City of Seattle: Fire Station 22 Public Art Commission

The Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services and the Seattle Fire Department, seeks an artist to develop a permanent or site-integrated artwork for Fire Station 22, a North Capitol Hill neighborhood fire station located at 901 E. Roanoke Street.

The selected artist will work with the community, firefighters and staff to create a site-specific, durable artwork in the exterior area of interface between the firefighters and the community, addressing the work and spirit of the firefighters and the unique character of the surrounding neighborhood. Applying artists should have specific skills in designing, fabricating and installing artwork in media including metal, glass, stone, concrete, ceramic, wood, light, surface treatment, sustainable design, or environmental design. Artists should have the ability to understand architectural plans and an interest in working cooperatively with design professionals, city staff and community members. Experience working in public process and public settings, and proven ability to fabricate their own work or to work with fabricators and installers is required.

The selected artist will receive a commission of $90,000, inclusive of all fees, taxes, fabrication, delivery, installation, travel and additional site work if necessary. The artist will receive an initial design contract for $10,000 to design the artwork. Following design approval, the artist will receive a contract of $80,000 for fabrication and installation. The commission is open to established professional artists living within the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana) and California. Students are not eligible to apply. Application deadline is 11 p.m., Monday, June 9, 2014 (Pacific Standard Time). Applicants must submit 16 artwork images, a letter of interest (not to exceed 2,000 characters), resume, references, and an Image Identification List (not to exceed 500 characters for each image) through the CaFÉ online system.