University of North Florida Skinner-Jones Hall Project

The University of North Florida is seeking artwork for the new Skinner-Jones Hall, located in the campus core adjacent to the Biological Sciences and Science & Engineering Buildings. The project is a comprehensive renovation of the former Skinner-Jones Hall North and South (originally Buildings 3 and 4 from the 1972 campus), combined with a new four-story addition and entrance lobby. The total building area is approximately 116,000 gsf. The building will house the School of Engineering and the Department of Construction Management, occupying nearly 65 percent of the space, including the Taylor Engineering Research Institute, state-of-the-art classrooms and labs, simulation labs, research facilities, and common spaces.

The Art Selection Committee has selected the Main Entry Interior Lobby Staircase as the site for artwork placement. The Committee is open to commissioning site-specific work and/or purchasing existing artwork. Submissions that relate to the field of engineering and/or construction in a non-gender biased manner are strongly encouraged. The project budget is $44,000.

Eligibility: Professional artists or designers, age 18 or over, eligible to work in the United States. Applicants must submit a current professional resume emphasizing public art experience, public collections, and public commissions, demonstrating completion of at least two of the following: public commissions similar in budget to this project; works in major public, private, corporate, or museum collections; awards, grants, or fellowships; or a one-person museum exhibition within the past five years. Submit a brief letter of interest explaining the relevance of your artwork to the project and how submitted images relate to project requirements. Submit 1-20 digital images via CaFE. Include prices for all works; existing works must include delivery or shipping costs and be framed or ready to install. Three finalists will be selected and notified no later than April 30, 2018. Finalists will receive a $1,500 design stipend to develop a site-specific artwork design.