Closed - Sports Event Center Interior Mural
The Alachua County Arts Council (“the Committee”) invites artists or artist teams to respond to this Call to Artists for an interior Sports themed interior mural on the east wall of the new Alachua County Sports Event Center.
The art site is located at 4870 Celebration Pointe Drive, Gainesville, FL. The ±143,892sf facility is currently under construction at Celebration Pointe and is scheduled to be completed in January 2023.
The Sports Event Center is a sports event facility that will feature track and field events, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and cheer, in addition to health wellness and fitness training. The interior east wall of the West Lobby is 16’ wide by 24’ high and is located between the two primary Arena area entrance door groupings. The theme of the artwork should reflect the following themes:
• Past Gold Medal winners/Olympians such as Jimmy Carnes (the Olympic track and field coach) or other recognizable track and field, basketball, or volleyball legends.
• Alachua County music legends, such as Tom Petty, Sister Hazel, Don Felder, Stephen Stills, and Bo Diddley
• Or any combination of the above to celebrate Alachua County’s heritage to area visitors.
Budget
The budget for this project is $20,000, which includes, but is not limited to, artists fees, other consultants’ and subcontractors’ fees, insurance conforming to Alachua County Board of County Commissioners standards, engineering, materials fabrication, transportation, installation (including any site modification), and post-installation documentation.
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Q&A
- I had a question about the required documents for the mural project application. I am clear that I should submit 3 to 6 photos of a singular past work, but is the panel looking for any other past works as well? A: No.
- Any direction as to what kind of past work to focus on? A: Style and detail of work.
- I submitted a great deal of work and paperwork through Monochronicle. Could you tell me what else I need to do to apply specifically for the Sports Complex Mural project? A: Artists are to provide everything required to apply for the Call as dictated on the Proposal Requirements section of the CTA document. This document is accessible on the site. For your convenience, the section has been added at the end of the addendum.
- Is the committee also asking for a creative approach or plan? Or, are artists being selected by skill, style and related experience and then asked to submit a plan? A: Artists will be rated based on the evaluation criteria as dictated on the Selection Process section of the CTA document. This document is accessible on the site. For your convenience, the section has been added at the end of the addendum.
- How to acknowledge receipt of this addendum on your Bid Form. Please explain so I could add it to the text. A: Artists should make a statement in their submittals stating that they have read and acknowledged all proposals.
- Eligibility: All artists and student artists who have prior experience with public art mural installations
- Deadline: Submit application before midnight Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Resume: Submit PDF that includes artist’s name, address, contact Information, artist’s credentials, experience and awards, information of prior clients including name, address and contact information of three (3) references who are prior clients (include the name of the project)
- Images: Submit 3-6 high-quality images (at least 600x900 pixels) showing an existing sculpture made of durable, vandal-resistant, materials. The images should be of the same artwork
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Public Art Locations
The mural will be located in public art area #1. See other listings on the site for more public art projects.
