Ohio Percent for Art/Ohio University - College of Fine Arts Commission RFQ

Description

Ohio Percent for Art/Ohio University Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts/Patton Center for Arts Education Artwork Commission RFQ

Open To: Ohio and National Artists                                                                                                            
Commission Amount: $239,000
Entry Open Date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Entry Deadline: Friday, May 23, 2025

Project Summary: Ohio University (OU) is inviting Ohio and national artists to submit up to nine (9) digital images of past work and resume/artist statement as a single PDF, for the Ohio University Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts/Patton Center for Arts Education Percent for Art Project commission. From the submissions, a group of semi-finalists will be selected to visit the campus, meet with the committee (comprised of OU faculty and staff), and visit the artwork site location (virtually if needed) to create a site-specific artwork proposal. OU employees and their spouses are not eligible to apply for this commission. Students enrolled in any degree or certificate-granting program are not eligible to apply.
Project Background and Building History: The new, intentionally designed, Jeffery D. Chaddock and Mark R. Morrow College of Fine Arts will be a space where creativity collides -- a shared location, home to a collective of artists, experiences, and educational opportunities that have the power to change OU students and the Athens, Ohio community, forever. 
Ohio University has embarked on a $99 million comprehensive renewal of its College of Fine Arts facilities that will transform the way OU students, faculty, staff, and community experience art.
For more information, please visit Ohio University website
Mission of School or Site: The Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts celebrates innovative creativity and scholarship, and engages students through a challenging and supportive learning environment. The arts are infused in the university, the region, and the world, by embracing a broad spectrum of traditions and emerging practices.
The Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts aspires to be an internationally significant center of creative practice and scholarship, by launching arts initiatives that reflect a diversity of ideas and cultures.
Artistic Goals of the Commissioned Piece: The commissioned piece aims to define and activate the new fine arts spaces with bold, contemporary, and thought-provoking artwork. It should facilitate engagement between fine arts buildings and disciplines, fostering connections between performing and visual arts. The artwork should serve as a gathering point for students and the fine arts community. Additionally, the piece should establish a meaningful connection to the site—whether geographically, ecologically, or regionally—while also incorporating themes of interdisciplinarity and globalism.
Practical Considerations: The opportunity for the artwork to be installed is either on the exterior plaza or green space or within the building's interior atrium hall. Artwork considered for The Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts project must be durable and suitably maintenance-free. The image of the artwork site location is above.
Selection Review Process: Interested artists should complete the online form by visiting: https://ohiopercentforart-ouco... (Register & Apply at the top of this page)
In addition to the nine (9) images of past work uploaded, artists are requested to submit a single pdf that includes a current resume (maximum four pages) and artist statement. This is a Request for Qualifications and proposals will not be considered. 
 
The Advisory Selection Committee will review submitted materials and will develop a list of semi-finalist artists that will be invited to meet with the committee for a site visit. After the site visit, the semi-finalists will create a site-specific proposal for artwork for the Ohio University Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts/Patton Center for Arts Education project. Each semi-finalist will be offered a proposal fee in addition to an honorarium for their site visit.  Artist proposals will be judged competitively by the Committee.  Submitted proposals become the property of Ohio University.

Ohio Arts Council Staff:
Chaz O'Neil, Artist Programs and Percent for Art Coordinator
614-728-4421 or chaz.oneil@oac.ohio.gov 

User Entry Process
Log into the ArtCall.org system: https://ohiopercentforart-ouco...

Hit the Add New Application+ orange button.
Once you are on this page click your category. Create a title for example: Public Art Portfolio, add the dimensions of your largest work, add a description of the materials you usually use in your work, add the price of one of your works, add the date of your latest work, agree to the terms and hit submit entry details.
Once you submit your entry details a page will open where you can add your nine images and pdf of your artist statement/resume. Once you upload these materials your application is complete. You may edit your entry until the deadline day.