Aqua Crest Aquatic Complex

Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program (PBC AiPP) seeks to commission an Artist or Artist team (Artist) to design, fabricate and install art to support Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Departments goals of promoting healthy, happy living for residents and visitors utilizing the renovated Aqua Crest Aquatic Complex. Commissioned art will be integrated into the Entrance/Ticketing building and be inspired by the mission of Aqua Crest Aquatic Complex to provide a safe and affordable high quality facility that facilitates competitive and recreational water activities for residents and visitors to Palm Beach County. Art will support Parks and Recreation staffs efforts to create a welcoming, vibrant environment for all individuals and groups that use the Complex. Art will be inspired by active recreational and competitive aquatic activities that promote enhanced physical and mental wellbeing, and community connection. Art will be inspired by recreational aquatic activities. Art will provide visual interest that invites new discoveries for repeat visits. Wall art materials will be durable, require minimal maintenance and withstand the intense local environment (sun, high winds, salty moist air, and rain). Art will complement the facilitys architectural style and scale. The selected Artist will be responsible for designing, permitting, fabricating, and installing art onto the approximate top third of the Complexs entrance ticketing building. Art must be made of tiles (e.g. ceramic, porcelain, terracotta, stone, glass) to be surface mounted to walls, must result in flat even surfaces that do not protrude from walls, and do not require structural reinforcement to walls. Walls are concrete tilt-up wall panels and will be primed, unless artist proposed media does not require priming. Art installation shall be in accordance with the current edition of the Florida Building Code including any local amendments and the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) current edition of the TCNA Handbook. The Aqua Crest Aquatic Complex is planned to include approximately 14,600 square feet and a 50 meter pool. For purposes of this Call to Artists, the Entrance/Ticketing building is divided into five (5) panels, although visually the walls appear as a continuous cohesive wrap around the building. Walls designated for art integration are on the on the south, southeast, east, southwest and west facing facades. Wall square footage dimensions are approximate and subject to change. Artist proposals will be developed as if the wall is completely blank, save for the necessary elements (i.e. ventilation, entrances, and structural fixtures). Shortlisted Artists will receive construction documents upon execution of a County standard form Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to Finalist art proposal development.