EXPRESSION of INTEREST (Artist Proposal)
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (Artist Proposal) Prepared for: City of Prince Albert Arts and Culture Call for Artist Concept 2nd Avenue Art Installation c/o City of Prince Albert, Purchasing Department Municipal Service Centre 11 – 38th Street East Prince Albert, SK S6W 1A5 E: [email protected] Prepared By: Joanne Churko 914 Broad Street North Regina, SK S4R 5Z1 P: 306-359-7886 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Thank you for creating this artistic creative design opportunity. I am excited to participate in the bid process for this competition. Please accept the following as an application/expression of interest for: City of Prince Albert Call For Artist Concept - 2nd Avenue Art Installation Prince Albert, SK as advertised. Deadline: Wednesday April 21, 2021 2:30p.m. 1 2 1.0 Expression of Interest 1.1 Project Description & Summary Public art has the ability to inspire, engage and connect people in extraordinary ways. The City of Prince Albert supports an Art and Culture program and policies that allow artists of all mediums, skill types and abilities to develop their crafts and create works that are truly inspiring. This particular opportunity is of interest because it aligns with my skillset as a multi-medium artist and combines my technical expertise as a multi-disciplined and creative designer and technical consultant of more than thirty years, into one single scope of work. This expression of interest proposes to design, develop, construct and install a collection of five (5) double-sided, open-faced, artistic fence panels (in duplicate), similar to the five concepts shown herein. The scenes are technically complex but simple in appearance, are aesthetically pleasing, and incorporate bright and bold color palettes and textures intended to stand out against the existing natural backdrop. For technical reasons, lighting is not considered at this time, but is open for discussion and can be revisited during the Detailed Design Phase. Each panel location is made up of two decorative interior panels, (one on each side of the fence), and a decorative outer face layer: a) The decorative outer face layer – consists of various trim pieces, including vertical panel end caps, a continuous top cap, and an adjustable skirt at the base (optional), if required. b) The decorative interior panels – will be made up of irregular shaped plywood cutouts of various sizes, shapes, layers and configurations to provide a three-dimensional effect. Layers may be adhered to each other or separated through the use of spacers to create texture and dimension. The interior panels may be block painted, artistically painted, or any combination thereof, as determined during the Detailed Design Phase (See Sec. 1.2 below). Each location will consist of two mirror- image panels so that the same design can be presented on both sides of the street. The five (5) concept collection, through its artistic composition and subject matter hopes to engage audiences and promote discussions about unique landscapes and interesting wildlife that can be found in the Prince Albert Region. 1.2 Technical Information & Execution The design and construction process will consist of three phases…a Detailed Design Phase, a Construction Phase and an Installation and Final Approval Phase. Should this proposal be accepted, these phases will be used to seek client feedback through engagement, consultation and approvals, as well as monitor progress, and determine key milestones for the purpose of gauging budget and schedule and establishing progress payments. These concepts have been designed in consideration of the following: a) artistic design specifications and/or parameters as listed in the Call for Artist Concept; b) maintenance, safety, visibility, longevity and structural integrity; c) suitability related to the location; d) complementary to the site, as a whole; e) appropriateness and relativity of subject matter; f) flexibility in the design, with some limitations, and; g) other creative design, artistic and technical parameters. 2.0 Budget and Schedule Budget: $25,000.00 CAD, plus applicable taxes (5-panel collection) $20,000.00 CAD, plus applicable taxes (4-panel collection, may include Panel 2) $15,000.00 CAD, plus applicable taxes (3-panel collection, does not include Panel 2) Schedule (timeline): 8 weeks, upon acceptance/approval to proceed Note: The development of one and two panel collections are not financially feasible under this proposal. This is because the work warrants a Detailed Design Phase to undertake client consultation, to acquire valued client feedback, to resolve design elements and technical details that must be reconciled prior to construction. This particular collection will have a higher than normal labor and material cost. Transport is also a budgetary factor. While some flexibility exists and concessions can be made in the design, the installation is an outdoor application that will be installed along an existing traffic median, and therefore, safety, durability and other 3 specific elements must also be considered in the design and construction details. Under this proposal, progress payments will be requested at key intervals. 3.0 Other Considerations: 3.1 Phasing To ensure proper management of the budget and schedule, the work will be executed in phases. These phases will allow for periodic client reviews and consultations at appropriate intervals and for the purpose of establishing reasonable progress payments. The proposed execution phases are as follows: a) The Detailed Design Phase – Review, discuss and finalize artistic and technical design and execution details. Will require one pre-design site visit to review existing site conditions and collect asbuilt data and information. Will seek client consultation and client sign-off on the final designed artistic panels, prior to construction. The detailed design phase is expected to take 2 to 3 weeks to execute. b) The Construction Phase – Construction of the work as determined by the Detailed Design Phase. Requires client approval prior to shipping to the site. The construction phase is expected to take 3 to 4 weeks to execute. c) The installation and Final Approval Phase – Will require final client approval (through photos) prior to shipping to the site. Will also require acceptance of the work at the time that the installation is complete. 3.2 Support Local Where the work requires elements of the project to be sub-contracted consideration will be given to hire locally, where employing locally is competitive, and favourable to the management of the project budget and schedule, and both favourable and feasible to the success of the project, as a whole. Similarly, credits to the budget may be offered should the City of Prince Albert wish to install the finished panels independently. Credit values can be discussed and determined during the Detailed Design Phase. 3.3 Additional Information The details of this design including design details, feasibility and details related to budget and schedule, are open for discussion. Additional information may be available upon request. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have, in that regard. 4.0 Personal Resume/CV A Personal Resume/CV is submitted with this application in confidence, as a separate attachment. 5.0 Personal Portfolio (Personal Project Gallery) A Personal Project Gallery is also submitted in confidence, as a separate attachment to serve as an Artist Portfolio. 4 6.0 Visualization 6.1 Past Work City of Prince Albert Crosswalk Art Additional Past Work can be viewed in my Personal Project Gallery outlined in Sec. 5.0 above . 6.2 Concepts Time constraints dictated by the short bidding period did not allow for the development of all five concepts, given the complexity and enormity of this design concept and the level of detail required to successfully execute this proposal. However, five (5) themes have been determined and rough samples have been developed. Panel Themes are as follows: Panel 1 – Great Plains Bison Theme (rough sample shown below Panel 2 – Watershed Theme (ie: Pelicans, Loons, Beavers, Rabbits, Owl, Hawk) Panel 3 – Deer/Moose Forestry Theme Panel 4 – Bear/Fish River/Forest Theme Panel 5 – Wolf/Forest Theme (rough sample shown below) Two sample concepts have been provided below for the purpose of communicating the overall vision of the proposal and how it might actually appear on site. These samples may or may not reflect the final panel designs at the detailed design level. Should serious consideration be given to developing this proposal further, I would be happy to provide you with more detailed concepts, additional information, or engage in detailed discussions to help satisfy any questions or concerns that you might have regarding the proposal, as described throughout this EOI. These samples represent ROUGH CONCEPTS ONLY that were developed primarily for the purpose of determining colour schemes, layouts and scale specific to this proposal. These will be refined, detailed, finalized, resolved and reconciled during the Detailed Design Phase. As stated previously, client sign-off would be sought on each panel design prior to construction. 5 Sample Panel 1 – Great Plains Bison Theme (rough concept only) 6 Sample Panel 5 - Wolf/Forest Theme 7 8 CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) Joanne is an experienced multi-disciplined designer, technical consultant, project manager, draftsperson and artist. Her comprehensive technical knowledge in design, management and construction practices spans approximately thirty (30) years, contributing to the successful completion of more than 800 projects, in multiple disciplines, with varying subjects, scopes, budgets and degrees of complexity, through many forms of procurement and project delivery. She is the former owner of a successful small design and consulting firm of ten (10) years. She is currently operating as a sole proprietor on a contract, per-project basis. Joanne’s creative skills, technical diversity and applied work experience have allowed her to assume lead roles on many architectural, engineering and planning teams, as well as execute complex projects independently, from concept to completion.