Ideas competition Artistic interventions Place Jean Rey EQuAMA awards 2014

Context Place Jean Rey has a central location in the European quarter, situated between the European Parliamant, the European Commission and the seat of the European Council. In a monofunctional business quarter dominated by offices, several housing projects are being developed along the central axe of the Etterbeeksesteenweg connecting the residential squares in the North up to Jourdan and Flagey in the South. Place Jean Rey could become an important public space on that axe with emerging houses projects, commerces and collectieve services. A meeting place for inhabitants, but also a place where Eurocrats and Brussels’ citizens can meet, a place where animations and events are organised, etc. The artistic expresssion can be a major leverage to transform the square into a stimulating place …

Project call You are asked to generate ideas for an artistic interventions for Place Jean Rey in the heart of the European Quarter in Brussels. Project ideas must be creative, intelligent, original, participatory, and dynamic, making Place Jean Rey alive and attract more users. The propositions can be multiple: sculptures, performance art and spectacles, installations, fountains, posters, projections, photos up to architecture. In brief, there is no definite goal to the projects other than to transform Place Jean Rey into an experimental platform by means of a artistic intervention that stimulates interaction with the user and at the same time reflects upon the context of the square. It is important to come up with concrete ideas as input for the debate. These ideas will be used to sound public opinion, but also to raise the awareness of the authorities with inspiring and achievable ideas. Based on the feasibility, the proposals will of course be programmed in the public space itself.

Registration Registration for the ideas competition is free and mandatory to submit a proposal. To register, please return the registration form, (available on the competition website at the following address: Schedule Contest Launched: February 20, 2014; Registration deadline: Friday, March 14, 2014, 17 h. Submmissions deadline: Friday, April 25, 2014, 17 h. Deliberation of the jury: May 2014; Winners announcement and proposals exhibition: June 2014, Place Jean Rey

Jury S. Alexandre (Coordinator Reseaux des Arts à Bruxelles) Alain Deneef (president EQuaMA) Ann De Cannière (project manager ADT/ATO for the European Quarter) Composition of the jury is not final Evaluation criteria Innovation, creativity, quality: originality of the concept, approach Sensitivity to the context of the public space

Submittals Participants can send in their ideas in the following way: send two posters in A1 format marked for the attention of EQuAMA asbl – Rue Bréderode 21 – 1000 Brussels submit a pdf consisting of max. 5 pages in A3 format including visuals and a a 200 to 500 words project description to Prices First prize: € Second prize: € Third price: €

Rights Participants are responsible for the sending of material. The organisers reserve the right to reproduce the material, indicating that the copyright is owned by the authors, who retain the intellectual property rights to their work. The material may be used for exhibitions, publications, public discussions, etc Questions Any question should be sent to the following address: The answers will be posted on the contest page via the association’s website