City of San Jose – ESD Master Plan Artist

The City of San José Public Art Program is seeking an experienced public artist or team to collaborate with the consultant planning team for the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant Master Plan (PMP). The selected artist/team will work collaboratively with the Master Plan Consultants to provide an artist's perspective on the overall design of the PMP and identify opportunities to include public art into the development of the facility. The build-out of the master plan will commence approximately two years after completion and continue for approximately 10-15 years depending on adopted scope and available funding.

This opportunity is open to individual artists or artist-led teams working or living in the United States. If submitting as a team, a professional artist with public art experience must be the lead team member. All applicants must have all necessary documentation and permits to work in the United States at the time of submittal. Artists currently under contract for an art project with the City of San José Public Art Program are not eligible to apply unless their current project will be complete by May 2010 or is currently suspended with no proposed re-activation date.

The Plant is one of the nation's largest and most advanced wastewater treatment facilities, owned jointly by the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara. Plant lands comprise approximately 2,600 acres in north San Jose adjacent to the San Francisco Bay. The Plant serves more than 1.4 million residents and 16,000 businesses in eight tributary cities. The artist/team will be brought into the process at the point where the desired master plan option is determined and specifics are being developed and approved. Application deadline is March 11, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Applicants must submit an Artist Statement of Interest (3000 character maximum), Summary of Experience (3000 characters for individuals/5000 for teams), Resume (6000 character maximum), up to 12 digital images representing no more than 7 previously completed projects, and descriptions of past work. There is no application fee.