SouthEast Effective Development
Request for Qualifications: Concepts for a Public Art & Placemaking Plan
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- Budget: $1000 per artist
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Eligibility: This opportunity is open to both emerging and professional public arts consultants, artists, urban planners and designers. Preference will be given to local BIPOC artists. We will prioritize Southeast Seattle artists who live and/or work in 98118
Columbia Hillman Arts & Cultural District (CHACD) is requesting qualifications from artists, artist teams, urban planners, and public art consultants to interested in submitting Concepts for a Public Art & Placekeeping Plan for a public art and lighting project that activates the alley and area west of Rainier between S Orcas St. and S Findlay St., at the entrance to the Hillman Hub.
We are seeking concepts for a Public Art Plan that will activate the alley, including creative lighting that serves as wayfinding to the Hillman Hub and other arts spaces on the block. The final Plan may incorporate concepts from multiple artists, and will be implemented in phases beginning in 2026. Selected consultant(s) may also be hired to oversee the artist selection, artwork fabrication and installation.
Up to 4 Artists/Consultants will be selected from this RFQ to submit concepts/elements of a Public Art Plan to activate the alley. Artists may work in teams. All selected artists will receive a $1,000 stipend for their work, which must be completed by the end of the year. CHACD will finalize the Art Plan based on concepts/elements submitted
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