Pecos Street Median Artwork: Urban/Industrial Sculpture Series

Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts seeks an artist or artist team to create a series of original sculptures for medians running down Pecos Street in southwest Adams County. This stretch of Pecos is a gateway between Adams County and North Denver, a busy transportation corridor, and home to many families and small businesses. The highly visible sculpture series will be viewed by heavy commuter and freight traffic, as well as bus riders, cyclists, and pedestrians. Local residents along Pecos will view this series from their front porches and living room windows.

The project site has five medians with seven existing uniform footers for public art placement. The selected artist may utilize any or all existing footers and has the option to add additional footers using their project budget. Current landscaping throughout all five medians includes trees, shrubs and bushes, rock mulch, and boulders. Views of the city skyline, the movement and undulation of the corridor, the intersection of neighborhood and industry, and a sense of play should drive artwork design. Artworks will be viewed from a short distance and at varying speeds.

The budget is $350,000, inclusive of all costs associated with execution: project management, design, community engagement, delivery, installation, artist fees, site visits, site surveys, site prep, community engagement, design, engineering, permits, materials, material tests, fabrication, site access and equipment, insurance conforming to Adams County requirements, travel, transportation and expenses, maintenance plan, consultants' and subcontractors' fees. Finalists (3-5) will be awarded a $750 honorarium to complete a project-specific proposal. Open to professional artists based in the United States. A strong knowledge of materials, transit public art projects, and familiarity with Colorado Department of Transportation Public Art Guidelines is required.