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OPEN CALL
An open call for artists to apply to paint the FCA murals, one of the largest municipal art installations in Detroit
Deadline to apply: March 31, 2020
Fiat Chrysler (FCA), City Walls Detroit, and the Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship are seeking an artist or collaborative team for a creative place-keeping project in and around Southeastern High School and Detroit Enterprise Academy.
It will be one of the largest municipal mural installations in city history.
City Walls Detroit, as part of the Community Benefits Agreement associated with the new Jefferson auto plant is a partner with FCA in a two-year initiative to enhance the neighborhoods around the plant and find ways to increase public art, youth engagement and workforce development.
The theme for the mural installation will be the result of engagement with the neighbors in the Beniteau and Lillibridge neighborhoods and the students at the schools.
The community is in the driver’s seat.
A selection committee anticipates choosing artists or teams of artists for the seven projects in April 2020. The project is slated to be completed by October 2020.
The City of Detroit and FCA have a shared vision for neighbors to feel connected to each other, to take shared responsibility for the neighborhood, to feel empowered to make changes in their environment and to envision a positive future for themselves and their children as the FCA expansion evolves the area’s landscape.
The project will be managed by City Walls Detroit in conjunction with FCA, the City’s Planning and Development Department, the City’s Department of Neighborhoods and the City’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship.
GoalsoftheSEHighSchool&DetroitEnterpriseAcademySoundsWallMuralProject:
o Toensurethatresidentsandstudentsfeelsafeintheirneighborhoodandliveinanenvironmentthatpromoteswellness
o Toenhancethestormwaterretentionpondtohelptransformitintoadestinationo Tothoroughlyandthoughtfullyengagewithresidentsandstudentso Tocreateartworkthatcontainselementsofeducationalvalueo Toensurethatresidentsandstudentsfeelconnectedtoandhavestakeintheartwork
thatiscreatedo Tocreateartworkthatreflectsthevaluesandidentityofthecommunity
o Togalvanizethecommunityo Tocreateawelcomingspaceo Toamplifycommunityassetso Tocreateavibrantpublicspace
STATEMENTFROMFCAONTHEIRPROJECTGOALS
MarkStewart,ChiefOperatingOfficer,FCA-NorthAmericahassaid,“Ourcommitmenttothiscitygoeswellbeyondourfacility.OurfutureliesintheheartsandmindsoftheyoungpeoplewhogrowandthriveinDetroit."
Inkeepingwiththisspirit,FCA’sgoalsforthisprojectareasfollows:Ensurethatthemuraldesignsrepresentboththerichhistoryandbrightfutureoftheeastsideneighborhoods;Engagetheneighborhood,especiallystudents,intheconceptionandcreationofthemuraldesigns;andEndeavorthatmuraldesignsinspireresidentstofurtherredevelopandbeautifytheeastsideneighborhoods.
TheProjectCityWallsDetroithasworkedwithFCAtoidentifysevensub-projectswithinthelargercontextofthenewsoundwalls.
TheNorthWallconsistsofsixcanvases.Fortheseprojects,artistswillworkcloselywithSoutheasternHighSchoolstudentstorefinetheconceptforthemural.Eachteamisrequiredtoincorporate,ataminimum,onePaintDaywithstudentssothatstudentswillhavetheopportunitytohelpcreatethemuralinstillation.Eachartistwillbeofferedanartistawardof$15,000.
TheSouthWallisacomprehensive,singleprojectforanartistorartistteam.WearelookingforanartistorartteamtoworkcloselywithDetroitEnterpriseAcademyandtheresidentsfacingtheretentionpondandwalltorefinetheirconcept.Theteamisrequiredto,ataminimum,incorporateonePaintDaywithstudentssothatstudentswillhavetheopportunitytohelpcreatethemuralinstillation.
Thisisafantasticopportunitytocreateadestinationwithinthecommunity.TheSouthprojectoffersanartistawardof$50,000.
TheProjectVision
TheCityofDetroitandFCAheldthreecommunity-visioningsessionstocraftthevisionstatement.MeetingswereheldwiththestudentsatSoutheasternHighSchool,DetroitEnterpriseAcademy,andwiththeNeighborhoodAdvisoryCommittee.Manywonderfulideas,thoughts,andthemeswereofferedatthosemeetings.Belowisasummaryoftheideas.FullnotesfromthemeetingsareinExhibitC.Pleaseusethisinformationtoinformyoursubmissions.Beforethedeadlinetosubmitapplicationstherewillbeanoptionalcommunityquestionandanswersessiontopresentartistsanopportunitytohearfromthecommunityfirsthandtofurtherinformyourvisionforyoursubmission.
Dignity,Struggles,andAspirationsAreoccurringthemeamongallthreegroupswasperseverance.Showingthecommunity’sresilienceandwhatitcanbecomewasimportanttotheneighbors.Theywantedthecitytoknowthat,throughouthistory,theneighborhoodscangrowintoanythingandthattheywantchildrentodreambigandlearnthetenetsofrespectandacceptance.Theyalsowantthechildrentoaspiretobeleadersandlearnto
standupforwhatyoubelieve.Thecommunityfeltitwasessentialtoconnectwithwherethecommunityhasbeen,currentlyis,andwhereitcouldgowithoutlimits.
Analternativeandcomplimentarythemethatemergedwasnatureandthecycleofgrowth,howtheseasonsandstagesoflifecouldpossiblycomplementtheadjacentstormwaterretentionpondandhowadventuresaroundtheworldinvolvingsunsets,oceans,waterfalls,safarisandthesolarsystemcaninspirechildrentodreambig.
Thecommunitiesmadeclearthatthesemuralsaboveallshouldbehigh-energy,uplifting,andvibrant.
ProjectSchedule
February14,2020 CTAReleased
February28,2020 DeadlineforQuestions
March10,2020 CommunityQ+A
March31,2020 CTACloses
April14,2020 ArtistAwardsAnnounced
May2,2020 CommunityCharrette
June6,2020 FinalPresentations
July2020 ArtProduction
ProjectLocationScopePleaseseeExhibitsA(NorthWall)andB(SouthWall)
Artist/ArtistTeamResponsibilities:Theselectedartistorartistteamwillberequiredto:
•Workincollaborationwiththeresidents,schools,FCA,CityWalls,PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment,DepartmentofNeighborhoodsandtheOfficeofArts,CultureandEntrepreneurshiptoengageinaseriesofartandcommunity-basedactivitiesandacreationprocessalignedonthemessubmittedfromthelocalcommunity.
•Sharetheirpersonalpracticewiththecommunity,asthisis,inherently,agroupproject.
•Conductresearchtobetterunderstandthesite,theprojectandthecommunity’shistoryandcurrentculture,alongwithanyotherelementsdeemedhelpfultotheircreativeprocess
•Developconceptsandrenderingofmuralfortheprojectsite
•Craftacommunityengagementstrategywithprojectpartners
•Participateinthecommunitycharrette
•Presentconceptsandrefinements
•Createafinalapprovedconceptanddesignforthemural
•Includeaminimumofonecommunityparticipationdaywhencreatingtheartwork
•WorkwithCityWallsandPlanningandDevelopmenttoIdentifyandsecuretheservicesofsuppliers,fabricators,installers,andotherprofessionalsasnecessarytofulfilltheartist’sresponsibilitiesintheproductionandcompletionofthework
•Fulfilltheresponsibilitieswithinthecontractedbudgetandtimeline
•Participateincommunityengagementandeducationalactivities
CityWallsDetroitresponsibilities:•Coordinatereviewsandpermissionsinregardtoartistselectionandconceptdevelopmentwithpartners
•Coordinatemarketing,documentation,andpublicengagementBudgetTheoverallbudgetfortheNorthWallis$15,000persub-project(6)
TheoverallbudgetfortheSouthWallis$50,000(1)
Thisbudgetisall-inclusive,includingbutnotlimitedtoartist’sfees,artist’sassistantcosts,artist’sstudiocosts,materialsandsuppliesandinstallationofallartwork.
ArtistSelectionProcessThiswillbeaglobalopencall.CityWallsDetroitwillsolicitqualifications,portfoliosandstatementsofsupport.Theselectionpanelwillreviewtheartistsubmissionsandidentifyoneartistorteamperproject(7).Thewinningartistsorartistteamswillbeselectedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:
Havingexperienceconductingeffectivecommunityengagementinresearchfortheprojectandtheprocessitself
25points
Havingexperienceincreatingpermanent,durable,outdoorpublicartwork 25pointsHavingexperienceinaccomplishingprojectsofasimilarcomplexitywithinthebudget,timelineandtechnicalconstraintspresented,basedonexamplesofpriorworks
25points
ArtistStatement 10pointsBeingaDetroit-basedartist 10pointsPreliminarysketches 5points
Theselectionpanelwillconsistofonememberfromeachcategorybelow:
• Mayor’sOffice• OfficeofArts,CultureandEntrepreneurship• CityWallsDetroitprogram• SoutheasternHighSchool• DetroitEnterpriseAcademy• NACMember• NACMember• FCA• ArtsProfessionalfromDistrict4
Application
SubmissionRequirements:
Interestedartists/artistteamsshouldsubmit:
• AprojectbriefwithaTableofContentsthatincludesthenamesandcontactinformationfortheartist/artistteamandalistingofallmaterialsbeingsubmitted(onepageperproject)(PDF)
• ACVorresumeforeachartist(onepageperartist,onefileperteam)(PDF)• AnArtistStatement,includingwhichprojectyouareapplyingfor,theNorthorSouthWall(PDF)• Completedonlineapplicationformquestions
o Whatinterestsyouabouttheproject?o Whatareyourpreliminaryideasfortheproject?o Howdoyouenvisionworkingincollaborationwiththecommunityandwithstudents?o Whatisyourpastexperienceworkingoncomplexprojectswithcriteriaandconstraints
dictatedbythesiteowner?o Howwouldyourprojectbenefitthecommunity?
• Upto3imagesofpastworkyouconsiderrelevanttothisprojectalongwithupto2imagesofyourproposedpreliminarymuraldesign:
o DigitalimagesmustbeJPEGfilesandmustbenomorethan300dpiandnolargerthan1024x768pixelresolution.Eachimagemustbeunlockedanddownloadableforviewing
o EachJPEGimagemustbetitledwiththeartist’snameandimagenumber.Example:SaraSmith001,SaraSmith002.
o Uploadonesheetwiththefollowinginformationperimage(PDF):§ Imagename§ Titleofartwork,location,dateofcompletion,budget,medium,anddimensions§ Uptofoursentencesofprojectdescription§ Tworeferencesfrompreviouspublicartclients
SubmissionInstructions
SubmissionswillbeacceptedelectronicallybyfollowingthelinktoAPPLYNOWontheCityWallswebsiteoratthewebaddress:detroitmi.gov/citywalls/calltoarts
EXHIBITA
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EXHIBITB
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