UrbanArt Call-to-Artists for Wolf River Greenway Memphis

UrbanArt Call-to-Artists for Wolf River Greenway, Phases 2 and 3

Site and Project Descriptions:
UrbanArt and the City of Memphis are working together to create public artworks for the first two sections of the Wolf River Greenway to built in 2010. Additional public artworks shall be created as new greenway segments are constructed in future years.

Trail sections 'Phase 2' and 'Phase 3' are to be built along Humphreys Blvd. 'Phase 2' extends from Walnut Grove to Shady Grove, while 'Phase 3' begins at Shady Grove and terminates at Kirby Drive.

Artists will be selected based on previous experience with outdoor sculpture, and are expected to have the technical capabilities to design and install such projects, including providing maintenance instructions. Finished projects must require little to no regular maintenance. The selection committee is interested in artists who have experience with natural materials (wood, stone, metal), as well as vandalism deterring methods and applications. Sites for consideration of the final artwork installation are classified as urban edge/multi-use corridors, and should be based on visibility from trail users, as well as vehicle traffic. Final artwork should compliment the greenway setting, and respond to the distinct character of these districts, which include natural, residential, and commercial areas.

The selection committee will select 3 finalists per phase based on their qualifications, then interview each individually before selecting 1 artist to complete 1 project per project phase.

Budget: $75,000 per section
Deadline: 4:00 PM, Friday, May 14, 2010
Eligibility: Regional: open to artists living within a 400-mile radius of Memphis.

Guidelines - Please submit the following:

*Typed, one-page letter of interest that notes which Greenway Phase you are applying for, explaining a general concept including theme and materials.

*A sketch may be included, but must be no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches. Please do not send original artwork.

*Resumé, not to exceed 3 pages.

*DIGITAL images of your past work, following these guidelines: up to 15 digital images. Images must be JPEG format, 1920 pixels maximum on the longest side, 72 dpi, with compression settings resulting in the best image quality under 2MB file size

*Image identification sheet with location, brief description, and budget of each project

*List of three professional references, including current phone numbers and email addresses

*Self-addressed, stamped envelope with postage sufficient for the return of your materials. Materials will not be returned without one.

All proposals must be received by 4:00 PM, Friday, May 14, 2010

To ensure fairness to all, there are no extensions or waivers of deadlines.

Applicants will be notified by letter as to the status of their application.

Send applications to:
UrbanArt Commission
Attn: Wolf River Greenway P2&3
2549 Broad Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112

For more information contact:

901.454.0474
info@urbanartcommission.org

Commissioning of artists by UrbanArt and the pursuit of all UrbanArt activities are
implemented without preference to racial or ethnic origins, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability or age.

UrbanArt reserves the right to modify this solicitation and to request additional information or proposals from any or all participating artists.

UrbanArt reserves the right to accept or reject, at any time prior to
the commissioning of a work, any or all proposals when the acceptance, rejection, waiver or advertisement would be in the best interest of the project. In addition, UrbanArt may solicit proposals from artists not responding to
this call and reserves the right to select an artist outside of the pool of artists responding to this call.

The staff of UrbanArt shall be responsible for all correspondence and communication by and between applicants and members of selection panels. Discussion regarding these projects by and between any applicant and any member of a selection panel outside of regularly scheduled meetings during the selection process may be grounds for the disqualification of the applicant. Such determination shall be in the sole discretion of UrbanArt.

How It Works: Selection Committees

[*NOTE: This is a description of how Selection Committees determine an artist for the City of Memphis' Percent-for-Art program, specifically. Other clients often stipulate different processes of artist selection not covered in this issue of the newsletter. It should be also noted that the details provided below are an abridged version of the entire set of guidelines regulating the program.]

Fun Facts: A typical Percent-for-Art program project in Memphis takes approximately 100 hours of coordination from concept to completion. Selection Committee members meet for an average of 10 hours over the course of 5 meetings to determine an artist for a Percent-for-Art project. Once the artist is selected, committee members meet to review the artists' progress at least 3 more times before completion. All committee members are volunteers.

Guidelines Governing Selection Committees for the Percent-for-Art Program:

1. The UrbanArt Commission (UAC) and City of Memphis convenes a Selection Committee for each project that has been approved by the Public Art Oversight Committee (PAOC).

Selection Committees consist of:

Architect Representatives
Visual Artists not eligible for the project
Arts Professionals (such as art professors from local colleges, etc.)
Community Representatives
Participating City Bureau Representatives
Facility Management Representatives

2. The Selection Committee meets and reviews submissions from artists, including digital images, resumes, and letters of interest. The panel discusses the submissions and selects two or more artists to interview.

3. The Selection Committee reconvenes to interview the artists. At the end of the meeting the panel discusses the interviews and selects a final artist for the project.

These are the steps taken by the Selection Committee during the design process:

1. The artist submits a schematic proposal to the selection committee. The schematic proposal consists of general information about what the artist will be doing: conceptual sketch, preliminary budget, etc. The committee reviews the schematic design and approves, provisionally approves, or rejects it. The committee will continue to meet until the design is satisfactory.

2. The artist submits the final design, which includes detailed drawings and other information. The committee reviews the final design and approves, provisionally approves, or denies it. The committee will continue to meet until the design is satisfactory.

Steps taken by the Selection Committee during the implementation of the project:

The UAC works with the artist during the implementation of the project. The Selection Committee may be asked to meet during this process if circumstances warrant. Upon completion of the project, UAC will contact committee members.

Public Art Oversight Committee (PAOC):

All decisions of the Selection Committee are to be reviewed and approved by the Public Art Oversight Committee. The PAOC is a committee of seven members that has been appointed by the UAC and the City Mayor with the approval of the City Council. The PAOC provides general oversight of the Percent-for-Art Program, including scope of art projects, artworks, and artists for the projects. They also serve as a board of appeals for any issues that arise in conjunction with the Percent-for-Art Program.

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ARTISTS AND ARTWORK:

General Criteria:
Projects undertaken by artists or acquisitions of artwork whether by commission, purchase, gift, or other means should further the purpose and goals of the public art program. The PAOC will determine the appropriate recruitment strategy to establish a pool of artists for each project based on standard methods described above. The selection panel will apply the following criteria when selecting artists, considering acquisitions or siting artwork.

Artistic Merit:
The inherent quality and excellence of a proposed artwork together with the strength of the artist's concept and design capabilities are the program's highest priorities. Other artistic credentials to consider include training and critical or other professional recognition.

Context:
Artwork must be compatible in scale, material, form, and content with its surroundings. When serving a functional purpose, artworks may establish focal points; modify, enhance or define specific spaces; establish identity or address specific issues of civic design. Consideration should also be given to the architectural, historical, geographical and social/cultural context of the site or community, as well as the way people may interact with the artwork. They must be able to respond to the specific contextual issues and considerations of the particular project, its community and users.

Relevant Experience:
Experience and professional record of artist/s should provide convincing evidence of ability to successfully complete the project as proposed. Particularly on collaborative or design team projects artists should demonstrate ability to:
· Communicate effectively and elicit the ideas of team members;
· Exhibit flexibility and problem-solving skills;
· Work with architectural drawings and construction documents;
· Engage community representatives in a project.
· Successfully manage all aspects of the project including budgets, committees, sub-contractors, installers and other construction and administrative logistics.

Permanence/Maintenance:
Due consideration will be given to the structural and surface soundness, operational costs and inherent resistance to theft, vandalism, weathering and excessive maintenance. Artist should include recommended method and schedule for maintenance.

Technical Feasibility:
An artist must exhibit a successful track record of construction and installation of artwork or show that an appropriate professional has examined the proposed artwork and confirmed feasibility of construction and installation.

Budget:
An artist's proposal should provide a budget adequate to cover all costs for the design, fabrication, insurance, transportation, storage, and installation of the proposed artwork, plus, reasonable unforeseen circumstances. Artists should have a history of completing projects within budget. Artists should expect to garner 10-15% of the total project budget for their design fee and compensation, which is industry standard worldwide.

Fabrication and Installation Schedules:
The artist proposal should include a project timeline that incorporates design review, fabrication, delivery and installation in accordance with project schedule. The artist should have a history of completing projects on time.

The PAOC and selection committee may recommend rejection of all submissions if none are considered satisfactory and a new pool of artists may be established.


ARTIST RESTRICTIONS:

General Restrictions:
Artists or members of their immediate families who serve on the UrbanArt Commission Board of Directors or the Public Art Oversight Committee will not be commissioned or receive any direct financial benefit from the Public Art Program during their tenure on either of those bodies. This restriction shall extend for the period of one-year following the end of service and indefinitely for projects that were developed or acted upon during the artist's tenure on the Commission or Committee.

No artist may receive more than two art enhancement commissions under any five-year period. No artist may be selected for the moveable collection more than once during any five-year period.

Local Artist Participation Requirements:
One of the goals of the Public Art Program is to foster and celebrate the talents of local artists. Therefore, sixty percent (60%) of the artwork created with percent for art funds during any five-year period shall be accomplished by local artists. A local artist is defined by City of Memphis Ordinance 4934 as an artist who has lived or worked within the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area for five (5) or more years during such artist's career. [*As of December 2009, 84% of Percent for Art projects have been completed by local artists.]

Inappropriate Communication with Selection Committee:
The UAC staff shall be responsible for all correspondence and communication by and between artists applying for Percent for Art projects and members of selection committees. Discussion by and between any applicant artist and any member of a selection committees outside of regularly scheduled meetings for such purpose during the selection process may be grounds for the disqualification of the artist. Such determination shall be in the sole discretion of the PAOC.

Public Art Neighborhood Planning Meetings

Metro Nashville Arts Commission
invites you to
Public Art Neighborhood Planning Meetings

Thursday, April 1
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Edmondson Branch Library community room
5501 Edmondson Pike, Nashville, TN 37211

OR

Thursday, April 8
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Watkins College of Art, Design and Film, room 503
2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd., Nashville, TN 37228

An initial meeting in mid-February set some broad goals for
neighborhood public art. The next phase of public art planning will
look at areas beyond downtown for favorable project locations. These
upcoming meetings will help gather multiple perspectives on the
intent, focus and potential viable sites for neighborhood public art.

Calls to Artists: Waynesville Public Art Commission. Deadline Feb 12, 2010

Calls to Artists:
Waynesville Public Art Commission
Deadline: 4:00 PM (CST), Friday, February 12, 2010 Budget: $20,000
Chattanooga, TN
Waynesville Public Art Commission has issued a call to all professional artists, residing in both North Carolina and Tennessee, to create an artistic railing at a Main Street public park to honor the historic connection between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Town of Waynesville. Open to all professional artists, or team of artists, over the age of 18, residing in North Carolina or Tennessee, the two states contiguous with Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To download the full Request For Qualifications, visit http://www.townofwaynesville.org/. For additional information contact Kaaren Stoner, Waynesville Public Art Commission Chairman at (828) 627-0928

Metro Arts Invites Area Artists To Submit Designs For Public Art Bike Racks Deadline: November 18 2009

Metro Arts Invites Area Artists To Submit Designs For Public Art Bike Racks

Deadline EXTENDED: November 18

Nashville, TN

Any professional artist who lives within 200 miles of Nashville can submit up to three designs for artistic bicycle racks inspired by Nashville's history, culture or natural features. Approximately five different designs will be selected for fabrication and each winning design will earn the artist $2500 to cover the artist's design, project-related travel and other necessary out-of-pocket expenses, along with consultation throughout fabrication and installation. Designs for new bicycle racks will be chosen on the basis of artistic merit, functionality, and durability. Five locations were chosen around downtown for the art, including Church Street and Capitol Blvd across from the Nashville Public Library, Farmers' Market East and West entrances, the Northeast corner of Demonbreun Street and Buddy Killen Circle, the Fulton Complex (formerly Howard School) on 2nd Avenue, and Commerce Street between 4th and 5th Avenues.

Once designs are selected, a fabricator will be commissioned to build selected designs in consultation with selected artists and project partners. Artists may submit and be selected for both the design and fabrication stages.

Artists wishing to submit designs may visit the Metro Arts website at http://www.artsnashville.org/ and click on Public Art Projects for additional information.

Invitation to Participate in Public Artwork - Art Makes Place

This month ART MAKES PLACE invites you to participate with Mike Calway-Fagen's "Stoop Project." With the idea of making a place for community, Mike has built five large movable stair stoops (see pic below) which we'll be unveiling at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts on Friday, May 22nd at 6:30 during his artist talk. Please come!

On Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, we'll be pushing the stoops around Nashville! Would you like to push a stoop? It's easy, fun and a great way to meet new people! People are invited to each take reign of a stoop in 2 hour time blocks, 10am - 6pm. To sign up or get more information, email Amanda by Wednesday, May 20th. We are especially looking for people on Saturday.

Should you have questions Amanda is not able to answer, feel free to contact me at curator@n-cap.org. Visit website below to learn more about our lectures/projects throughout the year.

Thank you,

Adrienne Outlaw

NCAP and AMP Curator

http://www.n-cap.org/amp.html

Kingsport Center for Higher Education Public Art Projects Request for Proposals

Kingsport Center for Higher Education Public Art Projects Request for Proposals

Kingsport, TN

The Kingsport Public Art Committee has announced a Request for Proposals for two art projects in conjunction with the Kingsport Center for Higher Education. The projects are funded by the City of Kingsport's Percent for Art Program that allocates three quarters of one percent of the construction budget for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of art for public places. To receive a copy of the full Request for Proposals, contact the City of Kingsport's Purchasing Department at 423-229-9419. For more information on the project visit www.publicart.kingsporttn.gov.

Regional Public Art Opportunities - Chattanooga & Ft Myers: 2009

Regional Public Art Opportunities

(1)

The City of Chattanooga is seeking proposals for the Brainerd Neighborhood Public Art Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which will be on view April 2009 - October 2010. Works can be in any media and must be suitable for outdoors. Artworks submitted for consideration should clearly relate to the theme of this exhibition: Community & Diversity. Two works will be selected for installation in a public landscape,and will be leased for a period of eighteen (18) months. Each artist or artist team may propose either one work or two works for consideration.

ELIGIBILITY: All professional artists over the age of 18 who currently reside in the United States.

EXHIBITION DATES: 18 months, April 2009 - October 2010

STIPEND: $4,000 award for 18-month lease period. All of the removal costs and arrangements (equipment rental, labor assistance, etc.) will be the responsibility of the artist.
DEADLINE: postmarked by February 7, 2009

INFORMATION: For more information and a copy of the RFP and application please contact Rachel Hildebrandt, Public Art Program Director, City of Chattanooga, c/o Dept of Parks and Recreation, 1102 South Watkins Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404. Phone: (423) 304-1016, E-mail: rehildebrandt@gmail.com

(2)

The City of Ft Myers announces a national call-to-artists requesting RFQs for a site-specific exterior public art project, Marks & Brands, commemorating the historic cattle trail that ran through downtown during the 19th and 20th centuries. Extensive historic documentation is available to the artist that includes information about the prominent ranchers of that period as well as images of their brands and earmarks.

ELIGIBILITY: All professional artists who currently reside in the United States.

BUDGET: $20,000 (covers all costs associated with the project including, but not limited to, materials, fabrication, installation, permitting, documentation and transportation) Up to three finalists will be given an additional $500 design fee to develop a maquette/proposal for final consideration.

DEADLINE: Online applications: Midnight, Friday, February 6, 2009. Receipt of hard copy applications: 4 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2009
INFORMATION: For further information about this project or the city’s public art program, please visit www.cityftmyers.com/publicart or contact Public Relations Manager Jennifer Hobbic at 239-321-7027, e-mail jhobbic@cityftmyers.com.

Lecture by art group Let's Re-Make: November 21: Frist: FREE

Lecture by art group Let's Re-Make
Fri., November 21st, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Frist Center for Visual Arts

The internationally recognized collaborative art group Let's Re-Make will talk about their work at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts as part of a year-long Nashville Cultural Arts Project (NCAP) initiative called ART MAKES PLACE: Contemporary Artists make Community-based, Public Art in the form of Temporary, Site-specific and Performance-based Artworks, or AMP. The talk will be followed by a round table discussion with other AMP artists working in the public sphere. The talk is free and open to the public. Entrance to FCVA exhibitions that evening is free to all college students.

As part of the Art Makes Place project, Let's Re-Make will be in Nashville Nov. 17-21 to learn about vulnerable Nashville populations and work with Vanderbilt students and others in the community to create a poster art project focusing on issues of shelter. At the end of the week they will put their posters up in publicly accessible sites throughout Nashville.
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Art Makes Place Panel Discussions
Fridays, Nov. 1, Dec. 19, Feb. 27, March 27--at 6:30 p.m.
Studio B, FREE

The Frist Center will be the site for a number of presentations in conjunction with ART MAKES PLACE: Contemporary Artists make Community-based, Public Art in the form of Temporary, Site-specific and Performance-based Artworks.

Art Makes Place is organized by the Nashville Cultural Arts Project, in collaboration with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Vanderbilt University, and the Frist Center, with funding from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.

Additional information about AMP is available at www.n-cap.org/amp.html.
http://www.letsremake.info/

Schedule

Friday, November 21, 2008
Let's ReMake, an internationally recognized collaborative art group

Friday, December 19, 2008
Michael Cooper

Friday, February 27, 2009
Julie Roberts

Friday, March 27, 2009
Bonnie Fortune

Friday, April 17, 2009
Lindsay Obermeyer
Location: Rechter Room at the Frist Center

Friday, May 22, 2009
Mike Calway-Fagen

Friday, August 14, 2009
Mel Zeigler

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Adrienne Outlaw

Introduction to Nashville's Public Art program

Please take a moment to view the short video linked below about the establishment of Nashville's Public Art Program and the citizen-driven process of selecting public art. This video illustrates those steps using Nashville's first Percent for Public Art project, Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks, by artist Alice Aycock.

To see the film on line, visit:
www.artsnashville.org/pubartprogram/process.php

Produced by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission and Metro 3 Television, the video was created to document this exciting chapter in our city's history for Nashville residents, visitors and artists. This film will also be available at public libraries and Metro schools and will air periodically on Metro 3. To view Metro 3's broadcast calendar go to www.nashville.gov/metro3. We encourage you to view the video and forward this link to your friends and family who may like to know more about Nashville's public art. Thank you for your support.

Metro Nashville Arts Commission

Public Art Program Manager

800 2nd Avenue South, 4th Floor

Nashville, TN 37210

(615) 862-6720

Call to Artists - The Hermitage: Deadline: October 10, 2008

Call to Artists - Request for Qualifications

The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson

Nashville, TN

Submission Deadline: October 10, 4:00 p.m.Central Standard Time

Project Budget:
$20,000

The Hermitage invites individual artists or teams of artists to submit their qualifications to design, fabricate and install a public artwork to memorialize enslaved African Americans on The Hermitage property.

Open to artists residing in Tennessee

Contact for Call to Artist RFQ is attached.

Artists must comply with the submittal requirements described in the Request for Qualifications to be considered.

Direct all questions related to this RFQ to The Hermitage staff via e-mail only: memorial@thehermitage.com.

Call for artists: Norfolk, VA: Design projects: Deadline: August 19, 2008

CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
SEEKS TO COMMISSION ARTISTS
Deadline: August 19. Two design projects for Town Point Park, a seven-acre Festival Park at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on the water's edge of the Elizabeth River. 1) Water Feature – Artist wanted to design a signature water feature. 2) Perimeter – Artist wanted to design a perimeter that clearly delineates the street edge as a fence between Town Point Park on Waterside Drive and Downtown Norfolk. The artwork will serve to control pedestrian and vehicle traffic while maintaining the visual connection to the water. More information:http://www.norfolk.gov/Purchasing/artwork_rfp.asp.

regional public art opportunity - Memphis, TN: Deadline: May 7, 2008

Regional Public Art Opportunities

(1) UrbanArt Commission (UAC) in Memphis, TN is seeking an artist to create a fun and unique public art enhancement for Countrywood Park, soon to be renamed Fletcher Creek Park. The top three residential priorities for the installation include: promoting community interaction and bringing people of all ages together, linking the project with the surrounding environment, and including an innovative educational aspect. The location within the park and nature of the enhancement is to be left up to the artist.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists who live in the tri-state area, which includes Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi
BUDGET: $50,000
DEADLINE: 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
INFORMATION: www.urbanartcommission.org, or call Laura Caroline Johnson, Project Coordinator, at 901-525-0880.

Monday, April 7, at 5:30 PM a WORKSHOP will be held at the UrbanArt Commission office at 8 S. Third St., Suite 100, and is open to all artists who wish to learn more about the project and its guidelines.

(2) Riversculpture in Asheville, NC is seeking submissions for the Third Annual Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at French Broad River Park. The exhibition runs from September 1, 2008 to November 31, 2008 and includes interdisciplinary arts events on each weekend in September and October. The 14-acre park is located on the French Broad River, across from Asheville's River Arts District.

ELIGIBILITY: All sculptors from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
BUDGET: Stipend of $500 per sculpture plus insurance coverage
DEADLINE: May 31, 2008
PROSPECTUS: www.riversculpture.com For additional questions e-mail info@riversculpture.com or contact Robert Winkler at 828-225-3766

Call for Public Art - Memphis: Deadline: 5-7-08

Countrywood/Fletcher Creek Park

Memphis, TN

Deadline: 5/7/08

The UrbanArt Commission (UAC) is seeking an artist to create a fun and unique public art enhancement for Countrywood Park, soon to be renamed Fletcher Creek Park. The top three residential priorities for the installation include: promoting community interaction and bringing people of all ages together, linking the project with the surrounding environment, and including an innovative educational aspect. The location within the park and nature of the enhancement is to be left up to the artist.

The budget for this artwork is $50,000. All artists who live in the tri-state area, which includes Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, are invited to submit their proposals by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

Also, a workshop will be held at the UrbanArt Commission office at 8 S. Third St., Suite 100 at 5:30 PM, Monday, April 7, and is open to all artists who wish to learn more about the project and its guidelines.

The full guidelines for proposals can be found on the UAC website, www.urbanartcommission.org, or by calling Laura Caroline Johnson, Project Coordinator, at 901-525-0880.

Art Sandy Springs Public Art Opportunity Deadline: January 12

Art Sandy Springs Public Art Opportunity Deadline: January 12
Sandy Springs, GA

Art Sandy Springs (ARTSS) has announced a call to artists for participation in a public art project for the new City of Sandy Springs, GA. Ten outdoor sculptures will be selected and the citizens of Sandy Springs will vote to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award. The winning sculpture will receive $15,000 plus become the first piece of art in the City of Sandy Springs permanent public art collection. All other selected artists will be paid a $1,000 stipend for the loan of their piece for 12 months of public display. For more information, visit www.artsandysprings.org.

Call to artists - Interactions/Interruptions (Deadline: October 12 )

Interactions/Interruptions Deadline: October 12
Memphis, TN
Interactions/Interruptions is a temporary public art program that celebrates the UrbanArt Commission's 10th anniversary. This is a student call to artists. Four students from the tri-state area (TN, MS, AR) will receive $1,000 each. Artists should propose potential locations or types of locations for the proposed public art projects. The artwork will be exhibited during February or March 2008. For more information, visit www.urbanartcommission.org.