The Foundry Parking Garage: Second Street Public Art Installation

The City of Loveland Art in Public Places is accepting Requests for Qualifications for sculptural works to be installed in downtown Loveland for The Foundry project. Two areas on the City's public parking structure have been identified for public art installations. This listing is for the Second Street side, which will be the main entrance into the parking structure and will face an adjacent hotel. This location measures approximately 108' wide x 44' tall, and all or part of this surface could be used for public artwork.

Artists will be asked to develop artwork that provides sculptural/3D elements, immediate visual impact, is fabricated from any suitable outdoor material, allows for ample air circulation within the parking structure, enhances the overall aesthetics of The Foundry development, and fulfills the ventilation requirements of the parking garage. A maximum of $100,000 has been allocated for the Second Street side. This budget includes all design, structural engineering, fabrication, insurance, installation, travel, contingency and incidental costs. The project is open to any professional artist or artist team with demonstrated experience in creating signature artwork of a large scale.

Applications must include a preliminary statement of approach for the project, images of artwork completed within the past seven years highlighting previous accomplishment(s) with public art pieces of similar appropriate scale (maximum 10 images), 3 professional references and resume. An artist may be selected directly from initial applications or the artwork selection panel may elect to interview a limited number of finalists. If multiple semi-finalists are selected, each finalist will present a scaled maquette and develop a specific preliminary proposal, and a stipend will be paid. The selected artist/artist team will enter into a contract with the City of Loveland and will be required to carry general liability insurance of $1 million. Installation timeline will be determined collaboratively by the artist and the Visual Arts Commission.