CALL FOR GATEWAY ART – USA

Deadline: December, 17, 2012

The Arts Program of a USA City is seeking an artist or artist team to create a gateway artwork.
This opportunity is open to professional artists and/or artist teams living within the United States.
BUDGET: $185,000 for design and fabrication
A successful artwork will help create a memorable and welcoming presence to urban core and
be appropriate in scale and composition to be primarily viewed by passing motor vehicles and commuters
on the train. This will be a permanent exterior artwork. Materials must be of a durable nature, and resistant to vandalism.
• Artwork should be site-responsive
• Artwork should help create a sense of place
• Artwork should be of appropriate scale
• Artwork should consider the community in which the piece will be sited
• Artwork should be long-lasting, durable, and require little maintenance

SELECTION CRITERIA
• Artistic quality as exemplified in past work
• Ability to think and work in a scale and with materials appropriate to the site
• Ability to think conceptually and create artwork responsive to the site
• Ability to propose media and methods appropriate for the site
• Ability to reflect the unique nature of this commission
• Availability in the designated time period
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