| Project Title | |
| Call for artists: artwork to honor Coast Salish culture at Salmon Bay Pump House | |
| Type of Post | |
| Request for Artists | |
| Project Owner | |
| Seattle Office of Arts & Culture | |
| Bid Close: Date and Time | |
| Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 11 pm | |
| Scope of Work | |
| staff, design team, the SPU Artist in Residence, stakeholders, and ARTS to create original artwork within the Ship Canal Water Quality Project Pump Station project site. The selected artist/s will develop outdoor permanent artwork that responds to the Coast Salish history and present condition of the Salmon Bay and Shilshole areas and local estuaries. The artwork could take the form of, but is not limited to, large-scale sculpture, cast metal, glass, light, carvings, murals or site enhancements; it can be a singular element, or a series of pieces, created in either two- or three-dimensional media. Artwork can be created as a free-standing element (or multiple elements) along the perimeter fence or landscaped areas, or can be integrated with the Pump Station building as a two- or three-dimensional artwork. Artist/s are encouraged to explore a diversity of media for this project.
In addition to reflecting Coast Salish historic and cultural connections to Salmon Bay, the artist or artist team may consider incorporating themes that raise awareness to the function of the facility and the health of Seattle’s waterways. |
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| Specific instructions: bid closing, mandatory meeting, bonding, insurance… | |
| OPTIONAL WORKSHOP The free optional workshop will provide general information about the Ship Canal Water Quality Project Salmon Bay Pump Station and the CaFE online application system.Thursday, January 5, 2017 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle |
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| Point of contact – Please include their name, job title, phone, fax, and email address. | |
| Jason Huff Jason.Huff@seattle.gov (206) 684-7278 www.seattle.gov/arts |
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