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The Scottsdale Public Art Program seeks an artist/artist team to participate
on the design team for public open space at the District One municipal
complex for the city of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Project description
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale Public
Art Program
Selection Process
& Timeline
Eligibility
For Further Information
Application Delivery
Application Content
(submit materials in the following order)
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The Scottsdale Public Art Program seeks an artist to work as a member
of a design team for public open space (approx. 8,000 sq/ft), at the entry
of a new District One municipal complex. The facility will be located
in a residential area on the border of Scottsdale and Tempe, on the southeast
corner of McKellips and Miller Roads. Within walking distance are Laird
Elementary School, Indian Bend Wash recreational greenbelt, the neighborhood
parks Indian Bend Park and Eldorado Park. The complex, more than 80,000
sq/ft or buildings, will house officer training facilities, evidence storage,
forensics labs, a police station, a community room and open space It is
anticipated that the public will enter the buildings for very limited
purposes, eg. file a report, meet with a detective or to pick up evidence.
The community room is available for community events and is adjacent to
the open space.
The open space between the parking lot and the Patrol Office, on the north
side of the complex, will provide a pedestrian transition and must also
prevent vehicular intrusion to the Patrol Office. Art and landscaping
should be incorporated into the design of the space in order to best foster
its use a public area. Potentially, the project might include sculpture,
specialized planting areas, water features, shade structures and seating
as well as vehicular barriers to provide concurrent security as well as
pedestrian open space desired for a City building. The desire to soften
the public perception of the complex also drives the inclusion of public
art into the public space. Additionally, the masterplan identifies a pedestrian
friendly streetscape and path that encircles the property and connects
with the Indian Wash Greenbelt recreational path. Public art on the plaza
has the promise to bolster the neighborhood by offering the open space
as a community amenity, such that it becomes a place that people visit
for its art, for its seating and for general passive recreation.
The project artist will work with the selected design firm, as a consultant
to the Scottsdale Public Art Program, to explore and develop art opportunities
within the current project scope, design, and budget. Project budget will
not exceed $310,000 and includes all costs associated with tax and insurance,
artist transportation, administrative and public meetings, concept development,
engineering, fabrication and installation. The development of this project
will incorporate substantial public involvement including public hearings,
as well as open houses. The final art components may be interactive and/or
educational. The Scottsdale Public Art Program reserves the right to cancel
or amend any or all of the scopes or budgets referenced in this document.
Scottsdale is the major resort center of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Although not all of the local major resorts are located in the city, the
city contains the core of specialty shopping, art galleries, and recreational
facilities and many of the cultural and sporting events that attract and
sustain the local tourism industry. Because of the lack of services in
most areas adjacent to the city, Scottsdale’s retail centers, parks,
employment centers, and libraries are heavily used by residents outside
of the city. The high quality of the visual environment in the city is
an important component of maintaining the tourism industry and civic framework.
In his 2000 study entitled “Scottsdale City Image” (a report
to the City of Scottsdale’s Urban Design Studio), Todd Bressi reports
that “Scottsdale is a city whose visual character is especially
important to its residents, and where the sense of landscape and openness
in the city are valued.” He suggests specific values that would
contribute to a strengthened identity of Scottsdale’s civic framework
and primary spaces of public experience: recognize the importance of the
pedestrian scale of Scottsdale’s civic framework; celebrate the
places that make Scottsdale great; strengthen the design of the arterial
grid; reconnect with the Sonoran landscape. The efforts of the Scottsdale
Public Art Program represent movement toward addressing the values suggested
by Bressi’s report.
In 1985, the Scottsdale Public Art Program was created with the goal to
enhance the quality of life afforded area residents and visitors. Since
that time more than fifty permanent and temporary public art installations
have been completed throughout the community. Public art has taken many
forms in Scottsdale ranging from such traditional sculpture in the public
square as Ed Mell’s “Jack Knife” to a transit center
designed by artist Vito Acconci, architect Doug Sydnor, and landscape
architect Angela Dye. The program’s collection also features public
buildings, streetscapes, noise abatement walls, and public art masterplans
by regionally and nationally acclaimed artists, including Kevin Berry,
Carolyn Braaskma, James Carpenter, Mags Harries, Larry Kirkland, Laurie
Lundquist, Jack Mackie, and James Turrell.
The Scottsdale Public Art Program seeks to instigate a renewed commitment
to the public domain by way of such projects that may invigorate social,
cultural, historical, or environmental issues. Projects may possess a
direct social relevance that is community referential or they may push
the "placemaking" envelope and involve the viewer in the complexities
of urban experience Public art in Scottsdale is meant to transfuse a spirited
perspective of traditional or new iconographies and reinvigorate the vitality
of public life.
An artist-selection panel will be convened to evaluate artist’s
submissions and either select an artist based on preliminary submission
materials or interview short-listed applicants or to seek more detailed
proposals or concepts. Selection criteria include: the applicant’s
professional qualifications; proven ability to undertake projects of a
similar scope; artistic merit as evidenced by the submitted materials;
and demonstrated ability to work with government agencies, engineers,
and/or focus groups in the creation of an art project.
The chosen artist will be recommended by a selection panel and approved
by the Public Art and Collections Committee [PACC] based on the review
of slides and other application materials. Interviews may be conducted
over speakerphone or in person. PACC approves art concepts, project scope
and budget, thereby allowing the artist creative license within the established
project plan. Contract and project plan to be negotiated with the Scottsdale
Public Art Program. PACC reserves the right to reject any and all applications.
August 19, 2004 Deadline for response to RFQ (received by 5:00 pm)
September 2004 Artist selection
Fall 2004 Project commences
December 2006 Anticipated completion of project (subject to change)
All artists residing in the United States are eligible to apply.
All questions regarding this Request for Qualifications are to be directed
to Margaret Bruning, Associate Director, Scottsdale Public Art Program
480.874.4634.
Qualifications due by 5:00 pm, MST, 19 August 2004 at:
Scottsdale Public Art Program
Request for Qualifications
7380 East Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
The application should be packaged in such a manner that the sealed envelope
clearly reflects the project name(s) and the Applicant’s name and
address. All materials submitted become the property of the Scottsdale
Public Art Program and will not be returned unless a self addressed and
stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, is provided. The Scottsdale
Public Art Program will make every effort to protect submitted materials;
however, it will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
Cover letter (typed, 2 page maximum): clearly identify the name
of the project(s) you’re applying for. Include a description of
the artist’s approach to public art, highlighting relevant past
experience including collaboration with community members, design professionals,
and/or others in the design and installation of a public art project.
(8 copies)
A professional résumé
(2 pages maximum): teams must submit a résumé for each
member. (8 copies)
References: include client name, contact
name and phone number. (1 copy)
Visual support materials:
a. Photographic slides: Up to 20 slides (35mm) of recent work. Slides
must be in a clear plastic slide sheet; each slide must be labeled
with the artist’s name, the top clearly marked with an arrow,
and a number to correspond to an annotated slide list. The slide list
must be provided with the Artist’s name, title or location of
work, medium, date of work, dimensions and the corresponding slide
number; or
b. Computer presentation (optional): Up to 20 html pages or Powerpoint
slides. Pages or slides must be annotated, including title or location
of work, medium, date of work, and dimensions
Relevant Experience and Qualifications
(optional): May submit additional selected printed materials such as
articles, catalogues, etc. (1 copy)
S.A.S.E (self-addressed stamped envelope
for the return of application materials)
District One master
plan image showing location of plaza area in green
District One master plan image
showing plaza area in green.
McKellips Road on right of image.
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