Vermont Arts Council: Vermont Fire Academy Art in State Buildings Program

The Vermont Arts Council in association with the Vermont Department of Buildings & General Services announces a search for an artist or artist team to oversee design, fabrication, and installation of aesthetic enhancements to a new training facility being built for the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, Vermont. The individual(s) must be able to engage with the community and work in partnership with the Vermont Department of Buildings & General Services, architects for the project, and representatives from the Fire Academy. The artist(s) will conceptualize and identify appropriate aesthetic treatments for proposed project elements. The "Lead Artist" will be responsible for the overall design, planning, and implementation.

The project offers a variety of locations and opportunities for artwork for the interior and exterior public spaces of the building, including the lobby, hallway, classroom, overhead areas in the main lobby, wall space in common areas, exterior tower roof, exterior small front porch area near main entrance, and exterior lawn space in front of main entrance. The Committee hopes that proposed artwork will address one or more of the following: honor and reflect the history, tools and traditions of the firefighting profession; reflect the strong bond and sense of community within the firefighting community; create a warm and welcoming environment that firefighters can call "home"; or reflect the history of the community.

The selected "Lead Artist" will be awarded a $5,000 planning and design contract. $36,000 will be available for the fabrication and installation of identified aesthetic treatments. Eligible applicants are visual artists, crafts or design artists, (or artist teams) in all media, including landscape architects and interior designers, who are at least 18 years of age and legal residents of Vermont. Arts Council Staff and Trustees, Department of Buildings & General Services Staff, Project Review Committee members and their family members are not eligible to apply. Applicants must submit nine digital images of previously completed artwork, a statement of interest of no more than 5000 characters, and a current résumé via the CaFÉ online application system. There is no application fee.