Call Detail
Entry Deadline: 3/19/19
Application Closed
Application Closed
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 15, Maximum:Max. 15
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 15, Maximum:Max. 15
Images | Minimum:Min. 15, Maximum:Max. 15
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 15, Maximum:Max. 15
Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: International
State: Washington
Eligibility: International
State: Washington
| INTRODUCTION The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway is community-driven and collaboratively-funded, and its goals are: to use public art to create a physical place for remembrance and reflection, to utilize technology to share stories about the epidemic and the diverse community responses to the crisis, and to provide a call to action to end HIV/AIDS, stigma, and discrimination. The guiding principles of The AMP are as follows:
For more information about The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway and The AMP Master Art Plan:
The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway was initiated by a passionate group of volunteers and community leaders, including people living with HIV, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. With support from Seattle City Council, Seattle Parks Department, Sound Transit, and Gerding Edlen, developer of the Capitol Hill Transit Oriented Development (TOD), The AMP secured its physical locations at the TOD and the northern edge of Cal Anderson Park along E. Denny Way. Community-driven and collaboratively-funded, The AMP will use public art to create a physical place for remembrance and reflection; utilize technology to share stories about the epidemic and the diverse community responses to the crisis; and provide a call to action to end HIV/AIDS, stigma, and discrimination. The AMP will offer visitors opportunities for meaningful participation in the ongoing fight to end HIV/AIDS and discrimination that can arise in a community during a crisis. It will be a reminder of our collective need to be active, remain vigilant, and stand ready to fight scapegoating and discrimination however and whenever they may arise. SCOPE OF WORK This project asks an artist or artist team to create a durable, permanent work of art that creates a physical place for remembrance of the impact of HIV/AIDS on many communities in Seattle and the greater region. The artwork will be sited in a central plaza behind the Sound Transit link light rail station on Capitol Hill at Broadway and John streets. The artwork will be situated near the southern wall of the station’s vent shaft tower. The tower wall rises to approximately 40' high and 30' wide, located at the north end of the transit-oriented development (TOD) plaza. The tower serves the very important function of providing ventilation for the light rail station below the plaza. The new plaza will be flanked by the prominent vent tower and several new multi-story residential buildings currently under construction. AIDS claimed lives across many communities. The AIDS Memorial Pathway represents a missing physical and cultural link for younger generations of LGBTQ+ communities who are often not aware of this history. This centerpiece artwork, sited at the vent tower will make it a key feature in the plaza. The vent tower can symbolize this towering "presence of absence"-- the lives and achievements of these individuals that need to be acknowledged and celebrated here as a way to illuminate and fill the gap of their absence. Artists should note that Sound Transit will access the vent tower periodically for visual inspection and maintenance, and will require reviews to grant permission for short or long term use on or near the vent tower. The artwork may be a two- or three-dimensional piece, the exact location to be coordinated with Sound Transit. The artwork will likely require a minimum three and a half feet clearance in front of the vent shaft wall and be supported by a separate structure, as it cannot attach directly to the vent’s wall. The selected artist will work with the plaza's design team to design and install this support structure in coordination with The AMP, the Office of Arts & Culture, and Sound Transit. The site is suitable for, but not limited to: light installation, video/media arts, projection, digital billboard, mural, bas-relief, and sculpture. Electric and water outlets can be made available by the TOD developer, Gerding Edlen, as part of their construction on site if it is identified early in the proposal process. Any light-based installation or media-based artwork would also require a daytime element and presence. ELIGIBILITY This call is open to professional artists around the world. The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture encourages diversity in its collection. Artists whose work is well represented in the city’s collection are eligible to apply, but the artist selection panel will consider artistic diversity as one factor in the selection process. Students are not eligible to apply. BUDGET $300,000 USD The selected artist/artist team will receive a commission of $300,000 to design, fabricate, and install the artwork. This amount shall be inclusive of all travel, taxes, and other expenses. The project contractor will provide additional in-kind engineering and construction support to the artist(s), to be coordinated once under contract. APPLICATION DEADLINE 10:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Please allow ample time to complete your application; applications submitted after the 10:59 p.m. deadline will not be accepted. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The artist will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
SELECTION PROCESS & TIMELINE The selection process will take place in two parts. During the first round, a panel of arts professionals, client representatives, and community members will review the applicants’ work samples, qualifications, and other materials. The panelists will identify up to four finalists to interview at a second panel meeting two to three weeks later. The panel will select one artist or artist team to be awarded the commission.
NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision by email by late April 2019. The Office of Arts & Culture reserves the right not to select any of the applicants. WE’RE HERE TO HELP Please contact Kristen Ramirez at 206.615.1095, kristen.ramirez@seattle.gov Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We recommend you take any of the following steps to ensure a competitive application:
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 1:00 p.m. Pacfic Standard Time If you are interested in participating in this online workshop, RSVP via email with “add me to the online workshop” in the subject line to kristen.ramirez@seattle.gov by February 22, 2019. |