Project: Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places- Kendall Soccer Park
Total Project Budget: $65,000
Location: 8011 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL
Deadline: July 10, 2010
Eligibility: Open to Miami-Dade County based professional artists.
The Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department and Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams to create a landmark artwork for the Kendall Soccer Park. The selected artist will design a unique artwork that will contribute to the identity of this park and bring an unexpected and delightful encounter for visitors entering the facility.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Kendall Soccer Park
8011 SW 127th Avenue Miami, Florida.
Consisting of five regulation size artificial turf soccer fields, the Kendall Soccer Park is home to recreational soccer leagues and hosts a variety of classes, camps and competitive games. The park is open from sunrise to sunset and has a field center with concession on site. The Kendall Soccer Park is situated in an area of high vehicular traffic, adjacent to a residential area.
Opportunities for Public Art (Click here to download site plan and images)
Site Specific Artwork for Entrance of Kendall Soccer Park
This is a special opportunity for artists to design and create a permanent large-scale work for one of Miami-Dade County’s most active parks. An open space area near the entrance of the facility has been designated as the potential site for placement of the artwork (Please refer to attached site plan). The artwork should be innovative, convey the spirit and sportsmanship of soccer and prominently identify the park within the streetscape. The artist designed feature will serve as the main focal point of the park and will welcome visitors as they enter the playing fields. Artists are encouraged to create an interactive, functional work that uses innovative materials and structures.
In choosing exterior materials, it will be important for the artist to consider the permanence of all artwork and other design elements and how they function in Miami-Dade’s harsh sunlight, winds and rains.
Estimated Project Schedule
Application Deadline July 10, 2010 (Midnight)
Initial PAC Meeting August 2010 (1 day)
Project Orientation Visit (short listed artists required to attend) September 2010
Finalist Interviews, Proposals and Recommendations Oct/Nov 2010 (1 day)
Approval of Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust November 9, 2010
Selected Artist Begins Design December 2010
Selected Artist 100% Design February 2011
Selected Artist Fabrication Substantially Complete June 2011
Selected Artist Completion of Project July 2011
Artists applying to the Call will be expected to comply with advertised deadlines.
Professional artists with demonstrated experience in creating signature works of art are strongly encouraged to apply for this project. Miami-Dade employees, as well as selection panelists and panelists’ immediate family members, are excluded from participation in this public art project.
ABOUT MIAMI-DADE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
Art in Public Places is a program of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs responsible for the commission and purchase of artworks by contemporary artists in all media. One of the first public art programs in the country, Miami-Dade Art in Public Places was established in 1973 with the passage of an ordinance allocating 1.5% of construction cost of new county buildings for the purchase or commission of artworks, educational programs and collection maintenance. The Art Trust Fund is administered by a County Commission-appointed citizens’ board, the Art in Public Places Trust, in consultation with its Professional Advisory Committee. For more information about the Art in Public Places Program and the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, please go to www.miamidade.gov/publicart and www.miamidadearts.org.
ABOUT MIAMI-DADE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
The Miami-Dade County Parks & Recreation Department is a three-time National Gold Medal Award winner (AAPRA and NRPA), a 2009 Florida Governor’s Sterling Award winner, and the only municipal park system its size, serving a residential population of nearly 2.4 million people, to be awarded National Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Park & Recreation Agencies.
The third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 263 parks and more than 12,848 acres of land, Miami-Dade Parks is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world. Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises after-school, sports-development and summer-camp programs; programs for seniors and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Miami MetroZoo and Deering Estate; the Crandon Tennis Center, home of the Sony Ericsson Open—the USTA’s fifth largest tennis tournament; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more.
Our mission is to create outstanding recreational, natural and cultural experiences to enrich you and to enhance the quality of life for our community for this and future generations—and we are proud to be of service.
THE PROCESS
Selection Process It is anticipated that a three-member group of arts professionals drawn from the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) will identify a small number of finalists who will be paid a $500 honorarium to develop specific proposals for the central public plaza. The primary criteria for finalist selection will be previous artistic accomplishment as demonstrated in images of previously completed artwork, public art experience, and/or initial approach to the project as demonstrated in the preliminary statement. If appropriate, the PAC reserves the right to recommend artists directly from initially submitted applications.
Selection Panel Appointed by the Art in Public Places Trust, the PAC is a national panel composed of professionals in the field of art, public art, architecture, art education, art history, or architectural history. A three-member group will be drawn from the PAC to review all artists’ work responding to this request and recommend one or more artists for commission by the Trust.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK
Application Deadline Submissions must be received as a complete application in CaFÉ™ by no later than July 10, 2010, midnight.
Submission Process All materials will be submitted online, via CaFÉ™. There is NO application fee to apply or to use the CaFÉ™ online application system. To view the application, go to www.callforentry.org, register a username and password, navigate to “Apply to Calls,” and search for “Miami-Dade Art in Public Places.” All submissions must be received as a complete application in CaFÉ™.
Assistance in using the CaFÉ™ system is available during regular business hours via email at café@westaf.org
ELIGIBILITY
This project is limited to experienced professional artists residing in Miami-Dade County.
Additional Information
For additional information on this project, or for a copy of this notice in an alternate format, contact Brandi Reddick, Art in Public Places at 305.375.5436, through Miami-Dade County TTY Relay at 305-560-2866, or brandi@miamidade.gov.
It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facility is accessible. For sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices or materials in accessible format, please call (305) 375-4634 at least five (5) days in advance.
