Woman's College Tribute, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro seeks to commission a permanent public artwork to celebrate and pay tribute to the thirty-year period when the university was the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. The tribute should resonate with the feelings of innovation, revolution, and transition associated with Woman's College as an integral piece of UNCG's character, history and future.

The Woman's College Tribute will be placed on the lawn in front of the Stone Building on College Avenue, a central location on campus and at the heart of what was Woman's College. The only hard and fast limitations on the project's final design are that it not disturb the tree canopy (tree drip line) so as to not damage the trees' feeder roots, and that it also respect the height and proportions of the buildings around it (Stone and Petty). Power and/or water can be made available to the final project, but bringing it to the Tribute and incorporating it into the work must be included in the total estimated budget.

Submissions of qualifications will be reviewed by committee and three finalists will be invited to submit full proposals. Each finalist will be paid a stipend of $1,500.00 to cover necessary travel and expenses of preparing proposals. The total project budget, from the selection of the winning design through installation, is $150,000. This must cover all costs, including design, fabrication, delivery, installation, fees, assistants and an artist's stipend. The fabrication process and installation schedule will be determined after the finalist artist is selected. Notification of selected finalists is April 20, 2018. The deadline for full proposals is June 15, 2018. Notification of the selected artist is August 1, 2018.

Entries must be submitted digitally through www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ). Submit a resume highlighting previous experience with public art projects (no more than 3 pages, as PDF), a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 images of past projects (up to two videos allowed), an artist statement, contact information for 3 professional references, and a detailed listing of images provided with full photography credits, title, dimensions, and description of each work. All images must conform to CaFÉ's specific format guidelines. Entry is free. By submitting images of your work, you give permission to the Woman's College Tribute committee to use the images in displays of proposals for public comment, on the university's websites, in digital publications, press releases, and in publications (both print and electronic).