Call to Artists: Classroom II at the University of Central Florida

Art in State Buildings Program Project:

Classroom II, UCF 551

University of Central Florida, Orlando

Art Allocation: $94,000

Deadline: All applications must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Monday, December 14th 2011

Send Submissions to: University of Central Florida, Art in State Buildings Program, attn.: Diane Daugherty, Visual Arts Building #117, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816-1342 (No electronic submissions will be accepted)

UCF’s Classroom II:

This is a “Call to Artists” for Classroom II at the University of Central Florida. The priority of this building is to provide large classrooms and auditoriums to the campus. It will be a high technology teaching space that services 2000+ students at any given time. It is anticipated that this building will have 15,000 unique visitors each day. The UCF ROTC program will be housed in this building as well. The building will have a courtyard landscaped between the current Classroom Building 1 and this new Classroom Building 2. One section of the building faces the UCF memory mall (a high traffic landscaped area) offering a very strong presence on the UCF campus.

Site for Artwork: Exterior, Rotunda and/or garden courtyard

The Selection Committee has determined that the best location for a sculpture or similar site-specific solution for Classroom II is either the Rotunda and/or the courtyard. Both can be viewed in the attachments. The dimensions for the Rotunda circumference are 17 ft . The courtyard measures approx. 30 ft.

Qualifications:

Criteria – Participating artists must have reached a certain level of expertise and recognition in their medium. Their resumes should illustrate that they have met at least two of the following criteria:
The artist’s works are included in major private, public, corporate or museum collections
The artist has received awards, grants or fellowships
The artist has completed other public commissions on a similar scale
The artist has participated in exhibitions at major museums or galleries.

Digital Entries – Please submit digital images on CD.

Please send the following:
Statement – A paragraph that explains why your work is perfect for this project and how the submitted image examples relate to the project requirements. This should not yet be a site-specific proposal.
Resume – A current professional resume, emphasizing public art experience, public collections and public commissions.
Images – (digital only) A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 digital images on a disposable CD that is clearly labeled with artist’s name and the project name. Images should be in .JPG format with a resolution of approx... 800 x 600 pixels. Please label image files with number, artist’s last name and artwork title (i.e. o1-Smith-Birds of Flight). The CD will not be returned. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.
Image ID sheet - Please include the project number & name, artist name, address, phone number and email. On one page please provide for each submitted image: 1) the image number, 2) a thumbnail image of the title of work, 3) medium, 4) dimensions, 5) date of work, 6) price of work or amount of commission.

Please note that submission materials will not be returned so please do not send additional materials other than what is requested above.

For images of Classroom II please refer to the following link:

http://www.fp.ucf.edu/artinstate/calltoartists.html