Miller Community Center Solar Microgrid Project

The Office of Arts & Culture (ARTS), in partnership with Seattle City Light (SCL) and Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), is seeking an artist or artist team to develop an interior permanent site-specific artwork as part of a solar microgrid project at the Miller Community Center in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The artist will meaningfully engage with the users of the Miller Community Center as part of the design process and work with SCL staff to gain a working knowledge of Seattle City Light's sustainability goals.

The commissioned artwork will be inside the community center and relate in some way to the solar microgrid project or SCL goals for solar sustainability as well as reflect the patrons and users of the Miller Community Center. The artwork should be wall mounted and site specific to this project. 3-D elements as part of the installation are desired (versus a 2-D mural approach). The selected artist will work with ARTS, SCL, SPR, and project design consultants to develop the permanent indoor artwork. The artist will conduct meaningful outreach to patrons and staff of the Miller Community Center prior to developing design concepts and will gain a working knowledge of the solar microgrid project and the goals of Seattle City Light solar programs.

The selected artist will receive a commission of $46,000, inclusive of all fees including Washington State Sales and Use Tax (10.1%). Contracting will be done in two phases: outreach, design, and engineering for $7,000, and fabrication and installation for $39,000. This call is open to emerging and established artists residing in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Students are not eligible to apply. Application deadline is Monday, March 16, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time). Applicants must submit a written or video/audio statement of interest (not to exceed 2,000 characters), biographical statement, 6-10 work sample images with descriptions (not to exceed 500 characters per image), and three references. Applicants will be notified of the panel's decision by the end of May 2020.