6 finalists announced for "Call for Washington State Artists (Streepscape)"

Carolyn Law
David Eisenhour
Gerard Tsutakawa
Gloria Bornstein
Laura Haddad & Tom Drugan
Robert Horner

CALL FOR WASHINGTON STATE ARTISTS

The City of Port Townsend Washington seeks an individual artist or team of artists to create an art project within its refurbished downtown waterfront area. This revitalized waterfront area, scheduled for completion in 2010, stretches from the new Northwest Maritime Center at Point Hudson to Quincy Street. It will celebrate the intersection of the city’s historic and commercial cityscape with accessible seascape and includes a waterfront esplanade, visitor plaza, and tourism infrastructure improvements. Artistic enhancement of this space could take the form of a specific art project or it could also augment existing features or planned new additions or features. We invite a broad interpretation of creativity.

How to Apply

Please refer to this page for more detailed information, maps, visuals, and answers to possible questions.

Eligibility

Any resident of Washington State may apply

Budget

The preliminary budget for artwork is $70,000 which has been allocated under the City's Percent for the Arts program. This program requires that one percent of the budget for eligible City-funded construction projects be spent on artwork for City facilities. The budget includes amounts for design, materials, fabrication and installation costs. If the art project is enhancing a feature that is already part of the overall project the art budget will be the incremental cost to enhance that feature.

Schedule

October 14, 2009 Artist Submission Materials Due (Postmark Deadline) - CORRECTED
January 15, 14th, 2010 Finalists to Personally Present their Projects - CORRECTED
February 15, 1st, 2010 Final Selection - CORRECTED
February 8th, 2010 Council meeting for recommendation for approval.
 

The preliminary Call for Artists is requesting all artists to submit:

All submittals must be postmarked no later than October 14. Please send all submittals to:

Kathy Howard
City of Port Townsend
250 Madison Street, Suite 2R
Port Townsend, WA 98368

The City of Port Townsend will send acknowledgement of receipt of submittals, however no materials will be returned.

Note: The City of Port Townsend reserves the right to re-open the Call For Artists at its sole discretion.

Where can the public art be located? The public artwork must be located within the project area on public land, within a right-of-way, or outside of a public building or facility as shown on the site map. Due to cost and permitting issues, the artwork cannot be located in the intertidal area (the area between high and low tide) or in the water. However, the artwork may be located on an existing public overwater structure (i.e. City Dock).

How will the artist be selected? A selection panel has been formed. The panel consists of members of the Arts Commission, community members, local artists, a member of the City’s Historic Preservation Committee and City staff. The panel will review submittals and forward a recommendation to the Arts Commission. The Arts Commission will make their recommendation to the City Council for final approval.

Other Links:
Port Townsend Virtual Art Museum
Port Townsend Arts Commission