Project Summary
ConsultArt, Inc. is seeking qualifications from artists or artist teams for the commission of between three and four site-specific permanent outdoor sculptures.  The commission will be installed and integrated into a landscape/hardscape plaza situated at the primary public entrance to the new headquarters of Norfolk Southern Corporation in Midtown Atlanta, GA.

Sculpture Goals and Considerations

• Explore themes of timelessness, forward momentum, and ingenuity.
• Installation should create a narrative between pieces.
• Human-scaled

Budget
The total budget is $750,000 towards the commission and acquisition of between three and four site-specific permanent outdoor sculptures. All costs associated with each sculpture should be inclusive of, but not limited to, artist design fee, structural engineering, insurance, materials, fabrication, transportation, installation, travel to and from the site, per diem expenses, project documentation, contingency to cover unexpected expenses and any other costs related to each sculpture. 

About Norfolk Southern
We never stand still.  We are not just a railway company.  We don’t just move freight.  Our work is more important than that.  Fueled by a restless and pioneering spirit, our work is to drive progress.  We’re here to create momentum – momentum that matters.  Momentum that creates opportunity and moves our country forward.  The engine that keeps companies and communities thriving.

So we build for the builders.  Invent for the inventors.  And move for the movers.  By connecting our tenacity with new technology, joining the wisdom of one generation to the wonder of the next and bringing our ingenuity into the impossible – we’re creating a world class transportation system that moves us all forward.

Ever forward and always moving.  Together.

Selection Process
Up to eight semifinalists will be selected to develop design proposals for projects in the landscape/hardscape area. Each semifinalist artist/team will be paid a $2,500 honorarium for the creation of a design proposal. An Art Acquisitions Committee will select one artist or team from the semifinalist design proposals for commission and acquisition for the landscape/hardscape area.

Eligibility
The RFQ is open to artists or artist teams over the age of 18 who currently reside in the United States of America. 

Application Deadline
All applications must be submitted via email by 10:00pm EDT on Friday, May 17, 2019. No exceptions. A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of completed applications. 

•  April 16, 2019            Announcement of RFQ
•  May 10, 2019            Deadline for questions
• May 17, 2019             Deadline for receipt of applications
• June 7, 2019              Selection of Semifinalists
• July 29, 2019             Semifinalists Proposals Due
• July 31-August 1, 2019    Semifinalists Presentations in Atlanta, GA
• August 2, 2019          Anticipated Awarding of Commission
• Q3 2021                    Installation of Sculpture

Application Process

1. Up to 10 digital images of previously completed artworks including an image annotation sheet. If artwork is kinetic, video content may be submitted in addition to images.
2. A current résumé that outlines your professional accomplishments as an artist. Your resume may be any length, but the committee members are only required to read to the first two pages.  If applying as a team, please submit a resume for each artist, with the lead artist first.
3. A statement of interest of 250 words outlining the artist’s interest in the specific opportunity and the artist’s experience working on projects of this scope.

Selection Criteria:
The committee will use the following criteria in the selection process:

• Submittal of all required application materials as outlined in this RFQ; 
• Originality: creativity and uniqueness demonstrated in previous projects; 
• Quality and craftsmanship exhibited by past work; 
• Maintainability: structural and surface soundness, durability and resistance to vandalism, weathering, excessive maintenance, repair costs; 
• Appropriateness for placement on an urban pedestrian site, including ability for artwork to withstand public interaction; 
• Public safety; and 
• Feasibility: artist's proven track record/ability to complete the work on time and within the budget. 

Additional Information:
Submit all questions and responses to the RFQ via email to:

Anne Lambert Tracht
ConsultArt, Inc.
Email: anne@consultartinc.com

Disclaimers:
Norfolk Southern reserves the right to cancel or modify the selection process at any time, to waive technicalities, to reject any and all proposals, and to not proceed with the project. Norfolk Southern further reserves the right to make reasonable modifications to the selected proposal.

All semifinalist artists will be required to execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement before proceeding with concept development and the disbursement of the honorarium.

Norfolk Southern will provide semifinalists with a per diem to cover the costs of travel and accommodations in Atlanta, GA.  One finalist will be selected for commission and acquisition from the semifinalists’ proposals.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria