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SWYC PUBLIC ART PROJECT
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Southwestern Yacht Club
2702 Qualtrough Street
San Diego, CA 92106
619.222.0438
FAX 619.222.8214
Public Art Committee
Request for Proposals
Public Art
Client Description
Southwestern Yacht Club is dedicated to:
- Promoting
knowledge of Corinthian and power boating
- Distributing
and disseminating information related to navigation,
seamanship, cruising and racing
- Sponsoring
and promoting yacht races, and
- Cultivating
and promoting an active interest in yachts and yachting
activities.
We have over 850 members, who are active in sailing, racing
(sail and power), angling, cruising, and, through our Junior
program, producing young people with an interest and respect
for the ocean and it resources.
Southwestern Yacht Club is situated on a peninsula off San
Antonio Drive in Point Loma. Access to the Club is through
an enclave of expensive residences. There are no commercial
enterprises in the surrounding community.
Project
In compliance with the San Diego Unified Port District’s
Policy 609 for leasehold tenants involved in renovation projects,
Southwestern Yacht Club is seeking the submission of proposals
for a Public Art Project. It is our intent to select one or
more projects, by one or more artists, that will reflect our
relationship to our community and to continue a good neighbor
policy. Our selection will be consistent with the inclusion
of the following conditions:
Theme
- “Our
Bond With The Ocean”
- Communicate
SWYC contributions to community
- Fun/Casual/Inviting
- Reflect
boating/water/sea life
- Style
- Material/medium
Artist
- No
preference to members/friends/relations
- Deal
with artists directly (not galleries)
- Conceptual
drawings to be submitted
- Artist(s)-Port
list ++
- Prior
project history-Experience with Public Art/Port
- Style
- Material/medium
Site/location
- Club
will determine general site placement areas
- Size-space
scale (height limit)
- Limited
access to non-members
- Enhance
architecture
- Functional
- Residential
impact
Budget
- Lighting
(solar)
- Durability/maintenance-continuing
cost-lighting/security
- Cost-include
artists fees
- Time
frame
Submission
- Conceptual
drawings
- Proposed
Budget
- References
- Pre-submission
conference: 10:00am, August 12, 2006, RSVP by August
4, 2006
- Deadline
for Submissions: September 15, 2006
- Submit
to Southwestern Yacht Club, attention: S/C Kathy Smith
Southwestern Yacht Club
2702 Qualtrough Street
San Diego, CA 92106
619.222.0438
FAX 619.222.8214
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