Winning art proposal will be placed at red phone booth on Forest Avenue

The Laguna Beach Arts Commission is accepting proposals for an installation in or near a red phone booth on Forest Avenue.

Designs should be imaginative, whimsical and colorful and incorporate durable materials that are “safe and appropriate” to a public setting, according to a project description. The booth stands more than 8 feet tall and is 3-by-3-feet wide.

The installation, which has an honorarium of $3,500, will be on display for 24 months and then returned to the artist. The contest is open to artists from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Imperial and Ventura counties.

Architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the original booth in 1935, from which models were made. At one time the booth contained a working telephone.

Proposals are due by Aug. 15.

The winning piece will replace Michael Graham’s aluminum sculpture titled, “I Want to Make a Phone Call” after its two-year run in the location. The piece depicts a man who looks as if he is struggling to open the booth.

For more information and to access an application, visit lagunabeachcity.slideroom.com.

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Bryce Alderton, bryce.alderton@latimes.com

Twitter: @AldertonBryce