| 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. |
| By
the completion of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project,
original artwork will be installed in each of the 18
renovated stations along the CTA's Brown Line.
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 for Belmont
and Fullerton stations. 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. |
The CTA
Arts in Transit program 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. The CTA Arts in Transit program
will review proposals and select artists for the commission
of permanent artwork for each designated transit station.
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 remaining Brown Line stations, Belmont and Fullerton,
will be selected and installed as part of the third phase.
The first phase included Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco,
Rockwell and Western stations and have completed installations.
The second phase comprised Damen, Montrose, Irving
Park, Addison, Paulina, Southport, Wellington, Diversey,
Armitage, Sedgwick and Chicago 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 and has been installed. 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) |
| To qualify
for a commission for artwork for Belmont and Fullerton
stations, 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. |
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The following artists have been selected to complete
artwork commissions at these Brown Line stations:
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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