*UPDATE*

The Call for Artists for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program for 2009 and 2010 is now closed to new applications. The Arts Commission expects to notify applicants by Friday, July 17, 2009 of the names of those artist applicants who have been selected to prepare proposals. Thanks to all the artists who submitted an application.

Please check this website for future updates about the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program.

*CLOSED TO NEW APPLICATIONS*

ORIGINAL RFQ FOLLOWS:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009, 5 PM

Note: This Call for Artists does not include the Kiosk Poster Projects for which a separate Call for Artists will be posted in the Fall of 2009.

ELIGIBILITY: The Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program is restricted to professional artists residing full time in the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Artists who have completed artworks for the Art on Market Street Program since 2000, either individually or as part of a team, are not eligible. Entries not meeting eligibility requirements or submitted past the deadline stated above will not be considered.

Promotional projects for nonprofits, commercial businesses, special events or other entities are ineligible. The Art on Market Street Program commissions new work created for the Art on Market Street Program only. The Program does not sponsor completed projects, projects already in progress, or projects produced or funded by other entities.

PROJECT GUIDELINES: The Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program is seeking applications from professional artists working in a variety of media, including performance, dance and visual arts, who have documented experience in creating multi-disciplinary, multi-layered projects appropriate for a broad public audience.

Approximately six of the eligible artist applicants will be selected and each paid $300 to prepare a proposal, of which two are expected to be selected for implementation: one proposal for 2009 and a second proposal for 2010.

Please do not submit a proposal with your application. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted by the Art on Market Street Program.

MAIL OR DELIVER PROPOSALS TO:
Art on Market Street Program
San Francisco Arts Commission
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94102
ATTN: Temporary Projects

For additional information, call Mary Chou, Public Art Program Associate, at 415/252-3215.

PROJECT OVERVIEW
The Art on Market Street Program continues an innovative program of activities that enliven San Francisco’s main thoroughfare and engage Market Street businesses, residents and visitors with Bay Area artists and contemporary art. Temporary Projects is a series of artist initiated projects, for which artists have the opportunity to propose the site, media, and scale of a project. (NOTE: This call does not include the Kiosk Poster Projects.) Projects may occur along Market Street from the Embarcadero to Castro Street. The Arts Commission is currently planning to commission one temporary project in the Fall of 2009, and one project in the Fall of 2010. This application is for both projects.

PROCESS
Artists will be applying to be considered as candidates for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program (does not include the kiosks) for either 2009 or 2010. Approximately 4 to 6 finalists will be selected and paid an honorarium of $300 each to prepare a preliminary proposal. Only proposals submitted by selected artist candidates will be accepted. Artists whose proposals have been approved by the Arts Commission may not alter their proposals following approval by the Arts Commission.

PROJECT GUIDELINES
One Temporary Project will be selected for 2009, another one for 2010. The project must meet the following requirements:

Proposals:

• The Arts Commission is seeking proposals for thoughtful, original multi-layered projects that explore and reflect the complexity of life in an active urban environment, and must be appropriate for a broad and diverse audience.
• All projects must be new artwork created solely for the Art on Market Street Program.
• All projects must be solely funded by the Art on Market Street Program.
• Commissioned artists are entirely responsible for all aspects of the production of their approved projects, including procuring materials, renting and transporting equipment, hiring assistants, and any required engineering, among all other requirements. Artists will be responsible for maintaining and repairing their artwork throughout an event or installation, and for removing their artwork or event materials and equipment, cleaning the site, and returning the site to its original condition.

Location:

• Projects must primarily occur on Market Street. Projects may happen at more than one site consecutively or simultaneously, may travel down sections of Market Street, or take place wholly or in part in various plazas on or near Market Street.
• Projects may occur on private or public property if official permission is granted. Permission to use private property must be secured by the finalist artist in writing as part of their proposal, but is not required for an application. For projects on public property, which would include the public sidewalks and adjacent public plazas on Market Street, the Arts Commission will assist in obtaining permission from the city department with jurisdiction over the site; however, the Arts Commission is unable to guarantee such permission. Projects proposed for public property that are not appropriate or feasible will not be selected. If permission is not granted for any property, public or private, the project will not proceed.

Standard city requirements:
All projects:

• must meet all safety and other requirements.
• must meet ADA requirement.
• are subject to review by various city agencies.
• may be subject to various restrictions, for example: an artwork or event may not be placed in the street, may not impede pedestrian traffic, may not pose a safety hazard, and must comply with ADA regulations.

Permit costs and liability insurance will be the responsibility of the applicant and must be line items in the project budget. General liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 will be required by the City and County of San Francisco.

BUDGET
The total project budget available for each approved Temporary Project shall not exceed $30,000. This amount must include all project costs associated with a project, and a detailed line item budget is required as part of a finalist’s proposal submittal. (Please do not submit a project budget with an application.) The budget must cover all expenses associated with the design and implementation of a project, including all artist fees and overhead costs, staff and other project subcontractors, travel, equipment, design and project materials, engineering and architectural costs, permits, city fees, insurance, delivery and pick-up charges, fabrication, installation, ongoing maintenance, removal of all equipment and materials, clearance of the site, repair of any damage caused by the project, and all other expenses to be determined during the proposal process.

SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process is competitive, with a limited number of applicants being selected by the Arts Commission and paid $300 each to develop a proposal. The criteria for both phases of artist selection are listed below.

NOTE: The selection of the finalists, of the proposals, and authorization to proceed with implementation of temporary projects is entirely within the discretion of the Arts Commission. The Arts Commission reserves the right to decline any and all of the applications submitted and any and all of the solicited project proposals and to solicit new applications and new proposals at any time, as needed.

Phase I: In general, applicants’ materials will be reviewed based on the following criteria. Approximately 4 to 6 finalists will be selected and paid an honorarium of $300 to create a proposal. Proposals will not be accepted from any other artists except the finalists.

1. Quality and originality of past artwork as evidenced in an artist’s application materials.
2. Appropriateness of an artist’s skills, interests, and aesthetics for Market Street.
3. Ability of an artist to implement a public project based on documented past projects in the artist’s proposal.

Phase II. Selection Criteria for Proposals. Proposals prepared by the selected finalists will be reviewed based on the following criteria. One proposal will be accepted for 2009 and another one for 2010.

1. Artistic merit of the proposed project.
2. Demonstrated ability of the artist or artists to implement the proposal aesthetically and technically, as evidenced in documentation of past work.
3. Feasibility of the proposed project, as determined by the accuracy and appropriateness of the budget, as well as the evidence of a thorough consideration of safety, maintenance and operational issues.
4. Responsiveness and appropriateness of the proposal to the context of Market Street.
5. Appropriateness of any proposed interaction with Market Street businesses and pedestrians.
6. Availability to attend weekday project meetings, supervise the project, and provided on going maintenance, as needed throughout the development, implementation, and clean-up process.

TIMELINE
Application Deadline: Monday, April 6, 2009
Finalists notified: Monday, April 20, 2009
Proposals due: May 18, 2009
Implementation dates: One project in Fall, 2009, and another project in Fall, 2010

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Below are the application specifications for both the Temporary Projects Program. All of the following materials are required for a complete application. Incomplete applications or CDs with incorrect image specifications as outlined below will not be accepted.
Please do not submit a proposal.

Please include the following on a CD either as a Word document, JPEG or Quicktime video. The CD must be clearly labeled with the artist’s name.

1. Letter of interest, not to exceed one page. Please do not submit a specific proposal with an application.
2. Documentation of 10 images of recent artwork. Please do not submit your images in Power Point. Digital imagery guidelines:
   1. Each image should be no larger than 1500 X 1500 pixels, 300 dpi and 2 MB
   2. JPEGs ONLY.
   3. Each JPEG must be titled with the artist’s name and a number that corresponds to the annotated slide list. For example- JenJones 001, JenJones 002.
   4. CDs containing VIDEO submission must be included on the annotated image list, and must indicate the clip or clips you would like the panel to view. All video clips must be in Quicktime.
3. Annotated image list for the documentation of previous work, providing a brief description, including dimensions, materials, and date of work. Please confirm that the image list is numbered exactly the same as your digital images.
4. A resume not to exceed three pages.

The Arts Commission is not responsible for the loss or damage of application materials. Do not send original artwork.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Equal Benefits Ordinance
The City and County of San Francisco, in its effort to provide equality of opportunity and equality of benefits, requires that all entities receiving public monies comply with Sections 12B and 12D of the Administrative Code, relative to provision of equal benefits to registered domestic partners and demonstration of good faith efforts to hire minority-owned, women-owned and San Francisco based subcontractors.

Americans with Disabilities Act
The selected artist(s) will be required to comply with American with Disabilities Act requirements in addition to related federal, state and local codes and will be encouraged to develop artwork(s) sensitive to programmatic as well as physical accessibility issues in cooperation with the Arts Commission and disabled communities.

Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO)
(This requirement pertains to artists who have over 20 employees, or artists who may have their artwork fabricated by a company with over 20 employees.) The selected artist(s) will be required to agree to comply fully with and be bound by the provisions of the Minimum Compensation Ordinance (MCO), as set forth in S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 12P. Generally, this Ordinance requires contractors to provide employees covered by the Ordinance who do work funded under the contract with hourly gross compensation and paid and unpaid time off that meet certain minimum requirements. Currently, the hourly gross compensation is $9.00 an hour. For the contractual requirements of the MCO, see paragraph 42 of the Ordinance. Note that the gross hourly compensation for covered employees increases to $10.00 for For-Profit entities on January 1, 2002 and increases 2.5% annually thereafter for 3 years. For Nonprofit entities and public entities, this increase is required only if the City makes the finding required by Section 12P.3(a)(ii) of the San Francisco Administrative Code.

Required Forms
The artist selected and approved by the Arts Commission shall be required to enter into contract with the City and County of San Francisco for the entire duration of the project. Depending on the specific scope of the project, prior to the issuance and throughout the duration of the contract, the artist shall be required to maintain a San Francisco business tax license, and may need to obtain various types of insurance, including Automobile Liability insurance, General Liability insurance, Fine Arts insurance, and other insurance, as required by the City.

All information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract and these provisions are subject to change.