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Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
Art Activation Team
ARTS ACTIVATION TEAM REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
BACKGROUND
The San José Office of Cultural Affairs and Aviation Department are seeking
an Arts Activation Team to work with the Mineta San José International
Airport designers to identify sites, and design and integrate the
appropriate infrastructure to activate the Airportâ•?s interior/exterior
with public art. The Arts Activation Team should include a lead artist and
a team including other artists, designers, scientists or individuals from
related disciplines.
The Airport Master Plan for Mineta San José International Airport, adopted
by the San José City Council in June 1997, serves as a long term guide to
Airport development and includes a program of facility improvements to
adequately accommodate projected commercial aviation demand by the year
2010. The Airport is currently in the process of implementing components of
the Master Plan focused on the design of the future Central Terminal and
construction of its North Concourse. An important piece of the airport
improvement program is the inclusion of a multi-million dollar public art
program that will help distinguish the unique identity, environment,
cultural values, and artistic vitality of Silicon Valleyâ•?s community.
THE AIRPORT PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN
The Airport Public Art master planning process was a multi-year effort
involving over 500 community members and policy makers to craft a public art
program that is unique to this region. The process considered the City of
San José Economic Development Strategy, the City�s visions and goals for
the Airport, The Master Plan for Public Art for the City of San José,;
other Silicon Valley cultural initiatives, and input received at community
meetings, individual interviews and focus group meetings.
The resulting Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport Public Art
Master Plan creates a strategic framework for a unified program of Art &
Technology that will identify San José as a diverse global center for
innovation and change. Using the tools and technologies developed in
Silicon Valley, public art will provide a portal to the region, highlighting
the histories and stories that are a foundation of San José�s place in
todayâ•?s global economy.
THE ARTS ACTIVATION TEAM
The role of the Arts Activation Team is to identify sites and design the
appropriate infrastructure to accommodate an Art & Technology program. The
Arts Activation Team will work with the Airportâ•?s design team to analyze
the Airport project and develop opportunities to integrate public art. The
Art & Technology program will include both permanently sited and
architecturally integrated artworks, as well as flexible â•?platformsâ•
that can accommodate dynamic, changing artwork installations. These
platforms may themselves be sculptural installations or may accommodate
sculptural installations that will be commissioned on an ongoing basis.
While the Arts Activation Team will not develop permanent artworks, it will
develop the flexible technological platforms. The Arts Activation team will
also develop pilot projects demonstrating the artistic potential of these
platforms.
Artists are encouraged to assemble multi-disciplinary teams that may
include, but are not limited to the following: engineers, scientists,
artists familiar with sound, light, landscape, interactive, LED, video,
kinetic, data mining and visualization, web-based interaction, demo, gaming,
and robotics; computer and software technologists. There is a desire that
the character of the assembled team is consistent with the innovative nature
of the Airport Public Art Master Plan; a team that can envision an airport
that reflects Silicon Valley as a center of innovation and a creative
community. The team is to have the ability and the depth of experience to
set the stage for a public art program that will evolve, grow, and change
with the region.
RELEVENT DOCUMENTS
· Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport Public Art Master
Plan:
(http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/documents/SJA-MasterPlan-2nd-finallow
.pdf)
· Summary of the Airport improvement program: :
http://www.sjc.org/improvement/overview.html.
· Virtual Tour of the future North Concourse :
http://www.sjc.org/improve.html.
· City of San José Economic Development Strategy:
(http://www.sjeconomy.com/publications/pressreleases/executive.summary.final
.pdf)
· The Master Plan for Public Art for the City of San José:
(http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/pdfs/art_master_plan.pdf)
Architectural plans will be available to finalists prior to interviews.
ART ACTIVATION PROJECT DETAILS
PROJECT BUDGET
The project budget is detailed below:
Artist Design Fee (including all construction
and engineering documentation) $250,000
Programming, Fabrication and Installation $1,000,000 (estimated, not
to exceed)
The project budget includes all expenses related to the research, design,
fabrication and installation of the art program infrastructure and pilot
program, including, but not limited to: engineering, construction
documentation, fabrication, transportation and installation, insurance, and
all other project related expenses including any changes to the building
necessitated by the installation such as electrical and data outlets,
lighting, structural bracing, etc. The design and the fabrication phase
will be managed under separate contracts. The artistâ•?s design may include
elements that are most appropriately integrated into the base project
construction documents and therefore fabricated under the supervision of
others. The fabrication budget will reflect the approved design parameters.
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Selection
Qualifications submittal deadline: Thursday April 14, 2005
Selection of finalists for interviews Wednesday, April 20,
2005
Interviews Friday May 13,
Design/Fabrication
Submit Schematic Design Proposal August 2005
Submit Design Development Proposal October 2005
Construction Documents January 2006
SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work for the Arts Activation Team for this project will
include, but not be limited to the following:
· Working closely with the Airport�s project team to identify
programmatic issues of the facility; defining appropriate sites for
permanent artwork installations (including an aviation themed artwork),
locations for dynamic artwork platforms, and infrastructure for permanent
and or future artwork installations.
· Preparing schematic design proposal of the artwork platforms to
accurately convey the intent, form, scale, proposed materials for each
proposed site, and project budgets.
· Preparing a developed design proposal including: plans and elevations
describing the design and location of the artwork platforms, materials,
costs and schedule for production, fabrication, installation, and
maintenance specifications. Artists will be expected to provide scaled
renderings, models and other visual material to adequately illustrate how
the artwork will appear when installed at the site.
· Subject to City approval of the designs, preparing construction
documents and specifications for the artwork platforms. This work may
require subcontracting the services of licensed design professionals,
engineers, fabricators, installers, and other consultants, to ensure a code
compliant, high quality, and durable artwork.
· Presenting the design to project stakeholders (including OCA and
Airport staff, community, the Public Art Committee, and the San José Arts
Commission for approval).
· Developing comprehensive operation and maintenance specifications and
any required staff training.
· Overseeing and/or facilitating the installation of the artwork
platforms on site.
· Designing and production of pilot content for the flexible platforms,
including working with community to develop themes.
· Preparing final as-built documentation of the artwork platforms.
LEAD ARTIST QUALIFICATIONS
· Demonstrate an ability to lead a diverse team and possess strong
communication and administrative skills and ability to meet project
deadlines.
· Demonstrate at least 6-years experience in public art or comparable
experience with emphasis on architectural integrated artwork installations.
· Demonstrate past experience managing projects of significant scale
(over $400,000)
· The lead artist should have a strong conceptual foundation working in
a range of media, including technology.
ARTIST SELECTION SUMMARY
There will be a two-phase selection process:
Phase I â•„ April 20, 2005
A selection panel will review the qualifications, letter of interest
(described below), and past work of lead artist and identified team members,
with the goal of short-listing 4 to 5 lead artists for interviews. Although
team members do not have to be identified at Phase I, it is advisable to
represent the profile of individuals that will be considered for the team.
Specific proposals are not requested and will not be reviewed at this time.
If short-listed, you must be available for interviews on May 13, 2005.
Finalist will receive a written briefing on the Airport facility prior to
interviews. At that time questions will be handled with a written addendum
process.
Phase II â•„ May 13, 2005
The City will pay for travel and reasonable accommodations for the lead
artist. Note: The interview date is not flexible; although not encouraged,
phone interviews may be arranged.
Interviews will focus on conceptual approach to designing a project
consistent with the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport Public
Art Master Plan, your initial thoughts on the teamâ•?s philosophy and how
that is reflective of the Airport Public Art Master Plan. It is encouraged
that the specific team members be identified at this stage.
Following May 13 interviews one team will be commissioned. The City will
contract with the lead artist. The lead artist shall enter into a contract
with the City using the standard agreement available for review on line at
http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/documents/Design.SingleArtist.doc.
The selection will be scored using the following criteria:
· Artistic excellence, innovation and originality of the lead artist and
other team members as evidenced by representations of past work.
· Professional qualifications and experience of lead artist and
identified team members as a whole.
· Appropriateness of approach to the activation of the Airport facility
as stated in the letter of interest. .
· Experience with or ability to procure or oversee the services of other
professionals to facilitate design, fabrication, and installation of the
activation infrastructure.
· Technical expertise in the development and maintenance of
technology-based artworks.
· Experience working collaboratively with government agencies and
architectural design teams.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Submissions (described below) must be received by the Office of Cultural
Affairs no later than 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 14, 2005.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The completed submission must include the following information and
materials as described below, all of which are required to constitute being
complete.
1. Proposal Coversheet per Attachment A.
2. Artist letter of interest (2 page maximum). Specific proposals are not
requested and will not be reviewed at this time. Your letter of interest is
an opportunity to help the selection panel understand your perspective on
the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport Public Art Master Plan,
your perspective on the potential of the Art & Technology program. Please
answer the following questions in your letter of intent:
i. What interests you about this project?
ii. What are some of the important considerations in a project of this
nature?
iii. What experience do you have as a lead artist or design team member?
iv. How would you approach forming a team? If possible, give examples of
whom you would want on your team.
3. A brief summary of Lead Artistâ•?s relevant past experience (1 page
maximum) and each team member that has been identified (1 additional page).
4. Visual representations of past artwork that demonstrate your
qualifications for this project. Submission is limited to 10 images of past
work per artist with no more than 20 images per team.
Preferred method of submission is one CD-ROM of images of past work in a
PowerPoint format. The intent is to present artistâ•?s work in a PowerPoint
format; therefore, if you are not submitting your own PowerPoint
presentations, submissions need to be compatible. For example:
· JPEG are to be no more than 1600 X 1200 pixels.
· Digital video files should either be already inserted into PowerPoint
or be in AVI format.
· Digital video files should be no more than 30 seconds each.
Also acceptable are:
· PDF format.
· Separate digital files Digital files should indicate artist last name
and reference to Project Description List (see below).
· Slides (no more than 20 per team), numbered in the order of desired
presentation.
Please do not submit prints or other reproductions of your work.
5. In addition, a corresponding project description list corresponding to
the images is to be submitted with the following information for each
project:
a. Title
b. Location
c. Date completed
d. Description of Project
e. Media
f. Dimensions
g. Project Cost (with indication if total project scope if larger than
representative image)
h. URL if applicable
6. Resume(s): 3 (three) pages maximum for each team member that has been
identified.
7. Copies of relevant reviews, articles, etc.: 3 pages maximum per team.
8. A self-addressed, correctly sized and stamped envelope for the return
of materials if desired.
9. Names, addresses, phone numbers & email addresses of three
professional references.
10. Submit one original and ten copies of a complete printed, one-sided,
collated and paper clipped (no staples please) set of the following
materials in the order listed:
· Cover Sheet (Attachment A)
· Lead Artist/Artist team Letter of Intent (if team submittal, please
identify lead artist)
· Past Experience Summary
· Image List
· Resume(s)
· Relevant reviews
In addition to the hard copies, please e-mail all documents including
electronic reviews if available. Email to brooke.jones@sanjoseca.gov with
the following subject line: â•?Activation Team Applicationâ•
Please do not bind printed materials and do not submit in plastic sleeves,
folders or binders.
Submit completed applications to:
Office of Cultural Affairs
365 South Market Street
San José, California 95113
The Office of Cultural Affairs cannot be responsible for lost, missing or
damaged materials. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please call Mary Rubin if you require assistance via email at
mary.rubin@sanjoseca.gov or 408 277-5144 extension 16.
APPENDIX
ADDENDA AND INTERPRETATION
The City shall not be responsible for nor be bound by any oral instructions
or interpretations or explanations issued by the City or its
representatives. Should discrepancies or omissions be found in this RFQ or
should there be a need to clarify the RFQ, you may contact Mary Rubin, in
writing via letter or via email to mary.rubin@sanjoseca.gov or 365 S. Market
Street, San José CA 95113, no later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time,
on April 4, 2005. Any City response to a request for clarification will be
made in the form of an addendum to this RFQ and will be sent to all parties
to whom this RFQ has been issued prior to the Proposal due date. All
addenda shall become part of this RFQ.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
The selected Artist, at Artistâ•?s sole cost and expense and for the full
term of the Agreement or any extension thereof, shall obtain and maintain at
least all of the insurance requirements outlined in Attachment E of the
Agreement.
All polices, endorsements, certificates and/or binders shall be subject to
approval by the Risk Manager of the City of San José as to form and
content. These requirements are subject to amendment or waiver if so
approved in writing by the Risk Manager. The selected Artist agrees to
provide the City with a copy of said policies, certificates and/or
endorsements.
The selected Artist shall satisfy these insurance requirements prior to
approval of the Agreement.
EXAMINATION OF PROPOSED MATERIAL
The submission of a proposal shall be deemed a representation and
certification by the Artist that they have investigated all aspects of the
RFQ, that they are aware of the applicable facts pertaining to the RFQ
process, its procedures and requirements, and that they have read and
understood the RFQ. No request for modification of the statement shall be
considered after its submission on grounds that Artist was not fully
informed as to any fact or condition.
PUBLIC NATURE OF PROPOSAL MATERIAL
Responses to this RFQ become the exclusive property of the City. At such
time as the recommendation is made to the City Manager, all Proposals
received in response to this RFQ become a matter of public record and shall
be regarded as public records, with the exception of those elements in each
Proposal which are defined by the Artist as business or trade secrets and
plainly marked as â•?Confidential,â• â•?Trade Secret,â• or
â•?Proprietary.â• The City shall not in any way be liable or responsible
for the disclosure of any such Proposal or portions thereof, if they are not
plainly marked as â•?Confidential,â• â•?Trade Secret,â• or
â•?Proprietaryâ• or if disclosure is required under the Public Records Act.
Any Proposal which contains language purporting to render all or significant
portions of the Proposal â•?Confidential,â• â•?Trade Secret,â• or
â•?Proprietaryâ• shall be regarded as nonâ•„responsive.
Although the California Public Records Act recognizes that certain
confidential trade secret information may be protected from disclosure, the
City of San José may not be in a position to establish that the information
that an Artist submits is a trade secret. If a request is made for
information marked â•?Confidential,â• â•?Trade Secret,â• or
â•?Proprietary,â• the City will provide the Artist who submitted the
information with reasonable notice to allow the Artist to seek protection
from disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction.
DISQUALIFICATION
Factors such as, but not limited to, any of the following may be considered
just cause to disqualify an Artist without further consideration:
A. Evidence of collusion, directly or indirectly, among Artists in regard
to the amount, terms, or conditions of this Proposal:
B. Any attempt to improperly influence any member of the selection staff;
C. Existence of any lawsuit, unresolved contractual claim or dispute
between Artist and the City;
D. Evidence of incorrect information submitted as part of the Proposal;
E. Evidence of Artistâ•?s inability to successfully complete the
responsibilities and obligations of the Proposal; and
F. Artistâ•?s default under any agreement with the City or any other
public agency that resulted in termination of the Agreement.
NONâ•„CONFORMING PROPOSAL
A Proposal shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions
of these RFQ instructions and specifications. Any alteration, omission,
addition, variance, or limitation of, from or to a Proposal may be
sufficient grounds for nonâ•„acceptance of the Proposal, at the sole
discretion of the City.
PROHIBITION OF GIFTS
City of San José officials are subject to several legal and policy
limitations regarding receipt of gifts from persons, firms, or corporations
either engaged in business with the City, or proposing to do business with
the City. The offering any illegal gift shall be grounds to disqualify an
Artist. To avoid even the appearance of impropriety, Artist s should not
offer any gifts or souvenirs, even of minimal value, to City officers or
employees. The Artist shall be subject to the Cityâ•?s prohibition. Said
prohibition is found in Chapter 12.08 of the SJMC. Artist agrees not to
offer any City officer or designated employee any gift prohibited by said
Chapter.
The offer or giving of any gift prohibited by Chapter 12.08 shall constitute
a material breach of the Agreement by the successful Artist. In addition to
other remedies the City may have by law or equity, City may terminate
Agreement for such breach.
NON-DISCRIMINATION/NON-PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
The successful Artist shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person
on the basis of race, sex, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, actual
or perceived gender identity, disability, ethnicity, or national origin, in
connection with or related to the performance of City of San José
contracts.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. This RFQ does not commit the City to pay any costs incurred in the
submission of the Proposal or in making any necessary studies or analysis in
preparation of submission of the Proposal.
B. The City reserves the right without limitation to:
1. Execute an agreement with one or more Artist based solely on the
Proposal and any approved additions,
2. Enter into an agreement with another Artist in the event that the
originally selected Artist defaults or fails to execute an agreement with
the City,
3. Enter into negotiations with one or more Artist,
4. Modify and re-issue the RFQ,
5. Take action regarding the RFQ as may be deemed to be in the best
interest of the City.
C. The City reserves the right to verify any information provided during
the RFQ process. The City may contact references listed or any other person
known to have contracted with the Artist.
D. An agreement shall not be binding on the City unless and until it is
executed by authorized representatives of the City and of the Artist.
CONTRACTING PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES
In reviewing submissions, the City of San José gives a 5% credit towards
the evaluation score for Local Artist Enterprise and will give an additional
5% credit for Small Business Artist Enterprise. See the Airport Public Art
Master Plan (page 28) for additional information.
ATTACHMENT A
City of San José
ARTS ACTIVATION TEAM LEAD ARTIST
Proposal Cover Sheet
It is required that both pages of the Proposal Cover Sheet be completed and
submitted with proposal.
Name:
________________________________________________________________
Address:
________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip
________________________________________________________________
Telephone:
________________________________________________________________
Facsimile:
________________________________________________________________
Contact Person:
Name:______________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________
Telephone: ______________________________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________
Local Artist Enterprise (form more information see Airport Master Plan page
28)
Claiming Status as Local Artist Enterprise: Yes/No
Claiming Status as Small Artist Enterprise: Yes/No
ARTISTâ•?S REPRESENTATIONS
Artist understands, agrees, and warrants:
1. That Artist has carefully read and fully understands the information that
was provided by the City to serve as the basis for submission of this
proposal.
2. That Artist has the capability to successfully undertake and complete the
responsibilities and obligations of the proposal being submitted.
3. That all information contained in the proposal is true and correct to the
best of Artistâ•?s knowledge.
4. That Artist did not, in any way, collude, conspire or agree, directly or
indirectly, with any person, firm, corporation or other Artist in regard to
the amount, terms, or conditions of this proposal.
5. That Artist did not receive unauthorized information from any City staff
member or consultant during the proposal period except as provided for in
the Request for Qualifications package, addenda thereto, or, if applicable,
the pre-proposal conference.
6. That by submission of this proposal, the Artist acknowledges that the
City has the right to make any inquiry it deems appropriate to substantiate
or supplement information supplied by Artist. Artist hereby grants the City
permission to make said inquiries and to provide any and all requested
documentation in a timely manner.
1. If Artist is a PARTNERSHIP, at least two (2) Partners shall sign here.
_____________________________________________________
Partnership Name (type or print)
Date: ____________________ By:
__________________________________________________
Member of Partnership (signature)
Date: ____________________ By:
__________________________________________________
Member of Partnership (signature)
2. If Artist is a CORPORATION, the duly authorized officer(s) shall sign as
follows:
_____________________________________ Title
of the CORPORATION named below; that they are designated to sign this
Proposal Cover Sheet by resolution (attach a certified copy, with corporate
seal, if applicable, notarized as to its authenticity or Secretaryâ•?s
certificate of authorization) for and on behalf of the below named
CORPORATION, and that they are authorized to execute the same for and on
behalf of said CORPORATION.
_______________________________________________
Corporation Name (type or print)
Date: ____________________ By:
____________________________________________
(Signature)
Title: __________________________________________
Date: ______________________ By:
____________________________________________
(Signature)
Title: __________________________________________
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Skinless Capital: Neoliberalism and Resistance
A Collaborative Art Installation
Deadlline for initial proposals: April 8, 2005
SKINLESS CAPITAL will ask how artists and makers can resist neoliberalism’s conflation of economic and cultural values. OPENSOURCE Art and the Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory seek artists and collaborators for a gallery-wide installation to open on April 30, during the Unit’s international conference, Fetishizing the Free Market: The Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism.
We suggest (but do not require) that work responds to the following modes of resistance, as explained by Jan Nederveen Pieterse in his February 2005 Unit lecture, “Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism: Coding/Decoding/Recoding”:
***Cynicism (e.g., Office Space, My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable)
***Unplugging (“Off the Grid” culture, Luddism)
***Decoding (Adbusters, culture jamming, No Logo)
***Recoding (consumer boycotts, stakeholder society, corporate activism)
The show will transform OPENSOURCE Art’s downtown Champaign gallery into an image-saturated space that conveys the scope, penetration, and limits of neoliberal economics and governmentality. We seek artists working in all media and encourage participants to manipulate our gallery, using its 1500 sq ft floor-space, combination of large and small rooms, and storefront windows to their fullest extent. Submission can exist as autonomous objects or as part of a larger immersive installation.
To view our space, stop by any Fri 3-7 & Sat 10-12; or email opensource@boxwith.com to make alternative arrangements. Floor plans and diagrams of the space will be posted very soon.
<< timeline for proposals & installation >>
By April 8: Email proposals to opensource@boxwith.com and include full contact information
April 8: Notification of acceptance
April 17: Local Artist’s Meeting
April 23-25: Work/Installation Days
April 30: Opening Night and Party
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://opensource.boxwith.com/ OR EMAIL opensource@boxwith.com