Public Call to Artists for Expressions of Interest Newton Recreation Centre Glass Curtain Wall Design for glass frit application

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1 Public Call to Artists for Expressions of Interest Newton Recreation Centre Glass Curtain Wall Design for glass frit application Goal: an image and metaphor that represents: Weaving Communities Together Project Budget: $10,000 CPA # Deadline: Sunday, September 20 th, 4 PM PST Architect s rendering of the form of the proposed addition to the Newton Recreation Centre, showing the proposed two-storey glass curtain wall. Current entrance into the Newton Wave Pool is to the left. Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 1

2 Architect s rendering of the proposed form of the addition to the Newton Recreation Centre, showing the proposed two-storey glass curtain wall. Inside the glass wall is a stairwell and landing providing access to an expanded fitness studio. An active play park is planned in front of the expansion. PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY: Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought for an artwork on the glass curtain wall of the new extension being added to the Newton Recreation Centre located at Ave, Surrey, BC. The form of the artwork anticipated is the design of a frit pattern on the glazing. A frit is a ceramic surface treatment (pattern) that is fused to the glass to create a permanent coating. The artwork formed by this frit design will be highly visible. As such, it should be of iconic scale and provide a positive metaphor or narrative for the Newton community that surrounds this facility. The artist will have the opportunity to research the neighbourhood and explore how the suggested theme of weaving the community together might be represented with the frit design. The artist will work closely with the architectural and building project team to develop a design that will also be functional and reduce the solar heat gain and glare of this glass curtain wall. The artist will deliver the design to be transformed into the frit pattern, in either a drawing that can be digitized, or an original digital file. The architectural team will help the artist to create a design to satisfy the building s solar heat gain needs. A software tool will be used to test the design. Once the artist has completed the approved final design, the architectural team will be responsible for converting the design into the file formats needed by the fabricator. The architectural team will manage the fabrication processes and final installation of the glass as a component of the construction of the building. Selection Schedule: Information Meeting: Expressions of Interest Due: Artist Selection: Monday, September 28, 2015 Contract Negotiations: Beginning of October 2015 Saturday, September 12, 2015, 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Newton Wave Pool / Rec Centre, Ave, Surrey, MP1 Room (near Wave Pool entrance) Sunday, September 20, 4:00 PM PST Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 2

3 Theme: Artists answering this call are invited to envision how their design for the curtain wall frit pattern could be transformed into an image that would serve as a positive metaphor or narrative that is reflective of and welcoming to its community of Newton. The idea of weaving the community together could be represented in a variety of ways that may reference the textile traditions of this culturally diverse area, or other accessible designs that are meaningful and positive. This architect s rendering shows an interior view of the proposed expansion with the glass curtain wall and the stairs leading to the second floor. Note there are two layers of glass one on either side of the stairs. Material: The artist s ideas for the frit pattern design layout will be developed with the building architects. The artwork to be produced by the artist will consist of an original design that can be translated into the production of a glass frit pattern It can be rendered by the artist as a drawing to be scanned or otherwise easily made into an electronic file, or the design can originate as an electronic drawing. General Design Parameters for the Frit Pattern: The glass will have a slight greenish tinge due to the low E coating but will not be reflective The frit design will use a light-coloured ceramic pattern in standard dots and lines, or combinations of these elements to create the graphics The drawing will be for a small pattern that will be repeated A variety of standard patterns can be used to create the overall graphic This image shows an example of a very simple vertical pattern of ceramic frit printed on glass. "Anchorage Museum" by James Brooks - Flickr: Anchorage Museum. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - chorage_museum.jpg#/media/file:anchorag e_museum.jpg Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 3

4 CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND: The Newton Wave Pool is located at Ave, Surrey, BC, V3W 2P4. The plaza between the Newton Wave Pool and the Arena to the South of the shared parking lot is the venue for the annual Newton Community Festival. The expansion to the Wave Pool will be as indicated below with the red circle. Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 4

5 To the east of the Wave Pool building is The Grove a small park with mature trees. Members of this community who call themselves Friends of the Grove have adopted this site for various happenings such as performances, poetry events, and temporary artworks. Photograph of the current entrance and The Grove. The expansion will occupy this portion of the plaza and will connect to and provide a second floor over the existing building to the north. Artwork Development Process: Artist will be required to: o Undertake research of Surrey s diverse communities o Develop and propose three design concepts with meaningful metaphors for weaving o Present the three designs to panel for review and recommendation o Work with the architect to develop the design to achieve high visibility as an artwork but also address solar heat gain o Develop one of the designs as recommended by the City for implementation Artist will work in collaboration with the architect to: o Respond to the building s construction timeline for the production of the glazing design (draft and final drawings deadlines) o Meet with the architect for testing various designs in a program such as Grasshopper o Determine scale and form of the design based on specifications from the architect (number of drawings, scale and file format) o Make possible adjustments to the design based on the architect s calculations for solar heat gain o Work with the architect to produce the final file for use by the fabricator Preliminary Project Schedule: Design concept approved: End of October 2015 Final design: End of November 2015 Electronic design files completed Middle of December 2015 Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 5

6 BUDGET The project budget is $10,000 inclusive of all costs including artist fees, design, materials used to create the design, insurance, travel, and taxes. SELECTION PROCESS Intention of the EOI is to have artists provide enough information to enable the selection team to choose one finalist. That finalist will then be commissioned to develop the artwork. A selection panel of art and design professionals and community representatives will review all eligible Expressions of Interest submissions. Based on the criteria below, the panel will recommend an artist/artist teams. Selection Criteria are as follows: Artistic excellence and innovation as demonstrated in past work Ability to create quality art work appropriate in concept, materials, and scale for the identified opportunities Demonstrated adherence to schedules, deadlines, project requirements, and budgets Demonstrated ability to deliver quality design and work collaboratively throughout their practice history with design professionals and civic agencies in design and execution Availability to begin design work in October 2015 SUBMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS Artists are asked to submit fourteen (14) pages of information as listed below on one PDF Acrobat format file, no more than 5 MB. Please do not secure the PDF file as we may need to extract images for presentation to the selection panel. Photos of artwork to be captioned on the same page with information as noted on page 6. to arrive at Purchasing by September 20, 2015 before 4 pm. We recommend your entire PDF be in landscape format as it will be presented as a horizontal projection to the selection panel on a horizontal screen. Artists are encouraged to review our Tips for Artists on EOI Submissions for the preparation of their electronic submission materials. Page 1. Letter of Interest (1 page) This letter explains your interest in the project and provides a brief perspective on your practice and, in particular, your past graphic work. Please cite any relevant artwork and experience. We are especially interested in examples of your history of working in a collaborative team environment and delivering artwork or other design projects on time and on budget. Please include three (3) references. If submitting as a team, the letter should include a description of how the team works together, and any previous collaborative work experience. Page 2. Approach to the Project (1 page) Statement of research approach to concept development. Describe and/or illustrate your approach or possible idea for artwork at this site. Pages 3 and 4. Artist s Résumé (max. 2 pages) Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 6

7 Include a professional artist s résumé. For team applications, please include résumés for all team members (and contact information including addresses). All team members to have confirmed participation prior to submission. Pages Images of Past Work Submit up to 10 examples of your artwork. We recommend representing one artwork on each page. Please include a caption for each artwork with information including: artist s name, artwork title, completion date, medium/materials, dimensions, total budget, and project contact information. Describe if the artwork is animated. State your role in the creation of the artwork. SUBMISSIONS TO: purchasing@surrey.ca with subject line: CPA # Deadline: September 20, 4:00pm PST Note: Only selected artist will be notified and announced on the City s public art website. QUESTIONS? Send questions only by to: purchasing@surrey.ca All Q&A will be posted on the Public Art website: See: Newton Rec Centre OTHER INFORMATION Future calls for other projects will be posted on Artist Calls page of the City s Public Art website CITY PRACTICES Interested artists are advised that neither the City nor the selection panel are obliged to review or accept any of the EOI submissions, and may reject all submissions. By responding with an EOI submission, each artist agrees that the City will not be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses, damages (including damages for loss of anticipated profit) or liabilities incurred by the artist as a result of or arising out of an EOI submission, or due to the City s acceptance or non acceptance of their EOI, or arising out of any contract award not made in accordance with the expressed or implied terms of the EOI. Until a written contract, in a form satisfactory to the City, is executed by both the City and artist, no legal rights or responsibility will be created between the artist and the City Artists & Artist Teams and their agents will not contact any member of the City Council or City staff with respect to this EOI, other than the contact person named in this EOI, at any time prior to the award of any contracts or the cancellation of the EOI. An Artist and Artist Team is to disclose in its EOI response any actual or potential conflicts of interest and existing business relationships it may have with the City, its elected or appointed officials, or employees. The City may rely on such disclosure. All EOI responses become the property of the City and will not be returned to the Artist or Artist Teams. All submissions will be held in confidence by the City unless otherwise required by law. Newton Recreation Centre Call to Artists for Expression of Interest 7