Tallinn announces an installation competition as part of the “Green Tracks” project, the aim of which is to enliven the seaside with urban space art in the year of the green capital.

Concept designs of site-specific, environmentally friendly art or architectural objects are expected for the installation competition. The main idea of the seaside spatial interventions created as part of the “Green Tracks” project is to connect the interrupted seaside promenade in Kalaranna with the cruise terminal and tie the area into a single whole with other seaside objects. It is important to open the city to the sea and create various opportunities for spending time and places of rest for both local residents and visitors to Tallinn,” explained Deputy Mayor of Tallinn Vladimir Svet, who curates the field of the environment.

“Last year, excellent installations were completed at Putukaväila, and this year we decided to follow the example of this successful pilot at the City Hall. Spatial interventions are one of the ways to highlight the values of Tallinn as the European Green Capital in an exciting way in order to make Tallinn’s urban environment greener and more human-friendly”, Svet described the people behind the project.

Artists in the fields of art, architecture and urban planning are invited to participate in the idea competition. When creating concept designs, the principles of environmental sustainability and the life cycle of materials must be taken into account. The competition work must be feasible and fit within the predetermined budget, which is 42,000 euros.

The prize fund is 10,000 euros. One winner will be selected, whose installation is planned to be erected in the summer of 2023 and will remain up until at least the end of 2024.

The leader of the project and the creator of the competition task is the Spatial Creation Department of the Tallinn Strategy Center. The idea competition is based on the principles of urban spatial art in Tallinn, the goals of Tallinn as the European Green Capital 2023 and the development strategy “Tallinn 2035”. The competition task has been coordinated with the Urban Art Committee of the Tallinn City Government.

The jury of the competition includes the deputy mayor Vladimir Svet, the head of the “Green Tracks” project Hannes Aava, the urban art curator of Tallinn Strategy Center Kati Ots, the representative of the Estonian Artists Union Anna Mari Liivrand, the representative of the Estonian Museum of Contemporary Art Johannes Säre and the representative of the architectural practice LLRRLLRR Laura Linsi.

The deadline for the submission of concept designs is April 17, 2023. The materials for the concept competition can be found in the public procurement register. More information about the “Green Footprint” project is here: greentallinn.eu/en/green-tracks.