Call for Artist Proposals, Texas Tech University System

BUDGET: $90,000 USD
DEADLINE: December 18, 2012 at 10:30 am

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.

The Texas Tech University System is accepting proposals for artists to create exterior designs for art to ornament a large brick wall on the Exercise Sports Sciences building and adjacent to the Art 3-D Annex in Lubbock, TX. The artists are invited to propose an outdoor artwork that will consist of two components: a (more or less) 2-D piece that “wraps” the southwest corner of the exterior of the Exercise Sports Sciences multipurpose building, and a peripheral, but visually-related element in the seating area outside the Art 3-D Annex next door The public art budget is $90,000 and should be all inclusive.

For the full description of the project and to download the RFP (“Package 1″), go to: http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=103044

Proposals must be received (not postmarked) by December 18, 2012 at 10:30 am. Finalists will receive an honorarium of up to $1500 for travel and design expenses.

Please direct any questions to Erin Vaden, Public Art Manager, at erin.vaden@ttu.edu.

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