Colony West Club House: Suspended Ceiling Sculpture

The City of Tamarac, Florida is seeking to commission an artist or artist team to design a lighted suspended ceiling sculpture for the Colony West Clubhouse project, located at 6850 NW 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. The sculpture will be suspended from the double height ceiling in the club house entrance lobby. The distance from the floor to the ceiling is 23 feet, and the maximum weight of the artwork is not to exceed 500 pounds. The lobby space floor area below the ceiling measures approximately 27 feet x 26 feet.

Three artists will be selected as semi-finalists to develop and present design proposals. Each semi-finalist will receive a $1,000 stipend with no travel involved and $1,500 with travel of more than 500 miles. The winning artist will be awarded a $50,000 contract and will be responsible for the creation and installation of the final work. The application deadline is Tuesday, December 10, 2019 and is open to all professional artists nationwide with experience working with public agencies and professional engineers.

The artwork should be durable and require minimal ongoing maintenance, designed to complement the clubhouse interior. A design element that casts a shadow on the floor and/or wall is desired, and the lighting must have an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing. The project emphasizes the City of Tamarac's desire to commission artwork that represents its changing community and depicts the city's mission as 'The City for Your Life.' Selected artists must be able to effectively work within the project timeline and collaborate with architects, contractors, governmental agencies, community groups, city staff, and the Public Art Committee. The anticipated project schedule includes semi-finalist notification in December 2019, City Commission approval in January 2020, and artwork permitting/installation in Spring 2020.