Arts Tasmania and the Department of State Growth’s New Bridgewater Bridge Project team invite applications from Tasmanian artists to create an outdoor contemporary sculpture or installation. The artwork will incorporate repurposed material from the old Bridgewater Bridge, which is due to be demolished in late 2025.

The artwork commission is part of a larger interpretation strategy focused on highlighting and celebrating the legacy of the old Bridgewater Bridge (old bridge) and surrounding areas. The artist is encouraged to creatively engage with the bridge’s structural elements, while maintaining the structural and visual integrity of the heritage joints. They may be painted and added to, but should not be cut or obscured. The project team can provide advice to shortlisted artists about how the joints can be integrated into a work and help identify other bridge materials and cuts.

The selection committee will shortlist up to four artists to develop concepts based on suitability, viability, capability and vision. Applicant eligibility information can be found at arts.tas.gov.au.

$150,000 will be awarded to the top selected artist to design, fabricate, and install the artwork, which is inclusive of the $1,000 shortlist prize which is awarded to the top four artists.

Applications close on Monday 10 February 2025. For more information contact Mish Meijers on 03 6165 6672 or mishmeijers@arts.tas.gov.au.