Direct Purchase of Completed Work for UNMC Residence Hall - Omaha From Nebraska 1% for Public Art

The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s (UNMC) new residence hall is the first on-campus residence hall designed for the needs of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Nestled in the hillside of 39th Street and Dewey Avenue, the building subtly defines the campus edge while remaining true to the forms and materials of the surrounding neighborhood.  

The building incorporates a collaborative floor design with flexible spaces crafted for student engagement. The residential facility will include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, which can house up to 300 UNMC Students. There will be other amenities, like a “grab-and-go” food option with indoor and outdoor seating, as well as first floor meeting and study spaces open to all UNMC students, faculty, and staff, including non-tenants. The new building also provides green space and connective pathways to promote interactions with nature and the surrounding campus life.

This Call for Direct Purchased Artwork includes various wall locations for 2D artworks for the seating areas and hallways on the first floor, which will be available for residents, as well as UNMC employees. The spaces vary from recreational to quiet study areas, and the selection of art may reflect those moods. The Selection Committee is seeking work that already exists. Artists may submit individual works or series of works. Artists should explain the submission’s connection to the overall concept in the letter of interest, as applicable.

The UNMC Campus is home to the Healing Arts Collection: https://healingarts.unmc.edu/permanent-collection/

Project renderings, site plans, as well as full RFQ for this project:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f1iGXMnHGzmz1QlGpMP-1hK2hqJ2AAlj?usp=sharing

The Committee reviews RFQ submissions on Artwork Archive. Professional public artists/teams within the U.S. are eligible. The Committee encourages all to apply. 

The Selection Committee is seeking work that already exists -- submitted artwork should be completed, and not representative of the work that would be created. The artwork cannot extend past 4” from the wall to be ADA compliant. Artwork should use materials that are long lasting, and require simple cleaning/maintenance management. 

Selection criteria will be based on the presentation, description, and budget of completed work, and if applicable, the conceptual connection to UNMC.

Image descriptions: Label each uploaded image with title, dimensions, medium, year, artwork cost, shipping/delivery cost, and any relevant description. Please submit completed and available artworks; not samples of past works, or sketches of work that could be completed.  

Images: Ten (10) jpg images of completed relevant artworks. 

CV/Resume: Limit to three pages.

 

Letter of Interest: Describe your artistic style, background, and how work relates to this project. List any sites that may be ideal for the submitted work. Use 500 words or less.

 

Application Fee: There is no fee to submit for this project. 

Submitted artwork should be completed, and not representative of the work that would be created. In the description of each artwork, include the title, year, dimensions (include frame dimensions if applicable), medium, and price. The listed price should include the artwork, and an estimated cost to deliver or ship the work to Omaha. Once the artwork is selected and the agreement is signed, the artist will be responsible for shipping or delivering the piece. Unless otherwise agreed, all artworks will be framed by a professional framer and installed by an art handler. 

 

The number of works that are purchased depends on the price for each piece; only submit works priced between $1,000 and $20,000. The Committee will have full discretion over which pieces will be purchased and their locations within the building. If applicable, list any sites that may be ideal for the submitted work in the Letter of Interest, based on the site plans on this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f1iGXMnHGzmz1QlGpMP-1hK2hqJ2AAlj?usp=sharing. This link also includes the full RFQ, other renderings, and the exterior RFQ for this building. 

 

The artwork cannot extend past 4” from the wall to be ADA compliant. Artwork should use materials that are long lasting, and require simple cleaning/maintenance management. 

 

Artists based in Nebraska will have preference, and professional artists residing in the United States are eligible.