynamic environment that encourages interaction and playfulness. Sculptures must be free standing and not climbable. Design possibilities may include a canopy that plays with light, shade structure with seating, sensory elements featuring varied textures (touchable) and kinetic components. Two-dimensional art should incorporate vibrant colors and themes connecting to this lively community space, with the option to incorporate different textures for sensory engagement.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT:<\/p>\n<p>Public Art Opportunity for Orange County\u2019s Barber Park Recreation Center<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0DEADLINE:<\/p>\n<p>July 24, 2026, at 11:59 EDT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0WHERE:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opportunities.wearecreativewest.org\/opportunity\/17771\/CAFE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CaF\u00c9 Call for Entry Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About Orange County Government:\u00a0Orange County Government strives to serve its residents and guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Located in Central Florida, Orange County includes 13 municipalities and is home to world-famous theme parks, one of the nation\u2019s largest convention centers and a thriving life science research park. Seven elected members make up the Board of County Commissioners, including the Mayor, who is elected countywide. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.OCFL.net<\/a>\u00a0or go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Home\/SocialMedia.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Government\u2019s social media channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#header\" class=\"back-to-top-link\">Back To Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"08 July, 2026 Dawn Knight&#13; Email: Dawn.Knight@ocfl.net Deadline for submission is July 24, 2026 Orange County, FL \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-333391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}