The Salt Lake City Department of Airports (SLCDA or City) invites artists and artist-led teams to submit qualifications for The New SLC Art Wall as part of their Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program (ARP or The New SLC).

Budget:  $235,000

Eligibility:  Professional artists based in the United States

Deadline:  April 17, 2019

PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Salt Lake City International Airport (Airport) is evolving to meet the region’s growing needs and demands of the Airport’s role as an international hub. The New SLC Airport will be built in two phases, with the first phase set for completion in 2020. The SLCDA has contracted with a national public art consultant to develop a comprehensive art master plan, which includes the Airport’s New SLC Art Wall opportunity.

ARTWORK GOALS
This artist selection committee seeks an artist or artist-led team that can produce a site-specific artwork that:

• Responds to the architectural environment of the Airport (please view Airport Virtual Tour);
• Is of the highest quality—creatively and technically;
• Speaks to  the spirit, cultures, landscape, or people of Utah;
• Is not politically or socially charged;
• Considers the stressful nature of the TSA checkpoint environment and seeks to provide a calming effect;
• Is virtually indestructible, fade resistant, and can be easily repaired;
• Is low maintenance, easy to clean, and can withstand occasional chemical cleaning
• Does not require use of electricity, audio/visual technology, water or other ongoing resources;
• Meets all public safety, structural, and maintenance standards and complies with the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA), and all other applicable laws, codes and regulations.

The New SLC Art Wall dimensions are 30’ 2” wide x 11’ 7 ½” high and will be situated in a high-visibility area with heavy foot traffic. Artists responding to this call must demonstrate a proficiency in executing work of similar scope and scale. Submission materials should reflect the ability of the artist or artist-led team to respond to The New SLC Art Wall as a high-touch area.

Artists should keep in mind that the final installation must be fabricated of highly durable, low-maintenance materials. The New SLC Art Wall will be in a climate controlled environment. Installations should not include electricity, audio/visual technology, or water and should be designed and produced with environmentally-conscious practices in mind. Please see details below for further requirements.

PROJECT TIMELINE

• Submittal Deadline: April 17, 2019
• Selection and Notification: April 2019
• Artist Site Visit: May 22nd-24th, 2019
• Artist Concept Design Presentation: June 27, 2019
• Recommendation to Mayor: July 2019
• Contracting Process: July/August 2019
• Installation Complete: March 2020

Dates are subject to change except the application deadline of April 17, 2019.

SELECTION PROCESS
The Salt Lake Art Design Board, in consultation with SLCDA project partners/managers, will review all properly submitted applications and will short-list three (3) finalists to offer artwork for review.  The Salt Lake Art Design Board will then recommend an artist or artist-led team, and one alternate, for the commission to the Mayor for final approval. Only the selected artist or artist-led team will enter into a design agreement with the City. The alternate will enter into a design agreement only in the case that the proposal submitted by the primary selected artist is not accepted by the Art Design Board, SLCDA, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Artist’s demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with design team and ability to integrate work within an existing infrastructure.
• Artist’s professional experience represents a developed and successful body of site-specific public art projects of a similar scope and scale as demonstrated by visual documentation.
• Ability to meet deadlines and budget and to perform work in timely, professional manner.
• Willingness of the artist to consult and work with the SLCDA, Salt Lake Art Design Board, and Airport design and construction teams to successfully integrate the work into the site and meet any construction requirements, schedules, and deadlines.
• Ability to understand sense of place and design in a context-sensitive manner as demonstrated by visual documentation.
• Artist has created works of permanent nature that do not require excessive maintenance or repair costs and meet public safety issues and Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

ARTIST AGREEMENTS
The selected finalists will enter into a two-party Agreement between City and the artist/team for design development. Once an artist’s design is selected and approved, they will enter into a second two-party agreement between the City and the artist/team. The selected artist/team will be required to provide General Liability and Auto insurance as specified in the Agreement.

SELECTED ARTIST SITE VISITS
Once the three selected finalists and the City enter into a design/development contract, the selected finalists will participate in at least two (2) site visits.  The first of two site visits is meant to orient the selected finalists with the project and to hear from and ask questions of the community, Salt Lake City Art Design Board, SLCDA, and other project partners.

During the second site visit, the selected finalists will present their conceptual proposals to the Salt Lake City Art Design Board and SLCDA project partners. The site-specific proposals should convey their ideas and plans through scale designs, renderings and/or scale models with a statement that describes, in detail, the project’s intent, proposed materials, fabrication and installation methods, project schedule and an itemized budget.

For the first visit, the finalists will receive a $1,000 travel stipend which is inclusive of travel expenses, hotel, meals, etc.

For the second visit, a $2,000 travel stipend and honorarium will be awarded to the finalists for their proposals and is all inclusive of design, travel expenses, shipping, etc.

The selected finalists must email a color rendering of the proposal to Kat Nix, Salt Lake City Public Art Program Manager, by Thursday, June 20, 2019, by 5:00 p.m. MDT. Materials will be distributed to the Design Board and SLCDA project partners prior to the finalists’ presentation.

One artist or artist-led team’s proposal will be accepted by the Salt Lake City Art Design Board, the artist and the City will enter into the second two-party agreement. The selected artist/team will be required to provide General Liability and Auto insurance as specified in the Agreement.

After that agreement is executed, the selected artist or artist led team must be present for installation and is required to remain on site for the duration of the installation, which will be coordinated by the Public Art Program Manager and the SLCDA.

The artist or artist-led team will be responsible for all expenses incurred for travel for the installation of the artwork and should budget accordingly from the awarded commission.

WHAT AND HOW TO SUBMIT
Artists may apply individually or as a team. Artists interested in this project must prepare and submit all of the following information and documentation via the CaFÉ™ website no later than 11:59p.m. Mountain Time on April 17, 2019. There is no application fee to apply or to use the CaFÉ™ online application system. No other method of submission will be accepted. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. The applicant’s name must appear on all materials submitted.

1. LETTER OF INTEREST: A letter not to exceed 500 words outlining your interest in this project and qualifications or experience working on comparable projects of similar scope and scale. Letter must include address, email, phone number and website of artist.
2. CURRENT RESUME OR CV: A resume not to exceed two pages (1,000 words).  Including artist training and professional experience. If submitting as a team, submit a resume for each team member.
3. IMAGES OF RECENT WORK: At least five unique examples of installed past work of similar scope, scale and budget as shown with a minimum of five and a maximum of ten (10) jpeg images of the artist’s prior public art projects.  Ten images per application, not per team member.  Each image must be numbered and include the title, date of completion/installation, media, dimensions (height x width x depth, in feet), location, final project cost and a brief description of the work. Artists who wish to submit kinetic, sound or media works must submit a complete CaFÉ™ application and include links to the work uploaded online, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Instructions on how to format images to CaFÉ™ specifications may be found at www.callforentry.org/imaging_tips.phtml. Assistance in using the CaFÉ™ system is available during regular business hours by calling 303-629-1166 or 888-562-7232, or via email at cafe@westaf.org.
4. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES: A list of two (2) prior permanent public art project administrator references with contact information (name, title, organization, mailing address, phone number, and email address), the name and location of the artwork in which you worked with the administrator. References are not to exceed one page

Any materials not specifically requested as part of this application or exceeding the maximum page length or format requirements will not be considered or reviewed by the Selection Committee. Applicants may not receive notification if their application has been disqualified.

QUESTIONS? Contact Kat Nix, Public Art Program Manager, Katherine.nix@slcgov.com . All questions and responses will be posted at http://saltlakepublicart.org/for-artists/calls-for-artists/ for all applicants and potential applicants to review.  No phone calls please. Questions received after April 10th may go unanswered, so it is suggested all interested artists begin the submission process as soon as possible.