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City Seeks Professional, Experienced Artist For Madison Street Transit Installation

Playland, by Jennifer Dixon, installed 2013, one piece in the Seattle Art Collection.  Photo by Jason Huff
Playland, by Jennifer Dixon, installed 2013, one piece in the Seattle Art Collection. Photo by Jason Huff

The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (OAC,) in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT,) is seeking site-specific artwork and design elements for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT).  The artist, or artist team, selected for this installation must be able to work with consultants from both departments, from design through construction, of the new BRT.  The deadline for applications for this commission is 11p on Monday, November 7th, and the total artwork project budget is estimated at $125,000.

This call is for professional artists, or artist teams, residing in Washington or Oregon, with prior public art experience.  The OAC, in efforts to build a diverse collection, welcomes artists whose work is well-represented in the City collection to apply, but the Artist Selection Panel will consider diversity as one factor in their decision.

The selected artist, or artist team, will work with BRT design consultants, SDOT and OAC representatives and community members to develop a permanent piece of public art and design elements for the Madison BRT.  The finished BRT project is expected to improve overall mobility in a dense corridor between diverse neighborhoods from Center City to First Hill, Capitol Hill, the Central District, along with Madison Valley and Madison Park.  The commissioned artist will develop artwork for one or two designated sites – a green space at 14th Ave, between Pike Street and Madison Street, or a curb bulb at Union Street, between 12th Avenue and Madison Street.

To apply for this commission, visit the Seattle CaFE site.  Find more information on CaFE.org, including information on what materials to include in an application, or contact Maija McKnight at maija.mcknight@seattle.gov or 206/684-7311.