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Call for Design Team Artist
Tacoma Town Center
Budget: $295,000 all inclusive
Deadline: April 15, 2018, 11:59 pm
Eligibility: must live in Washington or Oregon, 18 years or older
Opportunity
The City of Tacoma's Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, in partnership with North America Asset Management Group, LLC (NAAM), is seeking an artist or artist team to participate as a lead artist on the design team and contribute art and design ideas for public spaces at the Tacoma Town Center complex. Spaces include but are not limited to the Fawcett Avenue thoroughfare, prominent corner of South 21st Street and Jefferson Avenue, and other streetscape improvements. In addition, the artist or artist team will create a signature piece of artwork for the site.
The lead artist or artist team will be encouraged to explore opportunities to enliven the Town Center's public spaces through art and design and add to the growing outdoor art experiences in and around the Prairie Line Trail, Museum District, University of Washington - Tacoma campus, Greater Tacoma Convention Center, and Brewery District.
Additional funds will be available to commission Tacoma artists to create discrete and/or integrated artworks for the site. The lead artist or artist team will assist in determining potential locations and opportunities for these additional artworks and will participate on the artist selection panel.
How to Apply
https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit
QUESTIONS?
Contact Naomi Strom-Avila, 253-591-5191, nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.orgmailto:nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org