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| Budget: $33,500 | ||||
| Activated: 05/11/2016 Deadline: 06/22/2016 |
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| Call Summary Outdoor mural to be located at the Texas Tech University Industrial Engineering building. See RFQ for full project description. |
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| Budget Description All inclusive |
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| Project Description Original commission |
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| Artwork Goals The Texas Tech University System seeks to commission a professional artist to create a mural to be placed on the wall near the entrance to the newly remodeled Industrial Engineering building, opening in January 2017. Public art needs to take up a large part of the wall shown in the attachments. This project will repurpose the former Petroleum Engineering Building for use by the College of Engineering’s Industrial Engineering Department for relocation and consolidation of their academic and research programs, and the department’s faculty and staff offices. Safety is imperative; durable, low-maintenance materials are recommended to withstand West Texas’ intense weather conditions. Ideal submissions will create a mural that celebrates Industrial Engineering. The most distinctive aspect of this discipline is the flexibility it offers. Whether it's shortening a rollercoaster line, streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide, or manufacturing superior automobiles, these challenges share the common goal of saving companies’ money and increasing efficiencies. Industrial engineering studies the design and operation of production and service systems and the people who operate in these systems. Industrial engineers use the information and techniques from physical, mathematical, biological, behavioral, and engineering sciences to plan, control, design, and manage complex organizations and systems. Industrial engineering applies the laws of the physical sciences to designing and operating systems in which products are produced and services are provided, as well as to considering the behavior of people as they operate in these systems. This art installation will not only serve as a beacon to the building’s entrance, but will also give passersby an idea of the use of the facility. Submitting artists should consider lighting and other elements that will draw attention to the mural at various times throughout the day. Water features are highly discouraged, but the selected artist may have an opportunity to collaborate with landscape architects for the project. Artists should keep in mind that this is a public location, visible at all times and exposed to all weather conditions in Lubbock. Any concepts that may be considered polemic or political should be avoided. In order to be considered, submissions must comply with the requirements outlined in this document. Objects that are mass-produced or of standard manufacture are not eligible for consideration. |
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| Artwork Location Description Site-specific exterior mural to be located on the outside of the Industrial Engineering building, near the entrance (see additional resources for location images). |
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| Site History This project will repurpose the former Petroleum Engineering Building for use by the College of Engineering’s Industrial Engineering Department for relocation and consolidation of their academic and research programs, and the department’s faculty and staff offices. Included in the renovations are spaces to create new industrial labs, a new computer lab, conference room, and renovations of existing classrooms and a student space. More information on the Texas Tech Department of Industrial Engineering can be found here: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ieweb/. To learn more about the profession as a whole, visit: http://www.iienet2.org/details.aspx?id=716. |
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| Eligibility All professional artists are eligible. |
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| Application Requirements | ||||
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Resume: 2 page(s) maximum Work examples: 5 - 15 Artist Statement: 500 word maximum Letter of Interest: 500 word maximum Please describe your initial impressions of and projected approach to this public art project for the Industrial Engineering building. Specifically, please address your thoughts on location and medium and, if applicable, discuss any projects for which you used a similar approach (limit to 250-500 words). References: 3 |
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Artists are allowed to apply in teams.
Artists applying as a team must split the allotted number of work examples between themselves. |
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| Selection Process Texas Tech will select the Artist that best meets the requirements, based on the information contained in their response to the Request for Qualifications, any reference checks conducted, and the information presented during any interviews conducted as part of the selection process. |
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| Selection Criteria Specifically, in the selection of finalists, Texas Tech University System and its University Public Art Committee will review and consider the following: 1. The conceptual basis for the Artist’s body of work as defined in the written statement. 2. The quality – technical and aesthetic – of the artist’s past work as represented in the image submissions. 3. The experience of the artist in successfully designing, fabricating, administering, and completing public art projects and/or custom architectural elements on time and in budget. 4. The artist’s training and education. 5. The quality and comprehensiveness of the submission package. After evaluating the artists’ submissions, Texas Tech will narrow the pool of applicants to approximately two to five finalists to develop a design and model for presentation to the University Public Art Committee in Lubbock, Texas. Each finalist will be paid an honorarium not to exceed $2000 for the development of their Design Proposal and to facilitate travel for the presentation. The model will not be returned to the artist. The Design Proposals will be subject to review and acceptance by Texas Tech University System’s University Public Art Committee, the President of Texas Tech University, and the Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. |
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| Timeline Post RFQ: May 10, 2016 Written Inquiries must be received: May 24, 2016 Responses to Inquiries: May 26, 2016 Responses due: 3:00 PM, CST, June 22, 2016 Finalist(s) selected and notified: late June to early July 2016 Finalist(s) design Presentations: August 2016 Commission awarded: Fall 2016 |
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| Additional Resources | ||||
| http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=124369 | ||||
| Industrial Engineering Full RFQ (PDF) | ||||
| Building Photos + Measurements (PDF) | ||||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Emily Wilkinson Executive Director of Public Art Box 42014 Lubbock Texas 79409 United States emily.wilkinson@ttu.edu 8068341668 |
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