Call for Artists Global Block Party: Call for Banner Artwork at Othello Square Building Introduction: The Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (Seattle Children’s Hospital) is seeking up to five artists to submit images of artworks that can be translated and fabricated onto exterior banners. About the Project: The Project provides neighborhood housing (Orenda at Othello Square) on floors 3-7 and floors 1-2 will include the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic and Tiny Tots. This community-oriented project seeks to help minimize displacement in the Othello neighborhood by providing workforce housing. (Workforce housing is housing that is affordable to workers and close to their jobs. It is rental housing, that can be reasonably afforded by a moderate to middle income, critical workforce and located in acceptable proximity to workforce centers.) OBCC will provide community and family pediatric oriented health services. It will be an inviting and friendly place where neighbors can find the support, education, and care they need. Tiny Tots, the early learning childcare facility plans to provide care for infants to preschool aged children and will be a convenient and safe place for families living in the building, working in the clinic, or living in the Othello neighborhood. About Othello Square: Starting as a grassroots movement, community members in Othello banded together to influence the future of their neighborhood. Othello Square (originally named Southeast Economic Opportunity Center) is their cumulative vision for the evolution of Othello and includes four properties with a shared open space plaza. Through the master planning process, stakeholders worked together to establish the following mission statement: “The Campus is designed to represent the diverse and international nature of South Seattle, providing a place that serves the whole community with homes, educational and business development opportunities, family-wage jobs, health care, social services support, and a variety of small enterprises at which to shop, eat and play.” Project Rendering: [A sign on the side of a building Description automatically generated] Scope of Work: The artist will submit images of existing 2D artworks that relate to the theme Global Block Party that can be translated into large-scale banners that will be on the exterior of the Building. The theme Global Block Party refers to the goals determined by the Odessa Brown Children’s clinic art committee. Theme: Global Block Party The Othello neighborhood is the most culturally and ethnically diverse in the City of Seattle. Othello represents home to over 26 different ethnicities, is represented by intergenerational families and a diverse workforce. Together, these diverse communities and cultures work and play together, raise their children together, and protect each other. This togetherness is best represented by the idea of a Block Party, a neighborhood gathering that welcomes everyone as they are, to come and celebrate the community as a whole. We are asking artists to submit images that relay idea of cross-cultural celebration, community togetherness and joy. The artist will submit images of existing 2D artworks that relate to the themes for the project: · Unity · Equity · Home · Dream · Nest · Belonging · Strength · Wellness · Ownership · Family The images will need to be able to be translated into large-scale (approximately 27’ tall) banners that will be on the exterior of the building along S. Othello Street. Additionally, a large mural (depicted above) has been finalized for the exterior of the building, along with custom perforated metal panels at the Movement Room on the south (see rendering below). It is important the banners are cohesive with the existing art designed for the building. Movement Room Metal Panel Rendering:[A sign on the side of a building Description automatically generated] Metal Panel Designs: [X][X][X][X] Construction photo as of 10/29/20. Projected completion September 2021: [X] Specifications of the Banners: [Othello image 4.jpg] Eligibility: This call is open to emerging, mid-career and established artists working in Washington State. Timeline: December 19, 2020 Artist applications due Early January 2021 Panel selects finalists February 2021 Selected finalists submit designs Spring 2021 Finalist submits final design to the fabricator Budget: The selected artists will receive a stipend of $1,500 after their final design is submitted to the contractor. Deadline: Saturday, December 19th at 11:59pm Application: Please submit the following via Submittable: https://eunicewaymonartsservices.submittable.com/submit/177262/global-block-party-call-for-banner-artwork-at-orenda-at-othello-square · 3-6 images of work that relates to the theme Global Block Party · 1 Artist Statement or Bio Selection Criteria: Artists will be evaluated based on their artistic expression and the how their work relates to the theme Global Block Party. Support and Feedback: We are here to help. Feel free to reach out to public art project manager Elisheba Johnson for any questions about this project. Or attend the application information session. This will be an opportunity to ask the project manager Elisheba Johnson questions about the project, questions about the application process, and to receive feedback on your work samples. Application Information Session Monday, November 23rd, 2020 6:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85158652682?pwd=am9TN253cUVuZnprVlhRQnd5VE43dz09<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85158652682?pwd%3Dam9TN253cUVuZnprVlhRQnd5VE43dz09&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3LX1ObZ8XnEuabCU2sQ1Vf> Meeting ID: 851 5865 2682 Passcode: 173141 -- Elisheba Johnson (Pronounced: EE-LISH-AY-BAH) (She/Her/They) Public Artist/Curator/ Art Dealer Co-Founder of Wa Na Wari : Black Art Center Principal at Eunice Waymon Arts Services