Request for Qualifications – Public Works Operations
This opportunity to apply is CLOSED! SELECTION PROCESS IS IN PROGRESS
List of Semi-Finalists:
- Tristan Al-Haddad
- Clayton Binkley
- Ivan Toth Depena
- Barbara Domsky
- Experience Research Lab (ERL)
- Anaisa Franco
- Corey Fuller / WHITELIGHT
- James Peterson
- Aaron Stephan
- April Wagner
Finalists will be announced in early May 2024.
Request for Proposals – Artwork for Traffic Boxes
This opportunity is CLOSED! The final selections will be announced in the spring of 2024.
$500.00 is available for each selected and installed artwork – Submissions due by October 13, 2023 at Noon.
Call for Artwork – Sculpture Procurement for Neighborhood Park
This opportunity is CLOSED! The final selection will be announced before the end of 2023.
Up to $15,000.00 available – Submissions due by September 8, 2023 at Noon.
Past Opportunities
Cordata Roundabout – The selected artwork will be installed on the roundabout that sits at Horton Road and Cordata Parkway, which is the gateway to existing and future housing and is near the 25-acre Cordata Park. The project is anticipated to be completed by late fall of 2023, with a budget of $80,000.00 – $95,000.00.
Birchwood Avenue Mural – The selected mural will cover the underpass adjacent to the Bay to Baker Trail, near the hospital staff parking lot. The project is anticipated to be completed by early fall of 2023, with a budget of $70,000.00
Public Works Vehicle Barn – The selected artwork will be attached to undulating metal at the future site of the Public Works Vehicle Barn, 2200 Nevada Street. The artwork will be located along the Virginia Street side of the building, which is 38’L x 31.5’H (at the tallest point), and a long section of vehicle door bays. The site is adjacent to industrial buildings and a bike path/trail connection. The project is anticipated to be completed in the winter of 2022 with a budget of $50,000.
Anamorphic Mural – A mural in the alley behind 1300 Commercial Street, on the columns of the public parking garage to enhance the alley adjacent to the public parking garage. The installation area included eleven concrete columns and two aggregate panels. Completed in 2019 with a budget of $5,000.
Traffic Box Artwork – Original artwork installed on six traffic boxes located in the downtown Arts District. The goal of the project was to reinforce a sense of place and enhance the identity of the district while adding beauty and interest to the streetscape. Completed in 2019 with a budget of $500 for each image selected and installed.
N Forest Street – Create and install artwork on two retaining walls along the southern portion of N. Forest Street (between E. Ivy and Rose Streets. Estimated to be completed in 2021 with a budget of $15,000.00.
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Shannon Taysi at staysi@cob.org or 360-778-8360