Boise City Hall Plaza Public Art Opportunity to Artists Nationally

Boise- Boise City invites artists living in the United States to submit an application to compete for the opportunity to design, fabricate and install public art for the plaza in front of Boise City Hall at 150 N. Capitol Boulevard. The plaza will be undergoing a complete renovation in the next two years. Finalists selected will be asked to consider designing a feature with a water component (there is electricity and water at the site). Artists who have a history of working with water as an integrated element in artworks are of particular interest for this project. Boise boasts a significant geothermal water system used to heat buildings, which we would like to celebrate with this project. Artists will work with the plaza design team and may provide input on other plaza design details such as seating or design elements to connect the primary artwork with the site.
Project Budget: $100,000 minimum budget, Additional funds up to $100,000 may be added to the budget from a partnering agency, which will be determined in November.
Eligibility: Open to artists of any visual arts discipline living in the U.S.

Deadline:  October 26th, 1:30pm, local time.

To apply for this project you must register as a vendor at DemandStar by going to  here.

Click on the link to DemandStar and register for the free service. Once registered, go to: http://www.cityofboise.org/purchasing/%20and%20click%20on%20the%20RFP/RFQ/Bids  link and download the project documents, which will give artists the complete RFP and instructions on how to apply online or send in a hard-copy application.

After applications are submitted, a selection panel will meet, review submittals and choose up to three artists who will be paid $2,000 to create site-specific design proposals for artwork. Proposals will be put on public view, receive public comment, and the panel will reconvene to select the work to commission.

To find out more about Boise's public art program go to:  www.BoiseArtsAndHistory.org

Questions?  Missy Morrison, Purchasing Specialist,   mmorrison@cityofboise.org

This project is managed by the Boise City Department of Arts & History.