site structures - public works campus

The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) invites art students, emerging and professional Artists and Graphic Designers living in Deschutes, Jefferson or Crook County in Oregon to apply for a design-based commission for three Site Structures on the City’s Public Works Campus. Artists applying to this Call to Artists understand that they are being considered for all three locations at the initial application stage on CAFE to make it to the next round as a Finalist. In Phase 2, Finalists will propose specific designs for each the three Site Structures.

The Artist(s) will design inspired 2-D graphic art to be laser cut onto rusted Corten metal panels that will serve as the exterior cladding for the various small structures located on the Public Works Campus including a Bike Shelter, Trash Enclosure and Central Utility Plant Enclosure. The Artist(s) will provide digital files (DXF. or DWG.) of the work of art to be used by a local metal fabricator to laser cut the design onto the flat Corten metal panels. The panels will be installed onto the structures by the City’s Public Works Campus contractor.

See attached graphics package for location, scale, and the general inspiration for the three Site Structures.The project timeline is January – April 2025. The Design Fee of $2,500 for the Trash Encloser, a $5,000 Design Fee for the Bike Shelter and a $7,500 Design Fee for the Central Utility Plant Surround Structure which are based the overall scale of each structure. One or more Artists may be selected.