The public art project is the first call for artists under the Percent for Art Program.
Building on his commitment to investing in the arts through a Percent for Art program, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a public art project at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library. This public art project will complement the $10 million in recent renovations of the library that are funded through Mayor Walsh’s Imagine Boston Capital Plan. Working closely with the Boston Public Library, the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library, and the Boston Art Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture invites artists to submit their proposals for public art at the Jamaica Plain Branch, which reopens on Saturday, May 20 at 11 a.m.
This is the first call for artists under the new Percent for Art Program, first announced with the release of the City of Boston’s cultural plan, Boston Creates. The Percent for Art program is a critical policy outcome of the planning process and addresses Goal 4 of the plan: to integrate arts and culture into all aspects of civic life, inspiring all Bostonians to value, practice and reap the benefits of creativity in their individual lives and their communities.
The Call for Artists is open to all professional artists, artisans, architects, landscape architects, or teams with experience in public art, site responsive design, project management, and construction administration. Residents from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood are encouraged to submit a response to the call.
Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprising representatives from the City of Boston and local arts professionals representing the neighborhood.
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Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprising representatives from the City of Boston and local arts professionals representing the neighborhood.
A successful proposal will respond to the goals of the capital project and to the values of the Jamaica Plain community. The successful applicant will be announced in July 2017 and the public art project is expected to be completed in May 2018.
There will be a site walk through for interested respondents on Friday, May 19 at 12:30 PM. The deadline to submit proposals is 12:00 PM on Friday, June 9, 2017.
For more information and to apply, go to https://www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/public-art-requests-proposals?up