RFQ: Ingleside Police Station Replacement Public Art Project

The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams residing in the United States or have representation from a U.S. based gallery willing to contract with the Arts Commission on the artist’s behalf to submit qualifications for Ingleside Police Station Replacement Public Art Project.

The art opportunity consists of a two-dimensional artwork or artworks located on an interior wall within the station’s multiuse Community Room. Artwork will measure approximately 300 square feet, and will be comprised of durable, maintainable materials suitable for a publicly accessible, active, multi-use space, such as ceramic tile, mosaic, or similar media.

The goals for the project are to create artwork that:

Is informed by the people, history, and character of the neighborhoods and communities served by Ingleside Station, including Bernal Heights, Diamond Heights, Excelsior, Glen Park-Sunnyside, Holly Park, Ingleside, Merced Heights, Mt. Davidson, Oceanview, Outer Mission, Precita Park, St. Francis Woods, St. Mary’s Park, and Visitacion Valley.
Supports the Ingleside Police Station’s Community Room as a welcoming space for civic gatherings, dialogue, and public programming.
The budget for artwork shall not exceed $554,950 and may be adjusted based on changes to the design of the project site or other project parameters. The budget is inclusive of all artist’s fees, as well as associated expenses for design, fabrication, insurance, transportation and consultation during installation. A separate set-aside of $50,000 will be allocated for installation under a separate agreement with the City.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility is open to professional, practicing artists who reside in the United States or have representation from a U.S. based gallery willing to contract with the Arts Commission on the artist’s behalf. Artists who have two active permanent public art projects with the San Francisco Arts Commission at the time of this call are ineligible. The timeframe for an active project is defined as the period of time following Full Commission approval of the selected artist for the project and at installation completion. Entries not meeting eligibility guidelines will be withdrawn from consideration.