Gordon Marketing is soliciting artists to design and paint mural panels to be installed in designated spaces between the first and second floor windows on their building at 110 N. 9th Street in Noblesville, formerly Key Bank. These panels are meant to beautify the building and add vibrancy to Noblesville’s Cultural Arts District. Artists may propose designs for one or more of these panels. Panel designs are encouraged to celebrate Noblesville’s history, heritage, and culture, whimsically embracing Noblesville’s ‘hip-storic’ identity.

Budget: $25/sq.ft. (total $7,874); panels provided by property owner; multiple artists may be selected

Eligibility: Age 18 or older

Deadline: January 5, 2020, 11:59 p.m.

Artist Scope of Work

• Developing a design that celebrates Noblesville’s history and culture and complements the building’s facade
• Painting and sealing a panel or panels provided by the building owner
• Coordinating with the building owner and the Noblesville Arts Council to develop an approved design
• Coordinating with the building owner and Nickel Plate Arts for installation of the panel(s)

Site and Compensation Information

Nickel Plate Arts can provide any artist with electronic or printed elevation drawings of each side of the building upon request.

1. The south side of the building has five panels that are 4’3” x 5’2”. The South Facade panels are just under 22 square feet (21.9583’), which will carry a commission of $550 each, or $2750 for all 5 panels.
2. The west side of the building has two panels that are 7’4” x 4’3” and six panels that are 8’8” x 4’3”. The West Facade small panels are just over 30 square feet (30.4583’), which will carry a commission of $762 each, or $1524 for both panels. The West Facade large panels are just under 37 square feet (36.833), which will carry a commission of $920.83 each, or $5,525 for all 6 panels.

Timeline

This timeline represents the project as it now appears. Changes may be necessary as the project progresses.

• Release Request for Qualifications: Dec 9th, 2019
• Deadline for qualification submissions: Jan 5th, 2019
• Selection Committee Review: Jan 6th – 17th
• Selection of final candidate(s): no later than January 22nd
• Design & fabrication: Jan 22nd – Feb 23rd
• Installation: by March 6th, 2020; flexible
• Dedication and Kick-off Party: The first First Friday after installation is complete.

Selection Process
Artists must submit their qualifications to Aili McGill, amcgill@nickelplatearts.org by 11:59 p.m on Sunday, January 5th. Representatives from Gordon Marketing, the Noblesville Arts Council, Hamilton County Artists’ Association and Nickel Plate Arts will review submitted qualifications and select up to three finalists to interview further. Note: While this is the intended selection process, in the event of an insufficient number of qualified applicants, Gordon Marketing reserves the right to invite an artist to propose, or to directly select an artist and also reserves the right to cancel the opportunity entirely at any point and for any reason.

Selection Criteria
Finalists will be selected based upon the following criteria:

• Technical Ability: Artist’s submission indicates professionalism, skill with materials and techniques, and indicates the capacity to meet the requirements of this project
• Artistic Quality: Artist’s past work is appropriate to its context, innovative, creative and stylistically distinctive

What to Submit

1. Application: Please fill out the application form completely and return it (including your proposed budget) with the other items listed below.
2. Resume: Please include a copy of your artistic resume
3. Cover Letter: Please include a statement about your interest in this project, as well as any personal or professional connection you have to Noblesville and how that connection influences your interest in this project. Please also include a statement about how your previous work experience qualifies you for this opportunity.
4. Examples of previous artwork: Submit 2-10 digital images in .jpg or .pdf format of past work. Please limit the file size of each image to 2MB or less. If possible, include images of at least 1 previous project that is appropriate to the conditions of this brief.
5. Image information sheet: Submit a sheet with the following information about each submitted project: title, date completed, client/neighborhood/site name, total artwork budget, and a brief (1-2 sentences) description of the project or piece as it relates to this project. Include a directory of which image titles you have submitted are associated with each project (ex: for an artist named Smith: PROJECT x: Images Smith 1, Smith 2, Smith 3; PROJECT Y: Smith 4, Smith 5, Smith 6). Submit this sheet in .doc, .docx or .pdf format.

How to Submit
Submissions may be emailed to amcgill@nickelplatearts.org, shared via Dropbox, or hand-delivered to Aili McGill at Nickel Plate Arts at the below address.

Mailed or delivered submissions must be loaded on a single USB drive. CDs, DVDs, or printed items cannot be accepted. USB drives must arrive at Nickel Plate Arts no later than 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jan 5th, 2020, and will not be returned.

A dropbox share request must be time-stamped by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jan 5th, 2020 – all items must be included in the shared folder by that time. Any item that is time-stamped as being uploaded after 11:59 pm will be disqualified from consideration.

The delivery address is:

ATTN: Aili McGill
Nickel Plate Arts
107 S. 8th
Noblesville, IN 46060

QUESTIONS? Contact Aili McGill, Director, Nickel Plate Arts: amcgill@nickelplatearts.org or 317-452-3690