SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · CITY OF RICHMOND
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The City of Richmond seeks artists for public art at Civic Center Apartments, a 49-unit affordable housing project. Artists will create site-specific mural or metal fabrication artworks. Short-listed artists receive honoraria; finalists will deliver and oversee installation.
ARTIST OUTREACH REQUESTCivic Center Apartments is a 49-unit acquisition and rehabilitation project with 48 studios serving households with incomes at 30 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) or below, with 1 one -bedroom manager’s unit.To satisfy its public art obligation to the City of Richmond, Novin Development Corporation has elected to provide publicly accessible art on the site.Mural and/or metal fabrication will be executed in materials to be determined but will likely include translating two-dimensional art into stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, glass, glass tile, ceramic tile and/or other materials. An approved fabricator would then execute the chosen artwork design in the identified medium(s) for specific locations at the site. Therefore, an artist’s prior experience with these materials, or lack thereof, will not be taken into consideration when reviewing images.Short-listed artists will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals and will be paid an honorarium for creating site-specific designs for the project. Finalists will be contracted to deliver designs or finished artwork and must be available during the fabrication and installation of the artwork with project management by the Novin Construction Team. Pre-Bid Meeting Information: No Online Q&A: Yes Location Information: Department: Economic Development Address: 450 Civic Center PlazaRichmond, California94804 County: Contra Costa Other Details: Contact Ofelia Alvarez for assistance in downloading RFPofelia_alvarez@ci.richmond.ca.us
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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