SunCommon offers $3,000 grant for an artistic outdoor installation

By Roger Gavan
SUGAR LOAF — It's a call to all artists.
SunCommon, in partnership with Citizens Foundation, is offering a $3,000 grant in their "Call to Artists and Community Groups."
The grant is now available to a Hudson Valley artist or community group for an artistic outdoor sculptural work installation near the 1,000 panel Community Solar Array (CSA) at the 55-acre Seligmann Center at the Orange County Citizens Foundation in Sugar Loaf.
The Orange County Arts Council (OCAC) and The Seligmann Center are partnering with SunCommon, the solar company behind the CSA, for this "Call to Artists."
Near the corner of Kings Highway and Bellvale RoadThis piece will be placed outside the pollinator landscaping around the fencing of the array, near the corner of Kings Highway and Bellvale Road.
It will join the seven other outdoor sculptures currently at The Seligmann Center, where visitors enjoy the natural landscape, walking paths and pollinator plantings.
Artists and community groups are encouraged to propose pieces made through creative practices that engage with the local community and/or sustainable materials and renewable technology.
The deadline for submitting the preliminary proposal is Dec. 31.
Environmentalism express through the artsExecutives at SunCommon stated that they are thrilled to be celebrating the artistic side of the Hudson Valley and their partner, the Citizens Foundation, as well as honoring approximately 60 local families and small businesses who will be switching to sustainable energy through the Community Solar Array.
The sculpture, they added, should stand as an engaging enhancement to the partners' dedication to environmentalism and their connection to the community through the arts.
For additional information and application go to https://occitizensfoundation.org/initiatives/suncommon-grant/