Submissions are now open for FIGMENT 2010 events in NYC (June 11-13) and Boston (June 5)! Project submissions are welcome in every medium imaginable–from sculpture and installations to performance, workshops, games, electronic art, music, dance, etc. To submit, go to http://figmentproject.org/participate. FIGMENT event submissions close on May 1. What are you bringing?

Your challenge is to design and construct a single hole for this mini golf course, following the theme. We intend to interpret our theme very loosely, and are seeking 18 holes that interpret this theme with as much diversity of perspective as possible. You can interpret the theme metaphorically, literally, historically, or with as much poetic license as you like. Designs will be selected on creativity, structural integrity, playability, feasibility, adherence to theme, and budget.

FIGMENT is seeking proposals for works to be installed in this sculpture garden. We are accepting proposals for new works to be created for the sculpture garden, as well as works that are already in existence that are looking for a temporary home. Sculpture projects will be selected on the basis of creativity, interactivity, structural integrity, sustainability, and budget.

Photo (c) 2008 Jim Henderson
Since Governors Island first opened to the public in 2004, the attention and interest that this new public place has received has increased exponentially. In 2009, over 275,000 people visited the island through its summer season (late May to mid October) to engage in a variety of arts and cultural programs, as well as to enjoy summertime activities like picnicking and bike riding on the island.
FIGMENT, one of the island’s key cultural partners, has joined forces with The Emerging New York Architect Committee (ENYA) of the …