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| Budget: $260,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Activated: 09/27/2022 Deadline: 01/31/2023 |
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| Call Summary The City of Austin Art in Public Places program (AIPP) of the Cultural Arts Division, Economic Development Department (EDD) seeks to commission one team of professional visual artists to create site-specific artwork that reflects the mission of the Mexic-Arte Museum. The Museum is located at 419 Congress Avenue at the corner of 5th Street. |
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| Budget Description $260,000 One commission will be awarded for this project. The project budget is inclusive of design, fabrication, installation, engineering, permitting fees, travel, shipping expenses, insurance, and other project-related costs. |
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| Project Description The vision of this opportunity includes selecting one team of artists to create iconic artwork(s) that will transform the site at Congress and 5th Streets. The selected team of artists will be expected to work collaboratively with Museum stakeholders and the immediate community to propose and ultimately design, fabricate and install one or more artworks that are interactive or programmable and contribute to the site as a placekeeping icon for downtown Austin. |
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| Artwork Goals The artworks should endow respect while celebrating and honoring the cultural contributions of Hispanic, Latino and Mexican-American heritage. |
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| Site History Mexic-Arte Museum was founded in 1984 by artists Sylvia Orozco, Sam Coronado and Pio Pulido in the Arts Warehouse in downtown Austin to share the art and culture of Mexico. It was designated by the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas as the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas. Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the presentation and promotion of traditional contemporary Mexican, Latino and Latin American art and culture. As the Museum develops and the collection grows, their collections will be displayed to teach about culture and heritage with dignity and pride for generations to come. Constructed in 1868, only 10-15% of the original Mexic-Arte structure remains. What stands is primarily a three-sided façade held together with wooden struts and trusses. Currently a new facility is being developed for the Mexic-Arte Museum to house its priceless art and heritage collection. Additional information will be provided to the selected artists or artist teams. Mexic-Arte website: http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org/mexicarte/about/mission.html |
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| Eligibility This opportunity is limited to teams of artists based in Texas with at least one artist residing in Austin. All team members must be at least 18 years of age. Selected artists must have lived experience with or relating to Mexican-American culture and heritage. Applicants not meeting these eligibility requirements will be withdrawn from consideration. Artists are ineligible if they are currently under contract with the City of Austin for a permanent public artwork commission or if they are a City of Austin full-time employee, contractor of or employed by either the Projects’ Consulting firm. IMAGES OF INCOMPLETE PROJECTS, PRELIMINARY SKETCHES, or PROPOSAL IDEAS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. |
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Resume: 2 page(s) maximum Work examples: 1 - 10 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 Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selection Process A three to five-member selection panel comprised of visual arts professionals and community representatives and advisors will review all eligible submissions. Up to five teams of artists will be shortlisted, invited to interview and submit a proposal for a fee of $1,500. The selection panel reserves the right to recommend one team of artists and one alternate at the time of initial review. Only one applicant will be selected to receive a commission. |
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| Selection Criteria The panel will evaluate applications based on the following criteria: - Quality and aesthetics of past work - Experience with public art projects of a similar size and scope - Creativity and innovation in portfolio of past work - Expressed interest in and ability to engage and include communities specific to the artwork site |
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| Timeline Information Meeting: October 11, 2022 Submission deadline (extended): January 31, 2023 Short-listed artists notified: February - March 2023 Interviews: March - April 2023 Selected Artist under contract: October 2023 Target Installation/Project close-out: 2026 |
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| Additional Resources | ||||||||||||||||||||
| https://www.austintexas.gov/aipp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexic-Arte Museum RFQ English (extended deadline) (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexic-Arte Museum RFQ Español (plazo extendido) (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Irrera Art in Public Places Coordinator United States alexandra.irrera@flyaustin.com 512.530.5118 |
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