Fast Track Call for Art: The Hub Entrance Artwork

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Fast Track Call for Art: The Hub Entrance Artwork

The Contemporary Dayton, in collaboration with University of Dayton, is seeking an artist or artist team to create a 2D or 3D artwork for the entrance wall into The Hub.

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Fast Track Call for Art: The Hub Entrance Artwork

The Contemporary Dayton, in collaboration with University of Dayton, is seeking an artist or artist team to create a 2D or 3D artwork for the entrance wall into The Hub. The work should be an abstract design referencing the architecture of the space and include ties to the historical significance, the present-day happenings, and the vision for the future of The Hub. Winning Artist/Team will receive $7000 Design Award. Up to 3 Semifinalists will receive $500 to create a proposal.

DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Goals of the Work

  • Draw public attention and stimulate an appreciation of the happenings in The Hub

  • To introduce the story and collaborations of The Hub and Dayton Arcade

  • To have a simple and/or abstract representation of The Hub

Eligibility

  • Artists must be at least 18 years old.

  • All media proposals considered.

  • UD Faculty, Students and Alumni are encouraged to

    apply.

  • Artists from underrepresented groups are highly encouraged

  • Preference to artists in the Greater Dayton region

Evaluation & Selection Process

Phase I: RFQ

Semi-finalists will be selected with the following criteria:

  • Experience of Artist in completing comparable projects on time and on budget.

  • Quality and scale of past work.

  • Thoughtful, understandable, and creative vision of Concept Document.

    Phase II: Semi-Finalist Selection

    Up to 3 semi-finalist Artists will be selected to submit a final design. Semi-finalists will also be invited to a site visit and tour to ask questions to inform the artwork proposal.

Semi-finalist Proposals must include the following:

  1. Renderings of the final design with color and materials swatches

  2. A written description of the artwork proposal

  3. Site-specific rendering of proposed artwork, including dimensions

All parties must agree to the following:

  1. The Artist shall retain intellectual property rights

  2. UD/The Hub shall have the unconditional right to retain the proposal materials as part of the proposal

    commission. Full credit will be given to Artist if proposal is disseminated by print or digital means.

  3. If utilizing the proposal for future RFQ and RFP background materials, the Artist shall give credit to the

    Project.

  4. Proposed artwork must be original and unique to the Project.

How to Apply

This Call for Art is a 2-step process

  1. Applicants submit to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

  2. Up to 3 Semi-Finalists are selected to receive a stipend to move on to submit a final design.

To submit: please send via email to Cydnie King, Curatorial Assistant cking@codayton.org. REMINDER: THIS SHOULD NOT YET BE A FINAL PROPOSAL.

1. A Letter of Interest with the following

  1. Name, Address, Phone, Email Address, and Website and/or social pages (optional)

  2. Your interest in the project and your experience working on comparable projects

  3. A 1-2 page Concept Document (aka a mood or inspiration board rendered by hand or digitally and

    scanned as a jpg). The Concept Doc should be a

2. 1-4 images of Artist’s work which best relates to the project. Images should be attached to email as JPG, TIFF, or PSD files and saved with your last name and the image title (i.e. Smith_Title of Work.jpg). File size should be 1600 pixels on the longest edge and a resolution of 300 ppi.

3. Checklist of the images including title, year, media, and dimensions. 4. Re´sume´ / CV

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