Trick Out the Ticket Trike: Bringing Arts and Culture on Campus to Life Competition Brief This project is a collaboration between the UBC Arts and Culture District and the SEEDS Sustainability Program
Overview UBC Arts and Culture has rolled out its new Ticket Trike, a tricycle-powered mobile ticket booth, to bring arts and culture to life on campus. To kick things off, we are launching a design competition to Trick Out the Trike! The UBC Arts & Culture District is the vibrant world of arts and culture you can find at the north end of campus. The District is anchored by The Museum of Anthropology, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Morris & Helen Belkin Gallery, Frederic Wood Theatre, Barnett Hall, Dorothy Somerset Studio, AVA Gallery, and UBC Old Auditorium. We have partnered with the SEEDS Sustainability Program to foster deeper student engagement in The District, where exciting, transformative art is explored, taught, exhibited and performed. As a leading research university, UBC seeks to inspire ideas that can change the world. The District is a place where arts and culture fulfill this aspiration, providing a rich resource for the social sustainability of our campus community. The Ticket Trike was borne out of a desire to bring arts and culture to students at UBC, to promote and sell tickets to shows that students may otherwise not have heard about. It also acts as a concierge service, informing students, staff, and faculty as to the many activities that they are eligible for free admission to as well as the many hidden pleasures of campus. The Ticket Trike is up and running, but now it s time to get the gears moving with a full design think outside the box! Imagine your design lighting up the Ticket Trike. Is it a 3D collage? Does it include a travelling puppet show? A creative feat of engineering? We are looking for a great design to help bring the Ticket Trike to life! This project will be what you make it, but it will be necessary to come up with an innovative, durable, robust, inspiring design using sustainably sourced materials that can be implemented on the Ticket Trike. You will be tasked with developing both a design and completing the build/retrofit for the Ticket Trike. Workshop space will be made available to you by the Arts & Culture District.
How does it work? Proposals will be accepted from September 22 nd, 2016 to October 24 th, 2016 The winner will be announced on October 31 st, 2016. Design build will be completed between November 1 st, 2016 and March 31 st, 2017 with consideration for the student s schedule. The successful applicant will be provided with funding to realize their design. Design will be launched in April 2017 and will remain installed on Trike for a minimum of 1 year. Eligibility UBC undergraduate/graduate students from any discipline are encouraged to apply. Submission Requirements Applications are completed online and can be found at http://sustain.ubc.ca/trike. The deadline to apply is October 24 th, 2016. Applicants will be required to submit the following in a single PDF: 1. A one-page artist s statement 2. An artist s rendering of the design 3. A list of required supplies and the respective budget
Design Constraints Please refer to the following diagram for dimensions of the Trike. Note that the design must not add any height to the Trike.
Criteria for evaluation The artist s statement should describe how the design meets the following criteria, upon which all submissions will be evaluated: Degree of Innovation: In what ways does the design transform the look and functionality of the Ticket Trike and its operations? Aesthetic Quality: Is the design s form exciting to look at? Does it express vitality and command attention. Is it a threedimensional work of art? Sustainability & Realization: Can the design be realized from a technological and economical point of view? Time: How long it will take to actualize the design? Economical: Considering the manufacturing method, technology and use of materials, can the concept be produced at a reasonable price? Sustainability & Durability: The environmental impact of the design. The ability of the design to withstand (or even make good use of) a rainy climate. The use of reused, recycled, or repurposed items is an asset. Functionality: Does the concept consider requirements of Trike handling, usability, safety, and maintenance? Emotional Content: What does the design offer the public beyond its immediate practical purpose in terms of sensual quality, possibilities of a playful use or emotional attachment? Impact: Result of the design. What is the scale of the benefit/impact that your design has on the Trike s effectiveness communicating and engaging public about the Arts & Culture District? Engagement: Does the design invite interaction and engagement with passers-by? Is it the perfect place for a selfie, or an impromptu performance? The more engaging the better.
Incentives to Apply All designs will be reviewed by a panel of judges from varied disciplines including Landscape Architecture, Fine Arts, Theatre, Film & Music. The winner will be provided with space to implement the design, as well as professional support and mentorship from Robert Gardiner, UBC Professor of Design and Production at the Department of Theatre and Film Top five submissions will be displayed in exhibition of design entries online and at the R.H. Lee Alumni Building. Photo Shoot of winning completed design. Public reception for winning completed design. Publicity Campaign & resulting Media coverage of winning Designer. Fabrication costs for your design provided. Chance to win tickets for 2 for UBC Chan Centre (3 presentations), UBC Opera (Season Pass), Theatre at UBC (Season Pass), School of Music (Season Pass). Questions? Please contact us at SEEDS.coordinator@ubc.ca with any questions.