ART IN PUBLIC PLACES OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IS A NATIONALLY RENOWNED PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONING PROGRAM One of the first public art programs in the United States, Art in Public Places was established in 1973 with the passage of an ordinance allocating 1.5% of capital costs of new local government buildings for the purchase or commission of artworks in Miami-Dade County. Art in Public Places is overseen by a citizens Trust appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The Trust receives recommendations on acquisitions and commissions from the Professional Advisory Committee, an independent group of professionals in the field of art, art history, public art, architecture, landscape architecture and architectural history. Art in Public Places strives to commission significant permanent works of public art from local, national, and international contemporary visual artists. Our commissions and acquisitions contribute to and reflect the critical dialogues and artistic methodologies of our time, while embracing the unique context of South Florida. Accessioned artworks join an internationally renowned collection of over 700 artworks and are preserved through a lifetime Maintenance and Repair program. Art in Public Places is dedicated to enriching the public environment and to preserving and enhancing the artistic and civic pride of Miami-Dade County. Art in Public Places promotes collaboration and commissions that improve the visual quality of public spaces, transforming them from ordinary civic areas to places that can lift the spirit and connect with the community. View our collection at http://www.miamidadepublicart.org/ ED RUSCHA S LUNETTES, MAIN LIBRARY (1985)
SIGNATURE PROJECTS THE MIAMI LINE ROCKNE KREBS, 1984, DROPPED BOWL WITH SCATTERED SLICES AND PEELS CLAES OLDENBURG & COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, 1990 A WALK ON THE BEACH: TROPICAL GARDEN MICHELE OKA DONER, 2012 ZIFF BALLET OPERA HOUSE JOSE BEDIA, 2006, RED M ROSARIO MARQUARDT & ROBERTO BEHAR, 1996, THE BOLLARD PROJECT JIM DRAIN, 2012 LEANING ARCHES ALTHEA TACHA, 1984 CHROMATIC INDUCTION IN A DOUBLE FREQUENCY CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ, 2012 REFLECT IVAN TOTH DEPENA, 2011
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION OPPORTUNITY
PROJECT NEBULA: AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER + CARRIE MEEK FOUNDATION BUILDING TOTAL BUDGET $900,000 IMPLEMENTATION TIMEFRAME: FALL 2018 SUMMER 2019 CALL RELEASED MARCH 19, 2018 CLOSED WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 ELIGIBILITY US-BASED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LOCATION: CARRIE MEEK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK, OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA Miami-Dade County and Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program request qualifications from professional artists and / or artists teams to create landmark artworks for the Carrie Meek International Business Park at the Miami-Opa-Locka Executive Airport, including: New construction of the Project Nebula Amazon.com Inc. Fulfillment Center by Foundry Commercial New Construction of the Carrie Meek Foundation Building The Amazon Fulfillment Center will occupy some 91 acres and will be the first tenant in the Carrie Meek International Business Park which is being developed through a joint-venture comprised of the Carrie Meek Foundation, Inc. and Foundry Commercial on a 122-acre development parcel which us under long-term lease with Miami-Dade County. The selected artists will design unique artworks that enrich the public environment of these facilities, bring unexpected and delightful encounters for visitors, and preserve and enhance the artistic and civic pride of Miami-Dade County.
ABOUT PROJECT NEBULA: AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER DESIGN: MACGREGOR ASSICIATES ARCHITECTS DEVELOPER: FOUNDRY COMMERCIAL In June 2017 Amazon.com Inc. announced plans for a new fulfillment center in Miami-Dade County at the Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport / Carrie Meek International Business Park. The more than 800,000 square foot fulfillment center will create over 1,000 full-time jobs with benefits and opportunities to engage with Amazon Robotics in a highly technological workplace. The state-of-the-art distribution facility is projected to be completed by the end of 2018. Foundry Commercial uniquely integrates a regional service platform and a large investment platform within a single business to source and execute investment opportunities across its regional platform. At its heart, Foundry is a full service regional real estate services platform serving the Southeast and Texas. Drone Video of Site and Building-in-progress https://vimeopro.com/theconlancompany/project-nebula/video/256798705
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART AT PROJECT NEBULA: AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CETNER INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: MONUMENTAL FREE-STANDING EXTERIOR SCULPTURAL WORKS WAYFINDING / BRANDING INCLUDING PRIMARY SIGNAGE FOR FACILITY ELEMENTS TO BRING CONSISTENT VISUAL EFFECT TO EACH OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE / EXITS EXTERIOR WALL APPLICATIONS
ABOUT THE CARRIE MEEK FOUNDATION The Carrie Meek Foundation is a 501(c)3 Charitable Organization that sponsors and promotes programs in Education, Housing, Health, and Economic Development and is committed to improving the quality of life for all residents of our community. Learn more at http://www.carriemeekfoundation.org/ The Carrie Meek Foundation sustains U.S. Congresswoman Meek s work through grantmaking, civic engagement, and community development. The Carrie Meek Foundation is the legacy in action of one of the most visionary and productive public servants in U.S. history. Throughout her educational career and her distinguished tenure in state and federal office, Carrie P. Meek has staunchly advocated equity and opportunity for poor and disenfranchised people. Committed to taking bold, transformative steps, Congresswoman Meek has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life and create opportunities for all, especially the young, minorities, and the disadvantaged. Her belief that safe, decent, affordable housing should be accessible even to the most economically vulnerable populations is manifest in the thousands of affordable rental housing units constructed through her efforts in the Florida legislature. Her insistence on the value of all Americans is reflected in concrete provisions she authored to secure more accurate census counts in low-income areas. Her commitment to all segments of the nation s workforce came to life as the modification of Social Security laws to cover household workers. Congresswoman Meek s leadership, shaped from strong values and decisive action, enlivens the work of the foundation that bears her name and spirit.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ART IN AND AROUND THE CARRIE MEEK FOUNDATION BUILDING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: TWO DIMENSIONAL WORKS TO HANG WITHIN THE OFFICES AND TRAINING SPACES THAT SPECIFCALLY REFERENCE OR DEPICT CARRIE MEEK, HER LEGACY, AND RELATED THEMES FREE-STANDING SCULPTURAL WORKS FOR INTERIOR / EXTERIOR AREAS SEATING OR SHADING ELEMENTS AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING US CONGRESSWOMAN CARRIE MEEK
CARRIE MEEK INDUSTRIAL PARK CAMPUS Highlighted areas indicate prime locations for the implementation of public art in the form of free standing sculptures, as well as the location of the Carrie Meek Foundation Building, which will host training, administrative offices and public programming related to the foundation.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE: Architect Review Call to Artists Late January 2018 Call to Artists Released & Promoted 3/19/18 Application Deadline 4/25/2018 Initial PAC: Short List Created Late April 2018 Trust: Approval of Short List and Proposal Contracts 5/8/2018 Artist Orientation 5/22/2018 Artist Draft Proposals Due (1-2 weeks Prior to Presentation) 6/12/2018 Proposal Review & Feedback meeting interim PAC: Short List Artist Presentations and Finalists Recommendation 6/22/2018 Trust: Approval of Finalist Recommendation 7/10/2018 Selected Artist Notice to Proceed with Design Development Selected Artist 75-100% Design 11/1/2018 Selected Artist Fabrication Substantially Complete Spring 2019 Selected Artist Completion of Project Summer 2019 Distribution facility finished end of Notes 2018 TOM OTTERNESS S FAMILIA DE OSOS / FAMILY OF BEARS, CHILDREN S COURTHOUSE (2015)
BUDGET NOTES: The Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Program anticipates allocating approximately $900,000 towards the commissioning of a number of signature works as well as smaller scale works. Shortlisted artists will be invited to develop multiple proposals for a variety of sites and budget scopes of their choice. ISAMU NOGUCHI S SLIDE MANTRA, BAYFRONT PARK (1986)
PROCESS NOTES: In order to prepare full proposals, shortlisted artists will receive detailed information regarding the opportunities for public art for each of the four facilities as well as drawings and architectural plans. Artists will have the opportunity to meet with the client s design and construction teams, Art in Public Places staff, and potentially visit the site(s) during the Artist Orientation. Artists will receive a proposal honorarium commensurate to the number of proposals they develop, as well as an allowance for travel- related expenses for personally attending the recommended meetings in Miami-Dade County including the Artist Orientation and Proposal Presentation. Artists may choose to present their proposals via video conference. Pursuant to the processes of the Art in Public Places Program, a threemember group of arts professionals drawn from the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) will recommend a shortlist of approximately 20 artists who will be invited to develop specific proposals from which the final commissions will be awarded. The primary criteria for shortlist selection will be previous artistic accomplishment as demonstrated in images of previously completed artwork, public art experience, and/or initial design approach to the project as demonstrated in the artist s statement. If appropriate, the PAC reserves the right to recommend artists who may not have applied to this Call. Appointed by the Art in Public Places Trust, the PAC is a national panel composed of professionals in the fine arts, public art, architecture, art education, art history, or architectural history. A (3) member PAC will review all artists work responding to this request and ultimately recommend the commission of one or more artists by the Trust. ADLER GUERRIER S ESCUTCHEONS FOR READINESS AND COMMITMENT, MIAMI-DADE FIRE RESCUE (2014)
HOW TO APPLY: INTERESTED US-BASED ARTISTS AND ARTIST- LED TEAMS SHOULD SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS BY WEDNESDAY APRIL 25, 2018 Materials will be accepted online, via the platform Submittable. There is no application fee. Application: http://www.miamidadepublicart.org/#artists-calls 10 images of completed work Brief Artist Statement CV Please identify medium, dimensions, date, location, client/agency, size, budget, completion date (if applicable), and an optional brief written description for each image. Artists who work in video, sound, installations, and kinetic sculpture may submit a 3 minute video, audio or dynamic media file. PLEASE, NOTE THAT UPON SHORTLIST RECOMMENDATION, ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WILL CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH AND COMMUNICATE SOLELY WITH THE ARTIST AND/OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEES. ARTIST REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING GALLERISTS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS ON BEHALF OF AN ARTIST; WITH THE ARTIST S EXPLICIT CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT ALL FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS ASSOCIATED TO THIS OPPORTUNITY ARE TO BE DIRECTLY HANDLED BY THE ARTIST AND/OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEES. CHRISTOPHER JANNEY S HARMONIC CONVERGENCE, MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (2011)