Request for Qualifications: Raleigh Critical Public Safety Facility

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The City of Raleigh invites artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for provide site-specific public art at Raleigh’s Critical Public Safety Facility.  The 95,000‐square‐foot, four‐story building will serve as the hub for emergency communications and operations.

Public art at the Critical Public Safety Facility should define the public safety aspects of the building and be a strong visual gateway for the staff, visitors and media who visit the facility.   The project budget is $180,500, inclusive of all expenses including design, fabrication, installation, travel, taxes and fees.

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

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Submissions due by November 8, 2013.

Request for Qualifications: Shellmound/Powell Street Bridge

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The City of Emeryville, CA has issued a Request for Qualifications to solicit applications from teams comprised of artists, lighting designers, and landscape architects to:

1) design, fabricate and install a multi-media public art installation incorporating a lighting component and other artistic elements on the Shellmound/Powell Street Bridge and the nearby public right-of-way areas and,

2) provide two written documents that suggest themes, locations, and unified concepts for art installations and landscape improvements on both adjacent private property and public rights of way.

Location: Emeryville, California

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Submissions due by November 15, 2013.

Call for Artists: 23rd Avenue Improvement Project

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The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team to develop site-specific artwork for the 23rd Avenue improvement project. The artwork will be located along the 23rd Avenue arterial corridor extending from John Street to Jackson Street.

The selected artist or artist team will begin design work immediately after selection in early January 2014 and deliver a final design proposal by June 2014. Construction of this project is scheduled to begin in fall 2014.

Location: Seattle, Washington

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Submissions due by November 18, 2013.

Request for Qualifications: Bayview Gateway Public Art Project

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The Port’s Bayview Gateway Project will create a new one acre public open space along the southern bank of Islais Creek in San Francisco’s south east waterfront. The Port of San Francisco in consultation with the community has determined that this site offers an opportunity for a large scale permanent signature artwork, which will represent the entry to the Bayview neighborhood. Artists and artist teams are invited to apply to be considered for the project opportunity.

Location: San Francisco, California

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Submissions due by November 18, 2013.

Request for Qualifications: Albuquerque BioPark Zoo, Woodcarvers On-Call

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The Albuquerque Arts Board is looking for several artists to be placed “on-call” in the form of a registry of artists available for future woodcarving projects at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo, including chain saw and traditional woodcarving.

The project intent is to give opportunities to artists working primarily in wood to carve one of several weather damaged trees at the BioPark Zoo. Over the next year when Zoo staff locates suitable trees for carving, the Arts Board Committee will select an artist from this pool to carve the tree(s).

Pre-approved woodcarving artists will be invited to submit a design and a fee proposal for the various trees selected to retain as carvings.

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Submissions due December 6, 2013.

Mural Opportunity in Highlandtown!

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For Immediate Release Highlandtown Arts District Creative Placemaking Call for Entries The Creative Placemaking workshops of Highlandtown, sponsored by the Southeast CDC, The Creative Alliance, and Banner Neighborhoods, has generated a list of potential capital improvements for the Highlandtown community. The goal of these soon to be completed projects is to develop positive “public places created by the people for the people.” The Highlandtown Arts District seeks artists to bring this mission and these projects to fruition. High Grounds Mural Project Project Description: This project is a paid, public art opportunity with a total project budget (materials and artist fees) of $7,500. The building is located at the corner of East and Eastern Ave in Baltimore, MD. The building owner seeks a bright and lively design, relevant to the location being a nexus of socialization to the community. Selection and Application Process The selection committee, made up of members of the Highlandtown Arts District’s (ha!) Steering Committee and the Southeast CDC, will be judging entries on artistic merit, experience, and relevance to the goals of the project. The committee will present up to three finalists’ proposals to the building owner for final approval. To apply, please submit the following by email to: Kari Snyder- kari@southeastcdc.org *Resume (with contact information) *Artist Statement for proposed project *5-10 jpgs, at least 2 of which need to be of the proposed project (72dpi) -Images should also include past completed work that is relevant to the project and showcases the artist’s ability to complete this project successfully. Submissions need to be made by October 18, 2013 The selected artist will be notified within 1 week of the submission date. Email questions to: Kari Snyder- kari@southeastcdc.org KARI SNYDER Director of Neighborhood Programs Southeast Community Development Corporation 3323 Eastern Avenue, Suite 200 www.southeastcdc.org 410-342-3234 x 29 Fax: 410-342-1719