OPEN CALL

An open call for artists to apply to paint the FCA murals, one of the largest municipal art installations in Detroit

Deadline to apply: March 31, 2020

Fiat Chrysler (FCA), City Walls Detroit, and the Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship are seeking an artist or collaborative team for a creative place-keeping project in and around Southeastern High School and Detroit Enterprise Academy.

It will be one of the largest municipal mural installations in city history.

City Walls Detroit, as part of the Community Benefits Agreement associated with the new Jefferson auto plant is a partner with FCA in a two-year initiative to enhance the neighborhoods around the plant and find ways to increase public art, youth engagement and workforce development.

The theme for the mural installation will be the result of engagement with the neighbors in the Beniteau and Lillibridge neighborhoods and the students at the schools.

The community is in the driver’s seat.

A selection committee anticipates choosing artists or teams of artists for the seven projects in April 2020. The project is slated to be completed by October 2020.

The City of Detroit and FCA have a shared vision for neighbors to feel connected to each other, to take shared responsibility for the neighborhood, to feel empowered to make changes in their environment and to envision a positive future for themselves and their children as the FCA expansion evolves the area’s landscape.

The project will be managed by City Walls Detroit in conjunction with FCA, the City’s Planning and Development Department, the City’s Department of Neighborhoods and the City’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship.

GoalsoftheSEHighSchool&DetroitEnterpriseAcademySoundsWallMuralProject:

o Toensurethatresidentsandstudentsfeelsafeintheirneighborhoodandliveinanenvironmentthatpromoteswellness

o Toenhancethestormwaterretentionpondtohelptransformitintoadestinationo Tothoroughlyandthoughtfullyengagewithresidentsandstudentso Tocreateartworkthatcontainselementsofeducationalvalueo Toensurethatresidentsandstudentsfeelconnectedtoandhavestakeintheartwork

thatiscreatedo Tocreateartworkthatreflectsthevaluesandidentityofthecommunity

o Togalvanizethecommunityo Tocreateawelcomingspaceo Toamplifycommunityassetso Tocreateavibrantpublicspace

STATEMENTFROMFCAONTHEIRPROJECTGOALS

MarkStewart,ChiefOperatingOfficer,FCA-NorthAmericahassaid,“Ourcommitmenttothiscitygoeswellbeyondourfacility.OurfutureliesintheheartsandmindsoftheyoungpeoplewhogrowandthriveinDetroit."

Inkeepingwiththisspirit,FCA’sgoalsforthisprojectareasfollows:Ensurethatthemuraldesignsrepresentboththerichhistoryandbrightfutureoftheeastsideneighborhoods;Engagetheneighborhood,especiallystudents,intheconceptionandcreationofthemuraldesigns;andEndeavorthatmuraldesignsinspireresidentstofurtherredevelopandbeautifytheeastsideneighborhoods.

TheProjectCityWallsDetroithasworkedwithFCAtoidentifysevensub-projectswithinthelargercontextofthenewsoundwalls.

TheNorthWallconsistsofsixcanvases.Fortheseprojects,artistswillworkcloselywithSoutheasternHighSchoolstudentstorefinetheconceptforthemural.Eachteamisrequiredtoincorporate,ataminimum,onePaintDaywithstudentssothatstudentswillhavetheopportunitytohelpcreatethemuralinstillation.Eachartistwillbeofferedanartistawardof$15,000.

TheSouthWallisacomprehensive,singleprojectforanartistorartistteam.WearelookingforanartistorartteamtoworkcloselywithDetroitEnterpriseAcademyandtheresidentsfacingtheretentionpondandwalltorefinetheirconcept.Theteamisrequiredto,ataminimum,incorporateonePaintDaywithstudentssothatstudentswillhavetheopportunitytohelpcreatethemuralinstillation.

Thisisafantasticopportunitytocreateadestinationwithinthecommunity.TheSouthprojectoffersanartistawardof$50,000.

TheProjectVision

TheCityofDetroitandFCAheldthreecommunity-visioningsessionstocraftthevisionstatement.MeetingswereheldwiththestudentsatSoutheasternHighSchool,DetroitEnterpriseAcademy,andwiththeNeighborhoodAdvisoryCommittee.Manywonderfulideas,thoughts,andthemeswereofferedatthosemeetings.Belowisasummaryoftheideas.FullnotesfromthemeetingsareinExhibitC.Pleaseusethisinformationtoinformyoursubmissions.Beforethedeadlinetosubmitapplicationstherewillbeanoptionalcommunityquestionandanswersessiontopresentartistsanopportunitytohearfromthecommunityfirsthandtofurtherinformyourvisionforyoursubmission.

Dignity,Struggles,andAspirationsAreoccurringthemeamongallthreegroupswasperseverance.Showingthecommunity’sresilienceandwhatitcanbecomewasimportanttotheneighbors.Theywantedthecitytoknowthat,throughouthistory,theneighborhoodscangrowintoanythingandthattheywantchildrentodreambigandlearnthetenetsofrespectandacceptance.Theyalsowantthechildrentoaspiretobeleadersandlearnto

standupforwhatyoubelieve.Thecommunityfeltitwasessentialtoconnectwithwherethecommunityhasbeen,currentlyis,andwhereitcouldgowithoutlimits.

Analternativeandcomplimentarythemethatemergedwasnatureandthecycleofgrowth,howtheseasonsandstagesoflifecouldpossiblycomplementtheadjacentstormwaterretentionpondandhowadventuresaroundtheworldinvolvingsunsets,oceans,waterfalls,safarisandthesolarsystemcaninspirechildrentodreambig.

Thecommunitiesmadeclearthatthesemuralsaboveallshouldbehigh-energy,uplifting,andvibrant.

ProjectSchedule

February14,2020 CTAReleased

February28,2020 DeadlineforQuestions

March10,2020 CommunityQ+A

March31,2020 CTACloses

April14,2020 ArtistAwardsAnnounced

May2,2020 CommunityCharrette

June6,2020 FinalPresentations

July2020 ArtProduction

ProjectLocationScopePleaseseeExhibitsA(NorthWall)andB(SouthWall)

Artist/ArtistTeamResponsibilities:Theselectedartistorartistteamwillberequiredto:

•Workincollaborationwiththeresidents,schools,FCA,CityWalls,PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment,DepartmentofNeighborhoodsandtheOfficeofArts,CultureandEntrepreneurshiptoengageinaseriesofartandcommunity-basedactivitiesandacreationprocessalignedonthemessubmittedfromthelocalcommunity.

•Sharetheirpersonalpracticewiththecommunity,asthisis,inherently,agroupproject.

•Conductresearchtobetterunderstandthesite,theprojectandthecommunity’shistoryandcurrentculture,alongwithanyotherelementsdeemedhelpfultotheircreativeprocess

•Developconceptsandrenderingofmuralfortheprojectsite

•Craftacommunityengagementstrategywithprojectpartners

•Participateinthecommunitycharrette

•Presentconceptsandrefinements

•Createafinalapprovedconceptanddesignforthemural

•Includeaminimumofonecommunityparticipationdaywhencreatingtheartwork

•WorkwithCityWallsandPlanningandDevelopmenttoIdentifyandsecuretheservicesofsuppliers,fabricators,installers,andotherprofessionalsasnecessarytofulfilltheartist’sresponsibilitiesintheproductionandcompletionofthework

•Fulfilltheresponsibilitieswithinthecontractedbudgetandtimeline

•Participateincommunityengagementandeducationalactivities

CityWallsDetroitresponsibilities:•Coordinatereviewsandpermissionsinregardtoartistselectionandconceptdevelopmentwithpartners

•Coordinatemarketing,documentation,andpublicengagementBudgetTheoverallbudgetfortheNorthWallis$15,000persub-project(6)

TheoverallbudgetfortheSouthWallis$50,000(1)

Thisbudgetisall-inclusive,includingbutnotlimitedtoartist’sfees,artist’sassistantcosts,artist’sstudiocosts,materialsandsuppliesandinstallationofallartwork.

ArtistSelectionProcessThiswillbeaglobalopencall.CityWallsDetroitwillsolicitqualifications,portfoliosandstatementsofsupport.Theselectionpanelwillreviewtheartistsubmissionsandidentifyoneartistorteamperproject(7).Thewinningartistsorartistteamswillbeselectedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:

Havingexperienceconductingeffectivecommunityengagementinresearchfortheprojectandtheprocessitself

25points

Havingexperienceincreatingpermanent,durable,outdoorpublicartwork 25pointsHavingexperienceinaccomplishingprojectsofasimilarcomplexitywithinthebudget,timelineandtechnicalconstraintspresented,basedonexamplesofpriorworks

25points

ArtistStatement 10pointsBeingaDetroit-basedartist 10pointsPreliminarysketches 5points

Theselectionpanelwillconsistofonememberfromeachcategorybelow:

• Mayor’sOffice• OfficeofArts,CultureandEntrepreneurship• CityWallsDetroitprogram• SoutheasternHighSchool• DetroitEnterpriseAcademy• NACMember• NACMember• FCA• ArtsProfessionalfromDistrict4

Application

SubmissionRequirements:

Interestedartists/artistteamsshouldsubmit:

• AprojectbriefwithaTableofContentsthatincludesthenamesandcontactinformationfortheartist/artistteamandalistingofallmaterialsbeingsubmitted(onepageperproject)(PDF)

• ACVorresumeforeachartist(onepageperartist,onefileperteam)(PDF)• AnArtistStatement,includingwhichprojectyouareapplyingfor,theNorthorSouthWall(PDF)• Completedonlineapplicationformquestions

o Whatinterestsyouabouttheproject?o Whatareyourpreliminaryideasfortheproject?o Howdoyouenvisionworkingincollaborationwiththecommunityandwithstudents?o Whatisyourpastexperienceworkingoncomplexprojectswithcriteriaandconstraints

dictatedbythesiteowner?o Howwouldyourprojectbenefitthecommunity?

• Upto3imagesofpastworkyouconsiderrelevanttothisprojectalongwithupto2imagesofyourproposedpreliminarymuraldesign:

o DigitalimagesmustbeJPEGfilesandmustbenomorethan300dpiandnolargerthan1024x768pixelresolution.Eachimagemustbeunlockedanddownloadableforviewing

o EachJPEGimagemustbetitledwiththeartist’snameandimagenumber.Example:SaraSmith001,SaraSmith002.

o Uploadonesheetwiththefollowinginformationperimage(PDF):§ Imagename§ Titleofartwork,location,dateofcompletion,budget,medium,anddimensions§ Uptofoursentencesofprojectdescription§ Tworeferencesfrompreviouspublicartclients

SubmissionInstructions

SubmissionswillbeacceptedelectronicallybyfollowingthelinktoAPPLYNOWontheCityWallswebsiteoratthewebaddress:detroitmi.gov/citywalls/calltoarts

Questionscanbesubmittedtocitywalls@detroitmi.gov

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