| In
2004, the CTA and the City of Chicago Public Art Program
installed nine permanent works of art at eight renovated
rail stations on the Pink Line.
The CTA has since created an ongoing program to showcase
permanent works of art in conjunction with the City
of Chicago Public Art Program. The Arts in Transit Program
is funded by the Federal Transit Administration, and
creates opportunities to develop original artwork for
station reconstruction projects along the CTA Red and
Brown Lines. Artists will be selected for each of the
stations included in the Brown Line Capacity Expansion
Project. |
| Original
artwork will be installed in each of the 18 stations along
the CTA's Brown Line that will be renovated by 2009. By
combining the visibility and accessibility of the city's
mass transit system with the creativity of Chicago's art
resources, this program will result in a successful public
display of professional works of art designed with input
from nearby communities. This program will provide high
profile locations for public art and serve as a gateway
to communities served by the Brown Line. Media under consideration
include, but are not limited to, mosaics, art glass, ornamental
fencing, mixed-media artwork, and freestanding sculpture
and furniture. |
| The CTA and
the City of Chicago Public Art Program, administered by
the Department of Cultural Affairs, encourages and facilitates
collaborations between artists, government agencies, the
community and other partners. The City of Chicago Public
Art Program is now seeking qualifications from local and
national professional artists or artist teams capable
of creating permanent public works of art for the CTA
Arts in Transit Program. Artist teams must designate a
primary contact for submissions to the Program. |
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| Completed
CTA Arts In Transit Projects |
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| Artist
Selection Process |
| The
CTA Arts in Transit Program is open to all living professional
artists regardless of race, color, religion, national
origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation,
marital status, physical or mental disability or residency.
Artists working in appropriate materials are encouraged
to apply. |
| To
qualify for a commission for artwork, artists must submit
their qualifications to the City of Chicago Public Art
Program through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Submissions
must include a current resume, slides of completed representative
projects, a written statement detailing previous experience,
and supporting documentation including reviews and other
press materials. The CTA and Public Art Program will then
undertake a selection process in collaboration with members
of the Brown Line communities. |
Arts in
Transit Advisory Panels for each station will review
submitted qualifications and issue a Request for Proposals
(RFP) to up to four artists per station to complete site-specific
proposals for artwork. Artists receiving the RFP will
be asked to submit a comprehensive proposal including
a maquette. Artists who submit a comprehensive proposal
will receive a $500 design fee. The proposal becomes
the property of the CTA. Each Advisory Panel will review
proposals and select artists for the commission of permanent
artwork for each designated transit station. Finalists
will be selected for commissions by the Arts in Transit
Advisory Panels after proposals have been submitted.
Fabrication and installation will occur in accordance
with station construction schedules.
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| To
obtain a Request for Qualifications form: |
Web
site: www.cityofchicago.org/publicart (see
"Applications" link)
Telephone: 312-742-1161 |
| Para más
informacíon, contacte a Fabi Ramirez de el Programa
de Arte Publico al 312-742-1156. |
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| Artists currently
registered with the City of Chicago Public Art Program
may use their current file for the CTA Arts in Transit
Program by submitting only the completed registry form
and addendum to be added to their file. However, artists
are encouraged to update their file with recent work reflective
of their capabilities for the CTA Arts in Transit Program. |
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| Timeline |
| Artwork
for the Brown Line will be selected and installed in
three phases. The first phase includes Kimball, Kedzie,
Francisco, Rockwell, and Western stations. The second
phase is comprised of Damen, Montrose, Irving Park,
Addison, Paulina, Southport, Wellington, Diversey, Armitage,
Sedgwick and Chicago stations. The third phase includes
Belmont and Fullerton stations. Artists that submitted
RFQs by January 20, 2006, were eligible for projects
occurring in all three phases. |
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| Phase
1 |
Artwork
for Phase 1 stations was selected in June 2006 and is
being installed in Spring/Summer 2007. selected
artists
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| Phase
2 |
Artwork
for Phase 2 stations was selected in August and December
2006 and will be installed in accordance with station
construction schedules. selected
artists
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| Phase
3 (dates subject to change) |
RFQ deadline:
extended to March 1, 2007
Application review: March – May 2007
Artists selected as finalists/receipt of RFP: June 2007
Proposals due: August 2007
Notification of finalists: September 2007 |
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The following artists have been selected to complete
artwork commissions at the following locations:
Kimball: Josh Garber – functional sculpture
at station entrance
Kedzie: Anne Marie Karlsen – art glass inside
stationhouse
Francisco: Ellen Harvey – tile mosaic at station
entrance
Rockwell: Thomas Skomski – sculpture/art glass
inside stationhouse
Western: Ellen Rothenberg – art glass in station
façade
Damen: Ron Baron – functional sculpture on platform
Montrose: Jason Pickleman – wall-mounted sculpture
inside stationhouse
Irving Park: Juan Carlos Macias – tile mosaic
inside stationhouse
Addison: Gregory Gomez – exterior-mounted sculpture
on elevator tower
Paulina: Barbara Cooper – suspended sculpture
and tile mosaic inside stationhouse
Southport: Elizabeth Freiberg – glass mosaic
inside stationhouse
Wellington: Martin Donlin – art glass in station
façade
Diversey: Dennis Oppenheim – free-standing sculpture
at station entrance
Armitage: Jonathan Gitelson – photographic tile
inside stationhouse
Sedgwick: Carlos ‘Dzine’ Rolon – glass
tile inside stationhouse
Chicago: BJ Krivanek – exterior-mounted sculpture
at platform level
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