RFP 22-08 Womack Wall

RFP 22-08 Prospectus for Womack Wall Art for Dunwoody, Georgia

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) 22-08

Overview

The Chamblee Dunwoody/Womack Road Intersection Improvement Project is nearing completion at the end of 2022. The primary objective of the proposed intersection improvement project was to improve efficiency and safety of westbound vehicles as they approach the intersection. As part of the project, a retaining wall was created along Womack Rd. Original plans called for a granite veneer wall to be installed. The Dunwoody Art Commission requested implementing public art on the wall. This busy intersection can be considered a gateway into Dunwoody Village and is adjacent to the Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center which houses the Stage Door Theater, Spruill Art Center, and Dunwoody Library.

The wall is highlighted in yellow with more specific details later in the document. Chamblee Dunwoody/Womack Road Intersection Improvement Project information can be found here:

https://www.dunwoodyga.gov/government/projects/public-works/chamblee-dunwoody-womack-road-intersection-improvement-plan

Project Details

The design should activate a part of or the entire south-facing wall and represent an awareness of the feasibility of production and installation in both application and material handling. The Dunwoody Art Commission Womack Wall Committee has expressed an interest in a mosaic to run the length of the wall https://www.dunwoodyga.gov/government/projects/public-works/chamblee-dunwoody-womack-road-intersection-improvement-plan https://www.dunwoodyga.gov/government/projects/public-works/chamblee-dunwoody-womack-road-intersection-improvement-plan or a series of mosaic panels. The artist(s) will retain ownership rights until an award is given and a contract signed.

Location: NE corner of Chamblee Dunwoody and Womack Roads Proximity of wall to Dunwoody Library, Spruill Center for the Arts, and State Door Theater.

Wall Dimensions

Linear length of wall - 300’

Heights

17” 34” 48”

58” 66” 83”

85” 84” 91” 96” 98” 87” 80” 73”

71” 60” 51” 46” 42”

36” 31”

Dunwoody Public Art

The City of Dunwoody approved the Public Art Implementation Plan in November of 2020. The following are excerpts.

“Public art is an increasingly important part of the life of many communities across the country, and that is true of Dunwoody.”

Dunwoody has found that arts, culture and placemaking are important for many reasons:

First, these activities can strengthen the city as a place to live, work and visit by creating enjoyable places and memorable moments that strengthen people’s personal attachment to the city. Second, they can express the creativity and vitality of residents and community organizations, conveying the sense that something special and surprising is happening, which in turn can create a fresh new identity for Dunwoody. Finally, they can strengthen connections among the variety of neighborhoods and groups of people that call Dunwoody home, building on the strong social fabric and resiliency that have served the City well in the past.

Vision - Public art will take the emerging City of Dunwoody to the next level, connecting the community and visitors through a colorful, fun and explorable collection of art and gatherings.

Goals

• Improve the city’s visual appearance, especially places where people gather, landmarks and infrastructure.

• Enhance connectivity — physical, social and cultural.

• Create a place that is active, fun, vibrant, livable, engaging and explorable — a place where families want to live, where employees plan to stay after work, and where everyone wants to visit because they know they can find something interesting.

• Change perceptions of the city; reflect its growing creative energy.

• Create a sense of pride and welcoming

Project Timeline:

October 20, 2022: RFP Opens December 2, 2022: RFP Closes Selected artist notified in January Installation in 2023

Artist Eligibility:

This RFP is open to artists and artist-teams. Artwork will be selected based on creativity, artistic merit, technical proficiency, and relationship to the site. Long-term maintenance, durability, and public safety concerns will be major selection criteria. Artists are required to comply with applicable rules, contracts, and procedures of all governmental boards and agencies of the City of Dunwoody. Applicant(s) must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

The City of Dunwoody reserves the right to determine additional eligibility requirements.

Deadline: The deadline for receipt of all materials is Friday, December 2, 2022 at 2pm.

Send to: John Gates, john.gates@dunwoodyga.gov Subject line: RFP 22-08 Contact Person / Questions: John Gates, john.gates@dunwoodyga.gov Review of Qualifications & Proposals

Selection Committee:

The Selection Committee will consist of 9 individuals comprised of 3 members of the Dunwoody Art Commission, 2 City Officials, 1 local artist, 1 Spruill Center for the Arts designated member, 1 Stage Door Theatre designated member, and 1 Dunwoody Library designated member.

Selection Criteria used by the selection committee includes, but is not limited to:

• Demonstrated experience in design, fabrication, or installation of public art

• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively

• A developed and consistent body of work

• Artistic merit, conceptual innovation, design

• Demonstrated responsiveness, approach, and methodology of the proposal.

• Proposed schedule for completion and demonstrated capacity to complete the proposal as submitted.

• Familiarity with the Dunwoody area.

• Reasonable and competitive cost of the proposal.

Upon completion of the review period, the City may notify the artist whose proposal will be considered for further evaluation and consideration. All artists so notified may be asked to make presentations in an interview. The successful artists will be selected in accordance with City procurement policies based on qualifications and anticipated costs. Final scope and fee will be negotiated with selected artist upon notice of selection. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals at its discretion, and to waive any irregularity.

Contractual Expectations

Selected artists will be awarded an amount dependent on the submitted cost analysis for design, fabrication, transportation, and related expenses. If an art team has created the work, they will share the payment.

Artists will be required to visit installation site(s) in Dunwoody to take pre-design measurements, meet with the Dunwoody Art Commission Womack Wall Subcommittee, the Business and Cultural Development Manager, and other City Directors. The Dunwoody Art Commission and City Council (?)

must review and approve final designs prior to proceeding.

Artists will be responsible for transportation of artwork to installation site.

Upon the completion of the project, completed artwork becomes the property of the City of Dunwoody.

(See the full Dunwoody Public Art Application at https://www.dunwoodyga.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2407/637926359244030000.)

Questions about the project may be sent directly to: Rosemary Watts; Business and Cultural Development Manager; rosemary.watts@dunwoodyga.gov; 678-206-8403 M mailto:rosemary.watts@dunwoodyga.gov

Womack Wall - Public Art Implementation RFP Application

Artist Information

Artist Name Address/Location:

City: State: Zip:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Website:

Applicant Contact Information Developer/Owner/Agent’s Name (if different):

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Submission Requirements:

To be considered for selection, a statement of qualifications must be submitted in a sealed package, clearly marked RFP. The submittal must include one (1) printed and signed unbound original, one (1) bound copies, and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on a cd, thumb drive or accessible online file?

OR Please use a standard ‘Word.docx” or PDF format for all written documents. All images, drawings and diagrams should be created in a standard JPEG format (no larger than 8” X 10” at 300 DPI).

Individual emails should not exceed 10 MB. If you send multiple emails to accommodate your submission, please label them in the subject area of your email with your last name and the sequence.

(Example: Womack Wall Art, Smith 1 of 3) and shall be submitted no later than 2:00 pm, date, 2022. Any submittal received after the time and date specified will not be considered.

All submissions must include the following:

• Statement of Interest, not to exceed 1000 words, which includes a description of your past work and the proposed theme and design of this project. Artist rendering of the proposed Public Art installation, including specific design elements, medium, materials, and description of any work that will require local, state or federal permits.

• A current resume including artwork/art education or CV. Three pages maximum. with two (2) references (contact email and phone) (pdf)

• Up to 10 visual representations (digital) of your past, successful projects that demonstrate your skills and ability to successfully create an art, preferably works of public art. Include an annotated image key to correspond with each image describing the pictured site and scale of the project. Describe the media used and the application process. Links to websites or social media to demonstrate works of art.

Signed _________________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Addendum 2 – Artist Waiver of Proprietary Rights

Waiver of Proprietary Rights for Artwork Placed Upon CITY PROPERTY VIA ART EASEMENT DATED ___/___/___ under VARA and CAPA

Artist has designed a work of visual art. In consideration of the City’s approval of the Artist design of visual art.

DESCRIPTION: [type, mural, medium]:

TITLE, DATE: __________________________________________________________________________

DIMENSIONS: _________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS/LOCATION: ___________________________________________________________________

(“the Work”) for the City artist agrees to waive and does hereby waive voluntarily all rights to attribution and integrity with respect to the Work and any and all claims as may arise under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, 17 U.S.C. §§106A and 113(d) (”VARA”) and any other local, state, foreign or international law, as currently drafted or as may be hereafter amended, that conveys the same or similar rights (“Moral Rights Laws”), with respect to the Work, its display, removal from display, exhibition, installation, conservation, storage, study, alteration and any other activities conducted by the City, its officers, employees, agents, contractors, licensees, successors or assigns. If the Work is incorporated into a building such that the Work cannot be removed from the building without physical defacement, mutilation, alternation, distortion, destruction, or other modification (collectively, “Modification”) of the Work, artist waives any and all such claims under any Moral Rights Laws arising out of or against any current or future owners of the site, and its agents, officers and employees, for Modification of the Work.

The City has the absolute right to change, modify, destroy, remove, relocate, move, replace, transport, repair or restore the Work, in whole or in part, in City’s sole discretion.

The City has no obligation to pursue claims against third parties for modifications or damage to the Work done without the City’s authorization. However, the City may pursue claims against third parties for modifications or damage or to restore the Work if the work has been modified without the City’s authorization. In the event that the City pursues such a claim, it shall notify the Artist, and Artist shall cooperate with the City’s efforts to prosecute such claims.

If the City modifies the Artwork without the Artist’s consent in a manner that is prejudicial to Artist’s reputation, Artist retains the right to disclaim authorship of the Artwork in accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 106A (a) (2).

Artist bears the sole responsibility for providing the City with any changes to the Artist’s Address for Notice. Notice of changes must be mailed to the Dunwoody Arts Commission, 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338.

CITY AGENCY

Agency: ________________________________________________________________________

Authorized Agent: ______________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE:

DATE: _____/_____ /_____

ARTIST

ARTIST understands the effect of this waiver and hereby acknowledges that ARTIST is surrendering the rights described herein with respect to the Work.

Artist: ________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE: ________________________________________________________________________

DATE: