Commons Transformation Project (ACT) Expansion
Arts Commons | CMLC
Budget: $1.32 million
Deadline to submit: March 4, 2025
The Arts Commons Expansion will be a distinctive addition to Calgary’s downtown and its architectural design emphasizes both functionality and artistic expression. The ACT Expansion north wall plays and essential role in further enhancing the public space beneath the canopy. The artwork will transform a stretch of the ground level area which would otherwise be somewhat opaque due to the necessity of adjacent loading infrastructure. The inclusion of public art here is a strategic move to soften and enliven this long public façade of the building. Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and Art to Public seek an artist or artist team to create an artwork(s) for the ACT Expansion through this unencumbered call. CMLC encourages all locally, nationally and internationally qualified artists to apply. The public art design will beautify, activate and enliven the Arts Commons campus. The successful artist/artist team will work with CMLC, Arts Commons, the design team KPMB Architects, Hindle Architects and TAWAW Architecture Collective and the Construction Manager EllisDon to coordinate design, fabrication and installation.
Required Submission Materials
A statement about your interest in public art and how it should engage or respond to its environment and the audience.
- Annotated image list – twelve (12) images with: date, title, media and dimensions of past and current work. If the image reflects a public work, include the location of the project and the commissioning agency. Multimedia items (video and/or sound clips) that describe your work may be included as part of the annotated image list but not exclusively so. Links to web-based portfolios are encouraged.
- A selected biography (CV) including current contact information, including phone number and email address.
- If working as part of a team, a brief resumé or CV of each team member and a description of past experiences working together.
- Two (2) or three (3) reviews or news articles about past projects (optional).
- Two (2) professional letters of reference.
Deadline and Submission Details
Proposals will be accepted until Tuesday March 4, 2025, 5pm MT. Responses that do not fully meet the criteria above may not be considered. It is the respondent’s responsibility to request clarification of any item that is unclear or uncertain within the context of the RFQ package by contacting:
Contact Art to Public info@arttopublic.net or call + 1 587.318.0601.
To read the entire Request for Qualifications and to access the link to upload your files, please visit arttopublic.net and review the attached PDF.
