Artist Sought for Parking Deck Screen Wall Public Art

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Artist Sought for Parking Deck Screen Wall Public Art
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The County of Durham, North Carolina is seeking artists or artist teams to design permanent public artwork in the form of a parking deck screen wall. Candidates should have experience creating structural building components as public art elements.

BUDGET:  $225,000

ELIGIBILITY: Professional artists over 18 eligible to work in the United States

DEADLINE:  September 29, 2020

Review full RFQ here.

This installation will be highly visible to all pedestrians, passing traffic and visitors to downtown Durham who approach on Main Street from east of the Roxboro Road intersection. Durham County’s design award-winning new Main Library is sited behind this parking deck, and its design award-winning Durham County Human Services Building is located diagonally across Main Street from the site. The East Main Street area has long been under-served, and this project is the beginning of a concerted effort to create a distinct neighborhood just east of the downtown core, and to connect Main Street from East to West through downtown. This area is being planned to incorporate mixed uses, incomes and modes of transportation, of which this parking garage is the first step.

WHAT TO PROVIDE

  1. Statement of Interest: Including Statement of Thematic Concept and Planned Medium: Narrative Outlining interest and qualifications for this project, including experience in community engagement around public art. This should include a brief statement on your concept of for the artwork, including any particular theme or themes that it might include. If appropriate, include which medium (s) you plan to use in the artwork and description.
  2. Work Samples: visual representations of past artwork that demonstrate qualifications for this project, including experience in community engagement around public art. In order to be considered for this project, candidates must upload a total of 10 images that represent no more than 5 previously completed projects. Slides, prints, or any physical submissions of artwork will not be accepted. Each sample should have an accompanying summary of the title, location, cost, materials/media, and timeline associated with that piece.
  3. Project Personnel Resume: resumes for each artist/artist team member. If submitting as a team, compile all resumes into a single document.
  4. References: each artist/artist team should provide three (3) current professional references or recommendation letters with contact information for each reference.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online here.

QUESTIONS?  Contact Hilda W. Williams, Senior Procurement Specialist, 919-560-0054 or purchasinggroup@dconc.gov

 

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