Royal Inland Hospital is looking for a glasswork artist to create a work for the north-facing windows of its Sacred Space.
The area is culturally inclusive for people of all faiths and backgrounds, including those who do not identify with any faith.
Viktor Gundel, the hospital’s spiritual care co-ordinator, wants to see artwork appropriate to the space and its function installed to replace the frosted windows now there.
At the time it was created in 2010, Gundel described the area on the first floor of the hospital as a space to ponder, grieve, hope and heal, a space for everyone regardless of their beliefs or cultures. The room was designed with input from the city’s spiritual community and the hospital’s aboriginal health team. The area includes reclaimed pine-beetle wood, ceramin flooring and natural light through the windows.
Gundel is working with the Kamloops Arts Council to identify potential artists. It is collected expressions of interest and, once a list of artists is readied, he will meet with them in the space to provide more information to help them refine their ideas.
After that, he’ll pick the artist whose work he thinks best reflects the goal.
Deadline for responding is May 29. Those interested can send their proposals to Sinclair by email to info@kamloopsarts.ca.
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