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You will submit this application online using PublicArtist.org.
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| Budget: $145,000 | ||
| Activated: 02/18/2025 Deadline: 04/02/2025 |
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| Call Summary Texas Tech University System seeks to commission a professional Artist to create a site-specific exterior sculpture(s) to be placed in between the Museum of Texas Tech University and the National Ranching Heritage Center. This project should be completed in early to mid 2026. |
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| Budget Description $145,000 (All Inclusive) The Project budget amount is inclusive of all costs associated with this Public Art project including, but not limited to, artist fees, other consultants’ and Subcontractors’ fees, insurance conforming to Texas Tech standards, engineering, materials, fabrication, transportation, installation (including any site modification), and post-installation documentation. There is a potential that the budget could be increased to a total of $300,000. |
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| Project Description Original commission - see full RFQ online (https://www.txsmartbuy.gov/esbd/TTUS_MoTTUNRHC_PublicArt_RFQ) for additional project details, as well as any posted addenda to questions. |
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| Artwork Goals Texas Tech University System seeks to commission a professional Artist to create a site-specific exterior sculpture(s) to be placed in between the Museum of Texas Tech University and the National Ranching Heritage Center. Safety is imperative; durable, low-maintenance materials are recommended to withstand West Texas’ intense weather conditions. Ideal submissions will create an art piece that provides a visible separation between the two institutions. Artists should think of the missions of both institutions and create a piece that can speak to both. This art installation will not only serve as a beacon in the area but will also give passersby visual interest as they walk between the two institutions. Although this piece will provide a visual separation between the two institutions, there should be an element of transparency in the piece. Visitors are traveling between two different institutions. This artwork should help the transition from one space to the next without blocking the two institutions from each other. The art piece may need to be abstracted to address the mission of each institution. Photos of the location are attached. Submitting artists should consider lighting and other elements that will draw attention to the sculpture at various times throughout the day. They may also want to consider finding ways to make the piece interactive. Water features are highly discouraged. Public art near this location includes “Red Tail” by Peter Mangan (https://ttuspublicart.com/collection/red-tail/) and “What the Wind and Grass Have Seen” by Paul Reimer (https://ttuspublicart.com/collection/what-the-wind-and-grass-have-seen/). See photos and information about the public art at the included links. Any concepts that may be considered polemic or political should be avoided. In order to be considered, submissions must comply with the requirements outlined in this document. Objects that are mass-produced or of standard manufacture are not eligible for consideration. |
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| Artwork Location Description Site-specific artwork to be located in Lubbock, TX between the Museum of Texas Tech University (MoTTU) and the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC). |
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| Site History Founded in 1923 as Texas Technological College, Texas Tech University has the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state of Texas. Texas Tech’s campus boasts a strong tradition of Spanish Renaissance architecture, characterized by light-colored brick structures with stone accents and red tile roofs. More information about the architectural standards of Texas Tech can be found at www.fpc.ttu.edu/fpcweb/vendor/architectureguidlines.jsf. The Texas Tech University System’s Public Art Program was initiated by the Board of Regents as an investment in the campus environment and an extension of Texas Tech’s educational mission. The Public Art Committee, with the Executive Director of Public Art, commissions original public artworks of the highest quality, be they permanently sited, portable, or architecturally integrated. These works are funded using one percent (1%) of the estimated total cost of each new major capital project. Since 2001, the Public Art Program has commissioned or purchased artworks by some of today’s leading artists, including Deborah Butterfield, Terry Allen, Barbara Grygutis, Larry Kirkland, Bruce Munro, Jesús Moroles, James Surls, Albert Paley, and numerous others (ttuspublicart.com). The Museum of Texas Tech University (MoTTU) was founded in 1929 as the West Texas Museum, just four years after the creation of what was then known as Texas Technological College (later changed to Texas Tech University). A free, public museum, MoTTU is a diverse and multidisciplinary institution comprised of Anthropology, Art, Clothing and Textiles, History, Paleontology, Natural History, and 9.5 million objects. The Museum is over 200,000 square feet and features nine permanent galleries ranging from 20th and 21st-century art and southwest Indian art to the study of Biodiversity and the Ice Age to a diverse collection of dinosaurs to history. An additional 10 rotating galleries offer a culmination of exhibitions curated from the Museum’s collections and curators and traveling exhibits from around the world. To learn more about the Museum, visit https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/. The National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) is a museum and a 19-acre historical park located on the northern boundary of the Texas Tech University campus. Their mission is to preserve and interpret the history of ranching in North America and address contemporary ranching issues. The historic structures at the NRHC have been chronologically arranged to exhibit the evolution of ranch life from the late 1700s through the mid-1900s. All the structures but one were relocated, restored, and furnished for period correctness. In addition to the 19-acre historical park, the NRHC has 42 life-size bronze outdoor art pieces and a 44,000-square-foot museum with seven galleries featuring permanent as well as temporary exhibits of art, photography and artifacts that capture historical and contemporary Western life. To learn more about the NRHC, visit https://ranchingheritage.org/. Finalists will develop a design concept that reflects the standards and culture of Texas Tech specific to the MoTTU/NRHC project and will prepare presentation materials, drawings, a model, and related specifications in sufficient detail and in the format required to convey the design intent. |
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| Eligibility All professional artists are eligible to apply. |
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| Application Requirements | ||
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Resume: 2 page(s) maximum Work examples: 5 - 15 Artist Statement: 500 word maximum Letter of Interest: 500 word maximum References: 3 |
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Artists are allowed to apply in teams.
Artists applying as a team must split the allotted number of work examples between themselves. |
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| Selection Information | ||
| Selection Process Texas Tech will select the Artist that best meets the requirements, based on the information contained in their response to the Request for Qualifications, any reference checks conducted, and the information presented during any interviews conducted as part of the selection process. |
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| Selection Criteria Specifically, in the selection of finalists, Texas Tech University System and its University Public Art Committee will review and consider the following: 1. The conceptual basis for the Artist’s body of work as defined in the written statement. 2. The quality – technical and aesthetic – of the artist’s past work as represented in the image submissions. 3. The experience of the artist in successfully designing, fabricating, administering, and completing public art projects and/or custom architectural elements on time and in budget. 4. The artist’s training and education. 5. The quality and comprehensiveness of the submission package. |
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| Timeline RFQ Posted: February 18, 2025 Written Inquiries Due: March 7, 2025 Responses to Inquiries Posted: March 12, 2025 (check ESBD link for responses) Artist Submission Due 3:00 PM CDT, Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Finalist(s) Selected and Notified: May 2025 Finalist(s) Design Presentations: July 2025 Commission Awarded: late summer/early fall 2025 Project Completion: 2026 *Texas Tech reserves the right to modify this schedule as required. |
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| Additional Resources | ||
| https://www.txsmartbuy.gov/esbd/TTUS_MoTTUNRHC_PublicArt_RFQ | ||
| Full RFQ (PDF) | ||
| Site photos (PDF) | ||
| Sample TTUS Public Art Contract (PDF) | ||
| Contact Information | ||
| Emily Wilkinson Executive Director of Public Art Box 42014 Lubbock Texas 79409 United States emily.wilkinson@ttu.edu 8068341668 |
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