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CULTURAL ARTS DIVIS ION, CITY OF AUST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

JANUARY 28, 2016

ARTIST INFORMATION MEETING

Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of Art in Public Places

Project Background and Schedule

Artwork Goals, Selection Process, Online Application

Q&A

Maybe a Site Visit? (right outside)

Agenda

Presentation and Q&A results will be posted on our website: austincreates.com

About Art in Public Places (AIPP)Program began with AIPP ordinance in 1985 ◦ 1985: 1% of Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budgets go to artwork ◦ 2002: percent for art increased to 2%

Capital Improvement Projects include: buildings, parks, streetscapes, bridges and more…

Artwork must be sited at funding project/facility

Staff works with AIPP Panel, Austin Arts Commission, project stakeholders, and the community to develop artist opportunities

View our collection at publicartarchive.org/austinaipp

Austin Convention Center2nd St. Garage ElevatorsPROJECT INFORMATION

ACC 2nd St. Garage ElevatorsNW Corner:Artist Opportunity

NE Corner:New elevators designed by McKinney York Architects

Austin ConventionCenter

Garage

ACC 2nd St. Garage Elevators

Site of artwork opportunity

Site of new elevator

We are here

Artwork OpportunityA range of materials and conceptual approaches are welcome for this commission as long as the parameters and goals of the project are met

The artwork must engage the entire height of the building within the site boundaries (the inverted corner of the building in yellow)

The work can use the ground within the site boundary, but is not required to do so .

The selected artist will work with the project design team, designing an artwork that supports a cohesive experience of the building as a whole.

BUDGET: $74,000Inclusive of ALL project‐related costs such as design, fabrication and installation, consultants, permitting, travel and shipping expenses, insurance etc.

Project Goals and PrioritiesWe are seeking artwork that can…

• reflect the mission of the Austin Convention Center to promote Austin as a premier destination for business and leisure

• energize the urban fabric of the street intersection

• employ integrated design approaches and/or sustainable materials

• be easily maintained and vandal resistant in an exterior environment

• contribute to the depth/breadth of the City of Austin’s public art collection

Project Site

Rendering courtesy of McKinney York Architects

Things to consider….

Site visibility from blocks away

Visibility and relation to nearby windows

Street‐level pedestrian experience

Night and day experience

Rendering on the left shows new elevators looking west down 2nd Street

Artist EligibilityOpen to artists or artist teams from Austin metro area: Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, and Hays counties.

Full‐time, permanent City of Austin employees including employees of the Austin Convention Center Department and the Economic Development Department, and project consultants and their employees and sub‐consultants are ineligible to apply.

Artists who currently have one active contract with the Art in Public Places program or who have more than two commissioned permanent projects in the AIPP Collection are ineligible to apply.

AIPP defines an artist as…

“a practitioner in the visual arts with an original self‐conceptualized body of work, generally recognized by critics and peers as a professional possessing serious intent and ability.”

Project TimelineFebruary 18, 2016

March 8, 2016

April 12, 2016

May‐June 2016

July 2016

Summer 2016

Fall 2016

TBD

February 2017

TBD

Deadline to submit applications via publicartist.org

Selection of Finalists

Finalist Interviews and Selection of Artist + Alternate

Approval of Artist and Alternate by AIPP Panel and Arts Commission, City Council authorizes contract

Mid‐Design review

CIP Construction Documents Scheduled for Completion

Final Design review

Notice to Proceed with Fabrication

CIP Construction Begins

Artwork installed

Application & Selection ProcessVISIT AUSTINCREATES.COM FOR MORE INFO

Selection ProcessDEADLINE TO APPLY: February 18, 2016 at 5PM (CST)

AIPP Staff will convene a three member Selection Panel to evaluate the submissions. Up to three finalists will be selected for interviews and proposals.

Chosen finalists will be asked to create a conceptual proposal with $1,000 stipend to cover time and materials

The Selection Panel will interview finalists, and select one artist and one alternate. This recommendation will be presented to the Art in Public Places Panel and Arts Commission for approval.

Evaluation Criteria

• Artistic merit and technical expertise

• Successful, innovative, and effective approach to public art projects of a similar scope

• Ability to successfully execute a public art project

• Expressed interest in creating artwork within this project’s site and context

How to Apply 1. Download and review the full RFQ

at austincreates.com

2. Sign up and create a FREE artist profile at publicartist.org

3. Complete and submit the application online at publicartist.org

DEADLINE TO APPLY: February 18, 2016 at 5PM (CST)

Applicants must submit all materials through www.publicartist.org

• Sign up for FREE! • For technical assistance:

[email protected]‐701‐0775(9am ‐ 5pm)

1. Download and review the full RFQ at austincreates.com

Click on PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES in the left column to see the current open calls to artists

Click on the link below the project description to download the full RFQ

Click on the publicartist.org logo on the left to go directly to our public artist page to apply

1. Download and review the full RFQ at austincreates.com

2. Sign up and create a FREE artist profile at publicartist.org

For technical assistance, please [email protected] or 210‐701‐0775 (9AM‐5PM)

www.publicartist.org/austinaipp


You can find all the AIPP open calls on our public artist page:

publicartist.org/austinaipp



Click the blue APPLY button at the bottom of the call’s page to open the application.

You can download the RFQ under Additional Resources

SCROLL DOWN

Click to Apply

Download RFQ


Application RequirementsThe application includes:

◦ Letter of Interest: why you are interested, what makes you a good match for the project, and how you might approach it. Please keep in mind the Project Goals & Priorities!

◦ Up to 10 images of completed relevant artwork with the required descriptions◦ Resume (up to 3 pages)◦ 3 professional references (Name and contact information)

For Artist TEAMS:◦ Artist teams must have each team member’s work represented in the 10 images.◦ In Letter of Interest, please write your group members’ names


Questions?Shirley RempeArt in Public Places Project Manager512‐974‐[email protected]

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:WWW.AUSTINCREATES.COM

THANK YOU!

For technical assistance with online application,please [email protected] or 210‐701‐0775 (9AM‐5PM)

Stay connected!• Art in Public Places Monthly Newsletter• Call to Artists Email List• Cultural Arts Division Monthly Newsletter• www.facebook.com/AustinAIPP• www.austincreates.com

AIPP Approval Process

Austin Arts Commission: Citizen commission appointed by Council to advice City Council in all arts‐related matters.

Art in Public Places (AIPP) Panel: Panel of seven citizen volunteer art and design professionals appointed by the Austin Arts Commission serving 2 year terms

Selection Panel: Group of 3‐5 art and design professionals organized by AIPP project manager and approved by the AIPP Panel to select an artist