JOB: Public Art Opportunity at University of Utah

Artist qualifications now being accepted

SALT LAKE CITY ? The Utah Public Art Program of the Division of Arts and Museums, in association with the Division of Facilities and Construction Management and the University of Utah Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex, has published a call for letters of interest and qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in creating public art for this new facility on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City.

The community-based art selection committee seeks art that will absorb and respond to the design and context ideals and users of this collaborative and innovative incubator for the arts and education at the University of Utah. Details on the project and how to apply are available at www.utahpublicart.org.

The deadline for receipt of material from interested artists is 5 p.m. MST, December 14, 2012. Artists may submit qualifications online at www.dccgrants.org, or materials may be mailed or delivered to: Jim Glenn, Utah Public Art Program, ATTN: BTS Arts & Education, 300 S. Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

The Public Art Program was created by the Utah State Legislature in 1985 with the passage of the Percent-for-Art-Act. This statute allows for 1% of construction costs for new or remodeled state facilities to be added to the project for the commissioning or acquisition of art that is site-specific to the facility and community. To date, more than 200 works have been placed in state facilities statewide. For more information, visit www.utahpublicart.org or contact Felicia Baca at fbaca@utah.gov or 801.245.7272, or Jim Glenn at jglenn@utah.gov or 801.245.7271.