Call to Artists

Phoenix, AZ

ART INTERNSHIP

SPECTACLE - MACHINE - LIGHT - PERFORMANCE Internship

Spectacle/Technology Artist D.A. Therrien is accepting applications for artist internships for 2009/2010. Projects will begin in late Spring 2009 and extend through Fall 2010 or beyond.

2 to 3 positions are available with residency - housing included 5 positions available without residency (housing available at $220 to $500 month)

Interns should be students, artists, technologists with skills as varied as metal fabrication, machining, programming, theater production, hydraulics, robotics, sound design, linguistics, aluminum welding, mechanical/electrical/civil engineering skills, biotechnology, dance, music composition, etc.

Click here to view full description and application instructions

BUDGET: N/A

DEADLINE: Rolling Deadline

City of Phoenix

Matthew A. Henson/HOPE VI Housing Project

RFQ

An artist or designer will be contracted to design fences and gates for community gardens at the Matthew A. Henson/HOPE VI Housing Project site. The artist will work with the Office of Arts and Culture, the Housing Department, and the HOPE VI team. The project design budget is expected to be approximately $20,000. Once the design for the artwork is approved by the City of Phoenix, the artist would be contracted to fabricate or oversee the fence fabrication. The total construction budget is expected to be approximately $200,000, including expenses for construction, fabrication, installation, permitting approvals and City of Phoenix costs to coordinate the project.

BUDGET: Project Design - $20,000

DEADLINE: July 10, 2009

Children’s Museum of Phoenix

RFQ

An artist or designer will be contracted to design a fence and gates at the museum. The location along 7th Street in the heart of downtown Phoenix is highly visible. The artist will work with the Children’s Museum, the Office of Arts and Culture, Historic Preservation Office and other city departments. The work will bolster the City’s efforts to improve pedestrian amenities throughout downtown.The design budget for this project is expected to be approximately $25,000. Once the design for the artwork is approved by the City of Phoenix the artist will be issued a contract for fabrication or fabrication oversight. The total construction budget is approximately $300,000 including expenses for construction, fabrication, installation, permitting approvals and City of Phoenix costs to coordinate the project.

BUDGET: Project Design - $25,000

DEADLINE: July 10, 2009

Fire Training Academy Training Public Call
RFQ
An artist or design team will be contracted to design an entry feature for the Fire Training Academy, a 50-acre training campus, located at 2425 W. Lower Buckeye Road. The Campus includes: burn buildings, a driver training track, a recruit classroom building and administrative spaces. The Academy will be a secured campus requiring the public art to be focused on the exterior front entry plaza, which will have the greatest visibility from the street.

BUDGET: N/A

DEADLINE: July 10, 2009

Additional Projects

Artists who respond to this call may be considered for other future City of Phoenix public art projects.

For further details about these projects and qualifications, please visit

Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture or contact Elizabeth Grajales, Public Art Project Manager - elizabeth.grajales@phoenix.gov

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San Diego, CA

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture seeks an artist or artist team to create permanent, documentary public artwork(s) such as drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, videos or multi-media artworks, which record the unique nature of City Heights and engender community.

Artists must be authorized to work in the U.S. to apply.

Full RFQ: http://www.sandiego.gov/arts-culture/pdf/rfq.pdf

BUDGET: $25,000

DEADLINE: July 17, 2009

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Orlando, FL

Orange County Medical Examiner's Building

Public Art Opportunity

The Orange County Public Art Review Board seeks one or more artist(s) or artists’ team(s) to develop artwork for a new public structure that will embrace grieving families in a calming and soothing atmosphere as they come to deal with the passing of a family member.

The Public Artist Selection Panel seeks one or more artists to create site-specific work to be displayed on walls, floors, windows or in areas for free-standing work. The exterior plaza and the entry lobby are the primary locations to be considered for public art.

Further nformation available at www.ocfl.net/arts under "Public Art Opportunity - Medical Examiner's Building".

BUDGET: $50,000

DEADLINE: July 15, 2009

Gainesville, FL

Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station

Call to Artists

The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Art in Public Places Trust invite artists or artist teams to submit applications for the Rosa Parks Regional Transit Service (RTS) Downtown Station.

The public artwork will be installed at the Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station. The space allows for lighting, tile, panels and paving of the artist’s design, choice and materials. The theme is left to the artist’s discretion, but the artist may choose to use the title of the station (Rosa Parks) as
inspiration for the design. This public art project will enhance the aesthetic quality of the busy
downtown bus station for those who use its services everyday. The artwork will be accessible and contribute to Gainesville’s community pride.

For complete call, click here

BUDGET: $13,000

DEADLINE: August 14, 2009

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Memphis, TN

Request For Qualifications

Court Avenue Pedestrian Bridge

UrbanArt and The Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) are seeking an artist with experience with lighting to enhance a pedestrian bridge that will span Court Avenue, connecting the new University of Memphis Law School to Confederate Park. The bridge will be a 200’-long box truss constructed of steel, concrete and an ipe deck that will be lit with bollard lights on the east side of the bridge at 40’ intervals. The bridge will be visible from a distance from the west, as far away as the I-40 Bridge over the Mississippi River (Hernando DeSoto Bridge), and Mud Island River Park.

Three finalists will be selected and asked to develop a general concept, each receiving an honorarium and travel reimbursement. Technical capabilities to design and install a lighting project are preferred, as well as experience with “green” lighting products, such as those with lower energy consumption and longer lifespan.

For the complete RFQ, visit urbanartcommission.org.

BUDGET: $140,000

DEADLINE: June 26 , 2009

Request For Qualifications

Chickasaw Heritage Park

Chickasaw Heritage Park will be home to a new walking trail, courtesy of the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC). UrbanArt is seeking an artist to create an enhancement that will reflect the rich history of the area. The enhancement should feel like an integral part of the park, expressing the quiet, safe environment that residents of the nearby French Fort and visitors to the adjacent the National Ornamental Metal Museum use to relax and view the Mississippi River.

For the full RFQ, visit urbanartcommission.org.

BUDGET: $85,000

DEADLINE: July 17, 2009

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Salt Lake City, UT

Art for Public Places

University of Utah - RFQ

Letters of interest and qualifications are requested from artists interested in creating art for the public places of the new James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology and Neuroscience Research facility on the campus of the University of Utah. This facility is designed to support collaborative Biomedical and Neuroscience Research.

RFQ available online at www.utahpublicart.org under "commissions" or call 801-533-3586 or email fbooth@utah.gov

BUDGET: $660,000

DEADLINE: July 30, 2009

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Calgary, Ontario

The City of Calgary Public Art Program

As part of this multi-day event, The City of Calgary Public Art Program, in partnership with the City of Calgary WorldSkills 2009 Project Management Office, is please to present two public art opportunities for artists whose genre utilizes one or more of the skilled trades highlighted in the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 competition.

The first opportunity will have the selected artist located on-site at Stampede Park directly in the midst of the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 competition. The budget for this public art opportunity is $4000.00 (inclusive of GST). The budget is all-inclusive and must provide for all expenses related to the project.

The second opportunity will have the selected artist located on-site at either Olympic Plaza or the Municipal Plaza. This site will be linked to the ‘Artisan Village’ being programmed as a satellite event that complements WorldSkills Calgary 2009. The completed artwork will remain in-situ for the month of September, at which time it will be moved to a permanent location as determined by the City of Calgary. The budget for this public art project is $17,200 (inclusive of GST). This includes a $500 honorarium towards a participation in a panel discussion on public art the third week of September. The budget is all-inclusive and must provide for all expenses related to the project.

For the complete ‘Call to Artists’, visit www.calgary.ca/publicart Opportunities for Artists.

BUDGET: Stampede Park - $4,000/Olympic Plaza or Municipal Plaza - $17,200

DEADLINE: July 20, 2009

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