Metro Arts and Nashville Public Library Request Qualifications for Public Art Project

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Metro Arts and Nashville Public Library Request Qualifications for Public Art Project

   

CALL SUMMARY

Metro Arts is collaborating with Nashville Public Library and Metro General Services on the creation and installation of two public artworks for the new Donelson Library. The library is to be constructed by the city in 2022-2023 in Donelson Plaza, a 1960s-era strip mall on Old Lebanon Pike in Nashville, TN. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) includes two separate public art projects. Depending on geographic eligibility, an artist/artist team may apply for one or both projects.

 

BUDGET
The library’s exterior public art project budget is $250,000 and is a national call open to all U.S. artists. The library’s interior public art project budget is $150,000 and is a local call open to artists in Davidson County, TN, and adjacent counties.

DEADLINE

All submissions of qualifications must be submitted through the Metro Arts Submittable page by Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (midnight/11:59 p.m.). 

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

The exterior public art project will result in a permanent public artwork in the .42-acre green space located between the library and Old Lebanon Pike. The interior public art project will result in a suspended permanent public artwork in the 2-story open space along the library’s north window wall.  The selected artist or artists for each project will work closely with Metro Arts staff to design and install these artworks at the new Donelson Library, providing required deliverables according to the project schedule outlined in the contract. The figures represent the total artist budget for each project and include artist’s fees for community engagement and design development, overhead and operating costs, fabrication costs, all project-related travel, installation costs, insurance, contingency and any other project-related costs the artist may incur. During the course of the design process, artists for each project will be expected to engage the community in a collaborative spirit with the goal of informing the final design concept.

PROJECT GOALS

  • Create a site-specific, permanent artwork of a significant scale that will act an iconic landmark within the site.
  • Honor the history of Donelson while celebrating the future events and activities planned for the site (such as local farmers markets, seasonal festivals, and special library events).
  • Involve the diverse neighboring businesses and residents in the design process.
  • Ensure the public artwork has a strong daytime and nighttime presence (particularly the exterior artwork).
  • Reflecting Metro Arts’ commitment, as outlined in the Public Art Community Investment Plan, to shared civic spaces that are open to everyone and dedicated to the community’s vision, identity and purposes.

METRO PUBLIC ART GOALS

  • Create opportunities for deeper cultural and civic participation.
  • Drive the support and development of vibrant, creative neighborhoods.
  • Strengthen the public art ecosystem in Nashville.
  • Prioritize projects in areas that are underserved with public art.
  • Commission public art at public facilities particularly parks and outdoor civic spaces; strengthen their role as welcoming and functional places for gathering.