King County Metro South Annex Base: Surface Treatments / Calls & Submissions
Deadline
September 26, 2024
Organization Name: 4Culture
Organization Location: Seattle, WA
Type: Calls & Submissions
Fee: Free
Discipline:
Mobility is a human right and King County Metro is committed to getting people where they need to go—safely, equitably, and sustainably. As part of their transition to a 100% zero-emissions fleet powered by renewable energy, Metro is expanding capacity at its South Campus to house, operate, and maintain approximately 250 new battery electric buses.
This campus expansion will occur at their South Annex property, 11911 East Marginal Way South in Tukwila, WA, just west of the existing South Base facility. After construction, South Annex Base (SAB) will function as a stand-alone bus base with maintenance and operations to support its fleet.
4Culture, working closely with Metro and SAB lead artists Haddad|Drugan (Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan), is seeking two King County, WA, based artists to create distinct but complementary site-specific surface treatment designs for interior walls in the base’s 1st floor dispatch hallway and 2nd floor dayroom.
The imagery should help define these gathering spaces, complement existing design schemes, convey a Pacific Northwest sense of place, and elevate themes of connectivity (people, power, place), empowerment (energy, equity, electricity), sustainability, and biophilia, tying to Living Building Challenge and public art program goals.
This is a unique opportunity for regional emerging or mid-career artists who want to gain experience in the field of public art, bridging the gap between studio and public practice by translating their two-dimensional work into permanent media on a large scale.
The selected artists will be responsible for creating digital files that meet technical requirements defined by the SAB interiors team. The interiors team will provide final dimensions of the walls, information about print media and possible finishes, and supervise production and application/installation of the designs to be implemented by a Metro contractor. Haddad|Drugan, with the support of the 4Culture Project Manager, will provide mentorship to the artists throughout the process.
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