Pepco Waterfront Building Niche Design Project: Request for Proposals

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* Call to Artists: Request for Proposals *
* Pepco Waterfront Building Niche Design Project *

* Deadline: Friday, March 3, 2017 at 4:00 pm ESTProject Budget: $100,000 *

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) with Potomac Electric
Power Company (Pepco) is seeking professional proposals from local artists
or artist teams for the design, fabrication and installation of a permanent
work of public art on the electrical substation building that is planned
for the Buzzard Point area in Southwest Washington, DC.

*PROJECT OVERVIEW*
Buzzard Point, located on a peninsula formed by the confluence of the
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, is on the verge of transforming from a bare,
industrial area into a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood anchored by the new
DC United Soccer Stadium. Pepco is creating the Waterfront Substation to
support existing customers and forthcoming development efforts in the
Capitol Riverfront and Southwest Waterfront areas. Please review the
official Pepco Waterfront Building Niche Design Project Call

located on the CAH website for more information.

*PROJECT ELIGIBILITY*
This opportunity is open to local DC artists and artist teams over the age
of 18 who are current residents of Washington, DC. Each applicant must be a
legal DC resident for at least one (1) year prior to the deadline of the
application, maintain residency during the entire project period and have a
permanent DC address, as listed on government issued ID or tax returns.
Post office boxes may not be used.

*GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE*
Applications must be submitted online through our Grant Application Portal
.
For new applicants, select "Sign Up Today". For applicants with an existing
account, select "Sign In". In the event of forgotten login information, the
password can be reset by selecting "Forgot your password?"

Once fully registered, applicants must select *Civic Commissioned Projects
(Individuals)* to complete the application questions and upload all
required documents, supplementary material and work samples.

*PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE*

*DATE*
*ACTIVITY & DELIVERABLES*
January 31, 2017
Request for proposals released
March 3, 2017 at 4:00 pm EST
Application deadline
Week of March 20, 2017
Panel to review applications and select finalists
March 31, 2017
Selected artists/artist team notified
April 2017
Payment executed by Pepco
May 2017 - September 2017
Artwork fabrication timeline
October - December 2017
Artwork installation timeline
December 2017 (date TBD)
Artwork dedication

*CONTACT INFORMATION*
For more information regarding the project, or clarification about
requirements, proposals, work sample submissions and any grant portal
assistance, please contact the project managers below at the DC Commission
on the Arts and Humanities.

*Ron Humbertson, Art Collections Registrar: ron.humbertson@dc.gov
or 202-719-6527 <(202)%20719-6527>*

*Kyra Saffran, Public Art Program Assistant: kyra.saffran@dc.gov
or 202- 299-5695 <(202)%20299-5695>*

*About the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities*

*The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities provides grants, professional
opportunities, education enrichment, and other programs and services to
individuals and nonprofit organizations in all communities within the
District of Columbia. The Arts Commission is supported primarily by
District government funds and in part by the National Endowment for the
Arts.*

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Pepco Waterfront Building Niche Design Project: Request for Proposals