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You will submit this application online using PublicArtist.org.
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| Budget: $750,000 |
| Activated: 09/01/2024 Deadline: 09/15/2025 |
| Call Summary The mission of University Health is to improve the health of the community through high-quality, compassionate patient care, innovation, education and discovery. We are leading the way to be one of the nation’s most trusted health institutions. The six new facilities in our 2026 Capital Improvement Program will provide much-needed healthcare facilities to meet the needs of our growing community and region. Our patient care will be: • High-quality and compassionate above all • Attentive, kind and helpful without exception • Wise in the use of resources The vision of University Health’s SaludArte: Art of Healing program is to use art to inspire healing, compassion, hope and trust. We also aim to reflect the community, improve the experience of our patients and visitors and communicate our important mission through art and design enhancements while being good stewards of our financial and natural resources. Technical parameters for successful artwork: All submitted artwork must fit within the theme guidelines or feature imagery that will promote healing, hopeful messages to our staff, patients and guests. Theme: Texas in Bloom Please use the environment and graphic cues supplied by the architect in the resource page links. Please only include images of available works. |
| Budget Description The budget for this project is $750,000.00. All purchased artworks delivered to University Health must be unframed. Please carefully review the selection process and timeline details below. |
| Project Description Please do not submit artworks that could be interpreted as political or religious, show excessive nudity, depict violence or traumatic events (stabbing, blood, sharp objects) or use imagery that symbolizes death. These will not be accepted. The following are prompts for creative consideration, but the subject matter is ultimately up to the artist’s interpretation: • Everyday life • Rich cultural heritage of South Texas • Rivers: healing, connecting, living; regionally significant to San Antonio • South Texas flora, fauna • Celebration • Family • Growth • Connectedness Artwork must also: Exclude imagery that has negative cultural association, such as cacti or owls. This artist opportunity is one of several for the new University Health Community Hospitals and Public Health Clinics. The SaludArte: Art of Healing program encourages all interested parties to continue to visit www.publicartist.org/UniversityHealth in the upcoming weeks for more information regarding outreach presentations and community engagement opportunities. |
| Artwork Goals University Health and its SaludArte: Art of Healing program strive to create and commission artworks that reflect aesthetic and technical quality and foster a welcoming, uplifting environment for healing. Procured art for the Capital Improvement facilities will be an aesthetically pleasing focal point for patients, visitors and staff. The artwork must consider the safety of the hospital’s visitors and should be easy to clean and maintain. |
| Artwork Location Description Artwork Locations : • University Health • Retama Community Hospital, next door to Retama Park racetrack • Retama Medical Office Building • Palo Alto Community Hospital, across from TAMUSA • Palo Alto Medical Building • VIDA Public Health Building, across from TAMUSA • Wheatley Public Health Building, Eastside by I-35 School groups connected to any of these communities and wanting to donate their work through an established art program or after school program are most welcomed. |
| Site History University Health and these new locations are committed to meeting the needs of our growing and expanding community to ensure access for all in the high-quality, affordable care they need and deserve. University Health will provide much-needed facilities for our growing community and region. This will be a place where children and their families are surrounded with all the experts and technologies to provide the highest level of compassionate care. Our University Health staff is dedicated to care provided by a team who understands that being attentive, kind and helpful, without exception, is good medicine because: • Care is provided in ways that foster collaboration and communication • Patients and families feel respected • A caring community is built on empathy, support and compassion |
| Eligibility The project is open to all artists and artist teams aged 21 years and older who also reside in the United States. Both emerging and established artists are welcome to apply. Galleries are also encouraged to submit entries. All applicants, regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, origin or disability, will be considered. Please carefully review all selection criteria below. |
| Application Requirements |
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Resume: 2 page(s) maximum Work examples: 5 - 10 Artist Statement: 800 word maximum Letter of Interest: 800 word maximum |
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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. |
| Selection Information |
| Selection Process The University Health Art Steering Committee will review applications received through this general RFP. Artworks will be evaluated based on artistic and technical merit. The SaludArte: Art of Healing program strongly discourages artists from mailing or hand-delivering physical materials or samples of artwork for the committee’s consideration. Any materials received will not be returned to the artist. The University Health Art Program Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses received through this RFP. |
| Selection Criteria Late applications will not be considered. Applications are rolling for 12 months, but when the call ends, it will be timestamped. There exists a possibility that the call is extended later into 2025, but that has not yet been determined. For technical questions about this RFP or the application process, please contact Crystal Hollis at info@publicartist.org or at 210-701-0775 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST/CDT, Monday-Friday) Phase III: Art Procurement, is part of the University Health $5 million art integration budget for the (6) 2026 Capital Improvement Projects. For more information about the new 2026 Capital Improvement Projects and University Health’s SaludArte: Art of Healing program, please visit https://www.universityhealth.com. For the one-time purchase of artwork under $10,000, an invoice and W-9 will be required. Please follow the instructions on the resource page. Payment will made between 14 and 30 days from invoice processing. For the purchase of artwork valued at more than $10,000, please follow the information on becoming a University Health vendor: procurementservices@uhtx.com Please remember to submit your invoice as a Word document with an invoice number. University Health is a tax-exempt organization, so please do not include sales tax on your invoice. |
| Timeline The following schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Our calls are rolling and work will be received with our committee. You can check www.publicartist.org/UniversityHealth for updates on artists who have been selected. The rolling call will be open from Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 through Sunday, Sept. 15, 2025 at 10:59PM CST. |
| Additional Resources |
| https://www.publicartist.org/universityhealth |
| Contact Information | Crystal Hollis 210-701-0775 info@publicartist.org |
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