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Art Spaces, Inc ARTIST OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTDOOR SCULPTURE Terre Haute, Indiana REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF MATERIALS: July 17, 2013 Art Spaces, Inc. – Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collection is issuing a REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS for a site-specific project to be located in the city of TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. This opportunity is open to practicing professional artists over 18 years of age. SEND MATERIALS TO: Art Spaces, Inc. 669 Ohio St. Terre Haute, IN 47807 2 1. LOCATION The sculpture will be located in Terre Haute's Fairbanks Park in proximity to the Dresser House. This 145-acre signature city park is located on the banks of the Wabash River and is the site of several festivals, outdoor concerts and other arts and recreational events. Submission requirements, images and details about the site are also available on the Art Spaces website at www.wabashvalleyartspaces.com DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF MATERIALS: July 17, 2013. Send to: Art Spaces, Inc., 669 Ohio St., Terre Haute, IN 47807. To directly request more information you may write to: [email protected] (Please note “Dresser project” in subject heading) or call 812-235-2801. Artist’s Budget: $50,000 - All inclusive with the exception of site preparation (within reasonable expectation) and lighting. 2. ART SPACES, TERRE HAUTE AND THE GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT Terre Haute, a lively Midwestern city in West Central Indiana on the banks of the Wabash River with a current population of approximately 60,000, is the birthplace of Paul Dresser. It is the county seat of Vigo County with a metropolitan area population of 170,943. Located 77 miles (124 km) southwest of Indianapolis and within 185 miles (298 km) of Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati, the City is a business, health care and education hub for West Central Indiana, with a major regional art museum, 2 major hospitals, 4 colleges and universities, the state's oldest symphony orchestra, other museums, theaters, galleries and now a signature collection of public art. It also serves as a major shopping hub for an estimated population of 500,000 from 15 counties in Indiana and Illinois. Art Spaces was started in 2005 as an economic development initiative. Our mission is to establish a collection of public outdoor sculpture in Terre Haute and the surrounding region of the Wabash Valley. Currently 13 pieces are included in the collection (see http://www.wabashvalleyartspaces.com/ourcollection.html for more information). Art Spaces also provides consulting services for other entities interested in art in public places. Our many educational and community events increase access to the arts for people of all ages, cultural backgrounds and economic circumstances. In short, we provide meaningful arts experiences that are free, all the time, for everyone. Art Spaces has played an important role in the revitalization of the downtown and we are currently engaged in a project called Turn to the River (funded in part through the National Endowment for the Arts), through which we are studying the ways that art and design may play a role in reconnecting the downtown and the Wabash River, running along the West side of the City. There are many creative projects underway and public art is at front and center of these efforts. 3 The “Paul Dresser Project” will become part of the Art Spaces collection and a part of the Terre Haute Cultural Trail, whose first sculpture in 2010 honored another native son, Max Ehrmann. More than 100,000 people have visited this sculpture in just over 2 years, and it has quickly become a great source of city pride. Art Spaces continues to expand the collection throughout the City of Terre Haute, and eventually will extend it to other parts of the Wabash Valley of West Central Indiana. We provide public sculptures which add meaning to public sites and provide important cultural attractions for residents and visitors. 3. SIGNIFICANCE OF PAUL DRESSER TO THIS REGION AND PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCULPTURE Terre Haute is the birthplace of Paul Dresser (1858-1906). At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, he was one of our nation’s most well-known songwriters. Sheet music for his best known song, “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,” was the second-highest selling of the era (surpassed only by Foster’s “Swanee River”); and it was officially named as the state song by the Indiana Legislature on March 14, 1913. On March 14, 2013 both houses of the Indiana Legislature reaffirmed the importance of this song, and its role as state song, for Indiana. Dresser spent much of his early life in Terre Haute and often wrote fondly about his hometown. In 1963 the house where he was born was saved from destruction when it was moved from its original neighborhood to Fairbanks Park along the Wabash River. In 1967 the Indiana General Assembly designated his home as State Shrine and Memorial, and the National Music Council listed it as “A Landmark of American Music." It is also on the National Register of Historic Places and is under the care of the Vigo County Historical Society and the Terre Haute Department of Parks and Recreation. Dresser died in 1906 after composing 104 songs, creating a strong legacy in the history of American music. He is the brother of renowned American writer, Theodore Dreiser, who also spent many childhood years in the Wabash Valley. By honoring Paul Dresser, we pay tribute to the legacy of the arts in our region, as well as the importance of original songwriting that so eloquently shapes and deepens our understandings of history and humanity. While honoring Dresser it is equally important that the project pay tribute to his best known song, and its legacy, which features The Wabash River, an essential American Waterway, also Indiana's state river. The Wabash River is re-emerging as a natural feature of significance and environmental importance as the City of Terre Haute, the State of Indiana and many groups and area organizations engage in efforts to embrace this vital resource as critical to our future sustainability. 2013 Year of the River (www.2013yearoftheriver.com) is one current example of a positive region-wide community collaboration. 4 The timing of the “Paul Dresser Project” to honor a song and a composer that so affectionately describes the enchantment of the river, could not be more apt. The sculpture chosen will be important throughout the state, and will draw visitors from other states as well. BUDGET The artist’s total budget for this project shall not exceed $50,000 and is all inclusive. The artist’s budget will include research, design, materials, fabrication, transportation, shipping, installation, engineering, insurance, taxes and any other expenses related to the project not listed as the responsibility of Art Spaces. Site preparation and lighting will be provided by Art Spaces within reasonable expectations. 5. ELIGIBILITY This opportunity is open to practicing professional artists over 18 years of age working with durable materials. 6. SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA Art Spaces is committed to providing for Fairbanks Park and the Terre Haute Department of Parks and Recreation (who will own the sculpture) a completed sculpture which will be made of durable materials that do not require constant vigilance or maintenance. Artists will be selected based on artistic merit, quality of materials, appropriateness for the site; feasibility within existing budget constraints, demonstrated experience and ability to meet scheduled timeline. Art Spaces requests that qualified artists submit images of previous projects demonstrating their ability to create meaningful, unique and exciting works of art that capture the spirit of individuality and place which characterized Dresser's original and unique compositions in music, eventually earning him a designation as one of the most popular songwriters in the United States. His "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" became Indiana's State Song in 1913. Dresser often used strong visual imagery in his lyrics. Lyrics of the state song are available at http://www.wabashvalleyartspaces.com/callforentries.html Artists are encouraged to consider the composer, his origins in the Midwest, and particularly the character and importance to this region of “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away.” These qualities may be interpreted in a broad way. The resulting work will provide an entrée for the viewer to learn more about Paul Dresser and his best-known song. In some way the sculpture may also pay tribute more generally to the art of songwriting. Since the sculpture will be located along the Wabash River, with a good view of the river from its site, it is important that this waterway, and Dresser’s attention to it, also be considered in the concept. Figurative bronze sculptures are neither required nor eliminated from consideration. If the artist leans in the direction of non-figurative work, it is possible that Art Spaces will consider installing a bronze bas-relief with a likeness of Dresser somewhere near the project. 5 The sculpture will be located near the Dresser house in Fairbanks Park, and the surrounding site will be landscaped, with a final landscape design created following selection of the artist and model. Therefore, we are open to the sculpture consisting of more than one part, or associated elements placed nearby. Coupled with Dresser's home, this work of art will become a destination site and will help to feature the southern entrance to the park, whose 145 acres border the historic Wabash River. Members of the selection committee will view most favorably those submissions which indicate that the artist has carefully reviewed the goals of this project and associated information, Dresser’s best known song, and his love of the region as well as the significance of this location.
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