The Public Art Commissioning Committee of Longford Town Council and Longford County Council wish to commission a site specific public art feature to be erected at Centenary Square Longford.
Artwork Goals
All design proposals submitted should include a facility for the proposed piece to be illuminated at night.
Artwork Location Description
Centenary Square is located at the junction of Main Street, Dublin Street and Chapel Street ( see accompanying photographs and street plans). The site presents certain challenges in that; it is a circumscribed area bisected by a road leading to Chapel Street and all of the utilities ducts and services pipes are located below the surface of the square. This may have a bearing on foundation calculations.
Site History
Centenary Square fronts a bar (Neary’s Bar) that, for generation’s, also included a booking office for the Cunard Shipping Company which is referenced by a painting of the bow of a cruise ship on the front of the building (see accompanying photographs). Generations of Longford emigrants booked their passage to the New World through the office located at this site therefore the Commissioning Committee request that the successful project proposal references this historical fact.
Selection Process
The Adjudication Panel will be composed of elected representatives of Longford Town Council & Longford County Council, a/Director of Services, Longford Town Engineer, Senior Executive Planner Longford County Council County Arts Officer and two visual artists. The following criteria will help to inform the final decision of the Adjudication Panel –
The originality and quality of the idea.
The excellence of track record (or potential) of the commissioned artist.
Demonstrated understanding of the physical, social and cultural context of the work.
Value for money.
Clarity of purpose and planned impact of the proposed piece.
Selection Criteria
All submissions must contain the following details:
– A typed proposal not exceeding 500 words outlining ideas and proposals for the project.
– Sufficient illustrations, models or maquettes for the purpose of communicating scale, proportion, materials, location and aesthetic appearance of the realised proposal. (Bear in mind that this is a single stage commissioning process therefore the more assistance the Adjudication Panel receive in visualising the developed image the stronger the application.)
– Satisfactory evidence of safety, suitability and maintenance requirements, as appropriate.
– Details of physical practicalities of the project, timescale for completion and budget breakdown.
– Up to date curriculum vitae.
– Examples of previous work on CD or DVD only. You may also give details of web sites and Facebook or published materials where examples of your work may be seen.
– Stamped addressed envelop for return of written proposals.
– Completed Application Form
Longford Town Council does not have the physical or secured space for the safe storage of two or three dimensional objects submitted therefore all objects must be retrieved by the artist within ten working days of the notification of the final decision of the adjudicating panel.
Timeline
Site visits will be arranged by appointment on at 2:00pm on both Friday 24th February and Monday 27th February 2012. Visits can be arranged by contacting Longford County Arts Office on 086 8517595.
Completed submissions should be delivered to the reception at Longford County Council, Aras an Chontae, Great Water Street, Longford before 5.00pm Friday 16th March 2012.
Submissions should be marked for the attention of the County Arts Officer and should also state that it relates to “Centenary Square Public Art Commission”
Candidates will be notified of the final decision of the Adjudication committee no later than Friday 30th March 2012 at which point contracts will be executed.
Completion, delivery and installation of the agreed piece no later than Friday 30th August 2012
Artists are NOT allowed to apply in teams.
Budget: $70,000
Website: http://www.longfordcoco.ie/coco_content.aspx?id=24106
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