Emeryville Center of Community Life Public Art RFQ

The City of Emeryville is seeking qualifications for public art to be commissioned for the Emeryville Center of Community Life (ECCL), a groundbreaking partnership model for a community school. The ECCL is a one-stop location where families have access to afterschool programs, health and family support services, a library, child care and prekindergarten programs, recreation opportunities, college classes, and job training courses. The project is a community center incorporating elementary, intermediate and high school facilities with a library, health clinic and public meeting areas, designed to be the heart of the community.

The ECCL will be built at 4727 San Pablo Avenue on the former Emery Secondary School site in Emeryville, located between Berkeley and Oakland along Interstate 80, near the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The project is an approximately 130,000 square foot multi-story multi-use facility on a site of about 7.7 acres. The campus will co-locate elementary and secondary schools and accommodate the City's Community Services Department's administrative offices and recreation programs. Structures will include four new buildings, and the existing gymnasium and swimming pool will be renovated. The site is expected to operate daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. year-round.

Artwork will be commissioned through the City's Art in Public Places Program, established in 1990 through a Percent for Art ordinance. Emeryville is currently home to over 100 works of public art in a variety of media. Submission deadline is Friday, May 29, 2015 by 5 p.m. MDT. Work samples should include a minimum of 4 and maximum of 12 images, with optional audio (0-2 files) and video (0-2 files). Eligibility is open to national applicants. Contact: [email protected].