2014 Free-Standing Art - City of Hayden Public Library

The Hayden Arts Commission, working in collaboration with the City of Hayden, Hayden Library, and Hayden Urban Renewal Agency, invites artists or artist teams to submit proposals for public art in the City's Central Business District. This is a call for a large freestanding piece or group of pieces to be placed on property located between the Hayden Library and the new Peak Fitness facility.

The piece(s) will be viewed from Government Way and their primary purpose is to reduce or soften the visual impact of the scale of the brick red colored wall of the Peak Fitness facility. Pieces must be tall enough and strategically located to be viewed by pedestrian and vehicle traffic traveling north and south-bound on Government Way, and must be visible above the height of vehicles parked in the Library parking lot. Horizontal installations running the east-west length of the area and wrapping around the northeast corner of the Peak Fitness facility are encouraged. Pieces may not be mounted on the wall of the Peak facility. Lighting of the piece(s) may be proposed. Other than this, the piece(s) shall not require a power supply. No piece(s) may use water. Piece(s) are encouraged to be bright and engaging. All piece(s) should be safe, being non-combustible and having no pinch points, sharp edges, corners, or similar features. As much as is feasible, piece(s) must be graffiti-resistant and designed so that they may easily be installed and permanently secured, requiring minimal maintenance or upkeep. The piece(s) will be outside and exposed to sun, wind, rain, freezing temperatures, snowfall, and ice. Sprinkler systems installed along this strip of land may expose the work to additional water. Electrical conduit and related infrastructure run through the site. The piece(s) must be designed and engineered with these factors in mind. The piece(s) may be kinetic and designed to move; however, it must not attract physical interaction due to its location near a parking lot and public street. The piece(s) may include permanent landscaping elements.

Eligibility is open to any artist, designer, architect, engineer, landscape architect, planner, or fabricator, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or physical or mental disability. Artists or artist teams are eligible to apply, including teams of artists from multiple disciplines. Artists may submit multiple designs (up to three each). City of Hayden employees, as well as selection panelists and their immediate family members are not eligible. Each entry must provide 4-6 images, including a combination of previous works (only relevant free-standing art) and proposed design concepts. Artists may submit up to 3 images of proposed art and up to 3 images of previous work. Only proposed art will be judged. Artists must also submit a resume describing past works with three references, and a short bio describing interest in the project, description of proposed art piece (concept, type of materials, landscaping elements), vision statement, timeline to create and install proposed art piece, and a description of how the piece relates to Hayden, Idaho, if applicable. The piece(s) must be within the maximum budget cap for the entire project including installation, which is $60,000.00. Selection criteria include design (artistic quality, theme, context, media, positive impression, upbeat tone, diversity, memorability, appropriateness for location, and performance), feasibility, public safety and related design considerations, proven ability to work effectively in collaborative situations and within established timelines, experience in architecture of landscape-based projects, experience working with design professionals and integrating artistic concepts into construction documents, and evaluation of the proposed budget for consistency, completeness, and appropriateness to the design proposed. The Selection Committee will select 5 finalists whose proposals will be evaluated again after receiving input from the public and more detailed design/budget information from the artist. The Committee will then make a recommendation to the Hayden City Council and the Hayden Urban Renewal Agency. When complete, the artwork will become the property of the City of Hayden.