CALL TO ARTISTS. Florida s Art in State Buildings Program

CALL TO ARTISTS Florida s Art in State Buildings Program University of South Florida St. Petersburg Kate Tiedemann College of Business Request for Qualifications Deadline: January 6, 2016 As a project of Florida s Art in State Buildings Program, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg is issuing a request for qualifications for the new Kate Tiedemann College of Business. The Public Art Selection Committee seeks experienced professional artists working in any media to submit their qualifications for consideration. Artists not currently in the USF Public Art Collection are preferred for this project. Finalists will be invited to propose site-specific projects and will be provided an honorarium. Please see additional project information below. Location: University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida Budget: $100,000 with possibility of additional funds (honoraria will be given outside of this amount to finalists for site-specific proposals) Deadline: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Project Timeline: The anticipated completion date for this project is early 2017. Criteria to Apply: Artist must meet at least (2) of the following: the artist has completed public commissions similar in budget and scale the artist s works are in major public, private, corporate, or museum collections the artist has received awards, grants, or fellowships the artist has had a museum exhibition within the past five years Required Materials: Statement: (one page or less) Describe your interest in this project and provide the selection committee with any additional information not communicated through your resume and images. It is not necessary to make a site-specific proposal at this point in the process. Label the statement file: Last name_statement Resume: Provide your current professional resume, up to four pages, emphasizing public art experience, public collections and public commissions. Label the resume file: Last Name_resume Images: 5 10 digital images of artwork. Images should be in.jpg format with a minimum resolution of approximately 800 x 600 pixels and a maximum resolution of approximately 1900 x 1500. Images must be labeled in the numerical order in which the artist wishes them to be viewed. Each image file should match the following format: Artist s Last Name, Corresponding Image Number from ID Sheet, Artwork Title (use representative words for a long title). If the image is a detail, please indicate that as well. Be sure to put a zero in front of the numbers 1 through 9. Example: Harris_04_Sunset_detail.jpg USFSP OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS - 1

Make sure your images are in the same order as listed on the ID Sheet. The first five images on the ID sheet will be seen in the initial blind review. No identifying information should appear on the images. Please provide the committee with details and close-ups of large or complex artworks. Image Identification Sheet: Image identification sheet that provides the following information for each submitted image. Artist Name Image Number Thumbnail Image of the Work Title of Work Medium Dimensions Date of Work Price of Work or Amount of Commission Site or location including the city (if applicable) Commissioning Agency or Client (if applicable) Brief Explanation of intention of project (if applicable) The ID Sheet must be headed with Kate Tiedemann College of Business, the artist s name, address, phone number, email address, and website, if any. Label ID sheet file: Last name_id Video: Artwork with sound or motion may be submitted as short MP4 files. Label files: Last name_01_title Note: We do not accept PowerPoint presentations or digitally watermarked images. An original signature on the work of art is acceptable. Submission Tips: Selection committees may review hundreds of artist submissions. Please make their task easier by conforming to these requests: Carefully read the description for each of the submission items so that you include all required information in the appropriate format. It is important to include the prices of your work and/or the budgets of commissioned projects. If you want the committee to consider a purchase, be sure to indicate on your Image ID Sheet which of your artworks are currently available. Prices for existing works must include delivery or shipping costs and works must arrive framed or ready to install. There are no additional funds for framing or shipping. Do not present your Image ID Sheet in landscape format. Digital Images, Statement, Resume and Image Identification Sheet may be submitted via Dropbox or other file-sharing site by providing a link to PublicArt@usf.edu Questions/Contact: Sarah Howard, USF Art in State Buildings Administrator (813) 974-3503 or PublicArt@usf.edu About the University of South Florida St. Petersburg The University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) shines as a dynamic research-active autonomous institution in the USF System. The 48-acre urban campus is situated within the culturally vibrant St. Petersburg downtown waterfront on Bayboro Harbor. The area is home to an array of world-class museums, a performing arts center, restaurants, nightclubs and parks. USF St. Petersburg celebrates its connection to the waterfront and surrounding cityscape. Innovation, collaboration and community engagement are our core principles and the outgrowth of a creative environment on display in every corner of the community. As the sole public residential campus in St. Petersburg, USFSP is USFSP OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS - 2

committed to community-university partnerships. Our community partners multiply opportunities for students and challenge faculty and administrators to recognize new areas for innovation and exploration. Faculty members offer both classroom and community learning opportunities, engaging USFSP students with focused academic service in the real world. Embracing and showcasing a world of voices and views, USFSP attracts community members to campus with our educational and cultural events. Founded in 1965 as a satellite campus of the University of South Florida, USFSP became a separately accredited institution in 2002. USFSP is the only public university in Pinellas County and the only public university offering bachelor s and graduate degree programs in the area. In 2013, USFSP was ranked among the top 30 best public regional colleges in the South by US News and World Reports. USFSP is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor s and master s degrees. About the USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business As an engine of innovation for the Tampa Bay region, the USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business offers programs in accounting, business administration, finance, and entrepreneurship to prepare graduates for future management and leadership roles in a global environment. The USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business provides students with a dynamic academic environment while distinguishing itself regionally and nationally in select programs. The USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business and the Program of Accountancy are both accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, a distinction held by only 1% of the 16,000 business colleges in the world. Only 180 institutions worldwide are separately accredited in accounting. US News & World Report ranks USFSP s Online MBA program 32nd in the nation and 2nd in Florida. The Entrepreneurship Program in the Kate Tiedemann College of Business was named Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship program in the nation by U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Within the Kate Tiedemann College of Business, 85% of recent MBA graduates work in the 10 fastest growing industries. Kate Tiedemann College of Business - West perspective view from city About the USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business Building Currently under construction, the 68,000 square-foot Kate Tiedemann College of Business building will unite faculty and students under one roof and create a stimulating environment for quality education, meaningful USFSP OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS - 3

research, ethical awareness, intellectual and cultural diversity, and practical service to the community with a focus on sustainability and innovation. The four-story building will extend traditional classroom spaces into diverse learning environments: small and large, formal and informal to foster collaboration, creativity and critical-thinking skills. Instructional spaces are designed to facilitate team learning and will better prepare Accountancy students for group-based work models being used in the field today. New Accelerator labs will provide Entrepreneurship students with an opportunity to work with local start-ups to develop the skills they ll need to compete in the marketplace themselves. A 200-seat amphitheater will provide an ideal venue for events. The Kate Tiedemann College of Business strives to be a place of collaboration for students and alumni to build stronger networks, develop their ideas, and create a positive impact for years to come. Influenced by regional connections to sun and water, this stunning new building will carve out three openings in its volume, to allow sunlight and landscape to penetrate internally and become part of the learning experience. Innovation, creativity and collaboration are the core principles of USFSP s approach to education and engagement with the community. Situated on 3rd Street South between 6th and 7th Avenues South, these principles are integrated into the design of the Kate Tiedemann College of Business building, with entrances from both the campus and community, creating a conduit connecting students and faculty with the city. Transparent, patterned glass with interlocking circle motifs unifies the exterior surfaces of the building and symbolizes the open accessibility between the university and surrounding communities. Potential Sites for Public Art Commons Atrium Interior view Commons Atrium The Kate Tiedemann College of Business building s main entrances all lead into a large, light-filled Commons Atrium with glass facades to the exteriors facing east and west. The three-story atrium measures 48 feet x 48 feet x 48 feet and is able to be viewed from walkways and glass-walled meeting rooms on the upper floors and a second floor Bloomberg trading room that extends eight feet out over the first floor. A LED Stock Ticker display wraps around the bottom of the glass paneled windows of the Bloomberg trading room. The first floor of the Commons Atrium prominently features a 12 feet x 36 feet coral stone wall and an LED Stock Ticker display wraps around the bottom of the glass paneled windows of the Bloomberg trading room. The maximum weight able to be suspended from the ceiling supports in the Commons Atrium cannot exceed 200 pounds. USFSP OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS - 4

Palm Court - East perspective view from campus Palm Court The exterior niche space of the Palm Court facing 3rd Street South opens to the Harborwalk, the landscaped main promenade through campus. The Palm Court, approximately 48 feet x 48 feet x 80 feet, includes an 80 feet x 48 feet façade composed of 4 x 8 foot glass panels and incorporates a 12 feet x 16 feet vestibule entrance which extends 12 feet into the Palm Court niche. Three elevated exterior walkways with guardrails, with a height of 3 feet 6 inches, span the niche space in front of the glass façade and extend eight feet into the niche space above the vestibule entrance. Two pre-cast concrete walls measuring 80 feet x 48 feet envelope the sides of the Palm Court space, creating 80 feet x 40 feet wall planes in front of the elevated walkways. Each pre-cast concrete wall also includes a 16 feet x 12 feet window on the first floor extending 24 feet from the glass façade. Landscaping elements planned for the Palm Court can be revised to complement public art installation. Please see link for additional information about the USFSP Kate Tiedemann College of Business including detailed plan and elevation drawings and renderings: http://www.usfsp.edu/public-art/ This project is administered through the Florida s Art in State Building (ASB) program, and will comply with standards set in the Florida Art in State Buildings Handbook: http://dos.florida-arts.org/documents/asb-handbook/ USFSP OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS - 5