Art in Public Places Program - Center for Recreational Excellence Commission, Hobbs, NM

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee for the Center of Recreational Excellence (CORE) in Hobbs, New Mexico seek an artist or artist team to create a site-specific commission project to be situated outside the main entrance of the recreational facility. Kinetic and light responsive projects are encouraged, especially those responding to the use of the recreational center and its larger function in the City of Hobbs and Lea County. The committee is interested in commissioning a work that speaks to ideas of energy, movement, transformation, and community, considering the abundant energy sources that sustain the Lea County area. Artists should consider viewers experiencing the artwork from inside and outside the CORE facility and draw people in from multiple vantage points. Interactive works are encouraged to promote recreational excellence.

Media must be durable enough to sustain an 80 mph wind load, low maintenance, permanent, safe for both children and adults, and ADA compliant. At the selected artist's expense, the artwork may require certification by an electrical, civil, and/or structural engineer licensed in New Mexico and review by a professional fine art conservator. The project budget is $250,000, which includes all fees and expenses associated with the project: materials, equipment, labor, permits, engineering documents, insurance, taxes, travel, installation, shipping, identification plaque, and documentation.

This request is open to all artists or artist teams working in the United States. Current employees or family members of employees of New Mexico Junior College, Lea County, J.F Maddox Foundation, and the City of Hobbs are not eligible. Up to five finalists will be invited to submit a formal proposal and will receive a $1,000 honorarium plus a travel stipend based on distance. Submissions must include a letter of interest (no longer than 3 paragraphs), a current resume or curriculum vitae, and up to 10 images or videos of previously completed work. All materials must be submitted via CaFÉ.