Pedestrian Crossing Mural Project Seeks Artists

Request for Submissions: Tipton County Public Library

Pedestrian Crossing Mural Project
Tipton Main Street and Tipton County Public Library seek artists to design and paint a pedestrian crossing connecting the Library to the parking lot across Madison Street. They seek artists who can design engaging, inspiring and family-friendly imagery to embellish the crossing. The crossing will be painted in the fall of 2018. Tipton Main Street will provide the materials and volunteer support.

PROJECT GUIDELINES:

• Develop a design that can be installed within one day (with help of volunteers).
• Coordinate and oversee the installation process, including assisting committee members in managing volunteers and working quickly and efficiently with the materials provided.
• Collaborate with Tipton Main Street and Tipton County Public Library to create a design and an
  installation process that is inspiring, inviting, inclusive and fun.
• Design must use library colors – Inspiration Blue, Energetic Green, Hemingway Gray, Storybook Purple, Skylight Red, and White. (colors shown in online RFQ.)
• This project must be completed efficiently and timely. The deadline is September 17th (this deadline is weather-dependent – extensions and rain dates will be allocated as needed).
• Artist should be able to meet physical demands, including but not limited to, bending, stooping
  kneeling on asphalt, reaching, and lifting 5-gallon buckets.
• Artist should be able to work outside in a range of weather conditions. Committee members will
  endeavor to provide access to shelter, but the crossing is an outdoor feature, and artist must be
  prepared to work in cold, heat, wind, and other inclement conditions. Rain will cause the project to be delayed.

PROJECT BUDGET:

This project will carry a commission fee of $500 for pedestrian crossing design, for development of the design, installation plan, and oversight of the installation of the design. This fee is to cover all of the artist’s compensation and anticipated expenses, including but not limited to, design fees and labor. Payment will be made in one installment upon completion of the project. Tipton Main Street will coordinate with the artist to select and purchase materials appropriate to the project.

RESOURCES:
Tipton County Public Library Pedestrian Crossing
127 E. Madison St
12 feet wide by 40 feet long

SELECTION PROCESS
Artists must submit their application materials to the Tipton County Public Library by 5:00pm on Friday, August 3rd, 2018. Representatives from Tipton County Public Library and Tipton Main Street will review submitted materials and select up to three finalists to interview further.

For the full RFQ, click here.