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THIS CALL HAS CLOSED. |
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| Budget: $120,000 | ||
| Activated: 02/26/2021 Deadline: 03/26/2021 |
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| Call Summary Historic Heart & Soul Park The City of West Palm Beach (‘City”) and the City of West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) invite Artists/Artists teams to apply to design, fabricate and install unique mosaic style artwork for the gateway walls, benches and undulating walls of the newly created Heart & Soul Park in the Historic Northwest neighborhood. |
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| Budget Description The commissioning budget is $120,000 and is all-inclusive including: design, artist fee, fabrication, materials, installation, travel, and insurance. Proposals that exceed the commission budget will be considered non-responsive and non-qualified. |
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| Project Description The City is seeking an artist or artist team to work City/CRA contracted park designers and contractors with contractors, designers, staff and the neighboring community to incorporate unique art designs into the undulating walls, benches and gateways of the park. The neighboring community through multiple workshops provided its vision for a park that would become part of the existing fabric of the neighborhood as contemplative, serene, engaging, positive, colorful, organic, whimsical, and musical with historical overtones. The park’s predominant musical design theme ties into the Sunset Lounge. Key features within the park include a piano key history path, history stations, a playground of musical instruments, and shapes of musical instruments sprinkled throughout. |
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| Artwork Goals The City is seeking an artist or artist team to work City/CRA contracted park designers and contractors with contractors, designers, staff and the neighboring community to incorporate unique art designs into the undulating walls, benches and gateways of the park. The gateways to the park are highly visible and the undulating wall and benches serve a functional purpose. The design will reflect the current design, be mindful of the communities’ desires while balancing an overall aesthetic approach that is relevant, refined and timeless. The artwork must be of high artistic quality. The design is compatible, expressive and supports holistically the entire renovated developments in the area. The selected artist/artist team will create new artwork designs that will be integrated into the gateway walls, undulating walls and benches to create an enhanced pedestrian experience within the park. The design will reflect the aesthetic and character of the cultural history of the area while reflecting the City’s cultural make-up. The selected artist/artist team will be required to work closely with various City departments throughout the project process and other contractors and companies hired by the City for this project. The selected artist/artist team will be required to conduct three (3) community meetings (activities) within a 15-day time frame. These meetings will serve to share the final artwork/art designs with the neighboring community. The selected artwork shall be appropriate for public display and be low maintenance. |
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| Artwork Location Description Main areas of focus: A. Undulating Walls. The walls placed throughout the park will sometimes form into functional benches. Opportunity for primarily mosaics made of stone, glass, tile, or ceramic. Focal points with trickling effects are requested. Not all walls/benches will be utilized. B. Gateway Walls. Concrete walls shaped into “guardian” sculptural forms at each corner of the park; the addition of design elements may be integrated. Opportunity for mosaics. |
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| Site History Established in the 1890’s the Historic Northwest neighborhood is located north of downtown West Palm Beach and runs from Banyan Boulevard to Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard west to Tamarind Avenue and east to Rosemary Avenue. At the corner of 7th Street and Rosemary Avenue, the newly created Historic Heart & Soul Park was developed within the Historic Northwest neighborhood. |
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| Eligibility Open to professional visual artists or artist-led teams age 18 and over who reside in Palm Beach County. Artists or artist teams must demonstrate the professional capacity to oversee the design, fabrication, and installation of public artworks and provide examples of experience collaborating with design-build teams, including engineers and general contractors, if applicable. Studio artists interested in pursuing public art projects are also encouraged to apply. Artists who have not previously worked in public art are invited to utilize their written responses to outline their knowledge of and interest in public art. |
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| Application Requirements | ||
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Resume: 2 page(s) maximum Work examples: 5 - 7 Artist Statement: 500 word maximum Letter of Interest: 1000 word maximum 1. Professional Resumé: Resumés or CVs must be uploaded for each Artist or Artist team (Artist teams should provide a separate Resumé/CV for each member). Teams must provide information for each team member, and one Artist must be identified as the lead contact for the team. Any artist team selected through this Call must retain the same composition of individual team members until the completion of the commission. 2. Statement of Interest (max. 1000 words) Statements should address the Artist or Artist teams’ interest in developing a public art proposal for this specific commission and provide context to the conceptual and aesthetic approach, highlighting prior artworks, projects, or commissions of a similar scale. |
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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 Information | ||
| Selection Process Artist or Artist teams will be selected through a two-step process. 1. Qualification Review. City staff will preview submissions for completeness and compliance with qualification requirements. Staff may reject incompletes applications or non-qualified or non-responsive submissions. 2. Short-List. The City of West Palm Beach’s ArtLife WPB Committee will review the applications and it is anticipated that up to three (3) artists/artist teams will be selected to develop a concept. 3. Concept Development. The short-listed artist(s)/artist team(s) must attend a site visit and participate in one community meeting to obtain input from the public. The short-listed artist(s)/artist team(s) will develop a concept plan within the time allotted by the City. The short-listed artist(s)/artist team(s) will be awarded a stipend of $1,100 (per artist/team) for a completed proposal concept that contains the following: a. Conceptual drawings to fully express the proposed design, materials, colors and application. b. List of proposed materials to be used and their application process. c. Proposed budget breakdown. d. Proposed timeline for completion. *Artist teams must split the allotted $1,100 and any funding that is awarded if selected. 4. Selection. The City of West Palm Beach’s ArtLife WPB Committee will review, at a public meeting, the concepts developed by the short-listed artist(s)/artist team(s) and select one artist/artist team, based on the criteria contained in this document. Finalist will be selected on their proposed design concept, strength of their past work, and their demonstrated ability to meet the budget and timeline. 5. City Commission Approval. Award of a contract for creating, designing, fabricating and installing the artwork(s) is contingent upon final approval by City Commission. |
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| Selection Criteria Selection of the final concept proposal will be based on the project goals and the following criteria: ARTISTIC QUALITY: Artwork should incorporate a high level of craftsmanship and artistic excellence. DIVERSITY: Artwork is diverse in terms of media, cultural or historical significance, innovation and creativity. APPROPRIATENESS TO SITE: Artworks should be innovative, engaging and compatible with the location in terms of scale, material, and form. Artworks should be conceptually appealing to a wide audience of varied ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities. Artworks should exhibit originality of concept and demonstrate a strong conceptual alignment with the goals of the project. ARTIST QUALIFICATIONS: The feasibility of the proposed artwork is evaluated relative to the artist’s ability to complete the work proposed. Factors to be considered include the Artists or Artist Teams experience, the proposed budget and timeline. ARTWORK MAINTENANCE: Artworks must be designed and constructed for durability in the South Florida climate. Consideration will be given to proposals that consider sustainable and efficient methods in the ongoing operation and maintenance of the artwork. PUBLIC WELFARE: Work will be evaluated to ensure that it does not present a hazard to public safety and is compliant with all applicable building codes and accessibility requirements. The City reserves the right to decline all applications submitted in response to this Call to Artists, to terminate the selection proceedings, or to combine, eliminate, or otherwise amend the commission opportunities at any time. Artists identified through this process are not guaranteed a commission or the opportunity to develop a public art project or proposal. The release of this Call to Artists in no way binds the City to the commissioning of any Artists, Artist teams, or artworks. |
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| Timeline ANTICIPATED PROJECT SCHEDULE: Call to Artists Released and Promoted February 26, 2021 Application Deadline March, 2021 ArtLife WPB Committee review and selection of short-listed artists April, 2021 Short-list artists presentations and finalist recommendations May, 2021 City Commission – Final approval June, 2021 Artist(s) Fabrication and Installation/Projected Completion of Project Winter 2021 |
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| Additional Resources | ||
| PDF Re-Issue Call to Artist (PDF) | ||
| Seat Wall Details (PDF) | ||
| Art Site Plan (PDF) | ||
| Wall Details (PDF) | ||
| Art Wall image board (PDF) | ||
| Contact Information | ||
| Sybille Welter Administrator of Public Art and Culture 401 Clematis Street West Palm beach FL 33401 United States scwelter@wpb.org 561.822.1521 |
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