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Benefis Women's and Children's Center Great Falls
Prospectus and Call for Artists for
Art in the New Benefis Women’s and Children’s Center.
Suspended Art Project
January 22,2020
BACKGROUND: Benefis Health System is building a new approximately 45,000 square foot, 3 story, Women’s and Children’s Outpatient Center. Services offered include:
- Pediatric therapies, including
- Occupational
- Speech
- Physical therapy
- Pediatric psychiatry
- Pediatric neuropsychology
- Pediatric endocrinology
- General outpatient pediatrics
- OB/GYN care
- Fertility care
- Maternal-fetal medicine
- Childbirth education
- Postpartum lactation support
- Screening mammography, and more.
The building will be located between 10th and 11th Ave South, and east of 26th Street. The building is intended to start construction in May 2020 and be completed by December 2021. Part of the designed space for the building includes a three-story open monument stair, and another two-story open atrium, where the suspended art will be installed.
INTENT: Benefis Health System is seeking to commission an artistic design, fabrication, and installation of two suspended pieces of art. The main two-story atrium will contain the largest of the two suspended pieces. The smaller Work, envisioned to be 1/3 to ¼ the size of the main sculpture, will be suspended over the stair landing leading up to the pediatric floor, from the first level. Below are “placeholder” examples of the art in the areas that it will be installed.
Large Installation in 2-story Atrium Area: (3 images)
Small Installation over stair landing: (3) images
  Small Installation over stair landing: (3) images
  The inserted images show that the art can be viewed from the main floor by looking up, or at eye level over the frosted glass railing from the second floor (Pediatrics Floor).
The large piece is located in the main atrium space, which sits parallel and is highly visible from 10th Avenue South. It is intended that the Art will have a presence that will be both noticeable during daytime and evening. For this reason, the art in both locations will incorporate lighting. The architect has lighting selected that could be supplemented into the art work, or if the artists incorporates an electric lighting effect into the art, that would be encouraged as well.
The artist is to propose a material for the sculpture. Glass, plastic, or any other light weight material is acceptable. The artist will also need to suggest installation methods for the art, depending on the weight. The art must meet the project goals without disrupting or inconveniencing people using the areas. The art work must be of materials accepted in the Health Care Guidelines for an Outpatient, Business Occupancy.
The art can be kinetic or it can be stationary. There are impacts to the mechanical design if the art is in motion, so that will require coordination with the air distribution for the building.
The overall concept for the building is of a “cascading” effect, as seen by the forms on the exterior that have elegant, cascading curves, and steps, such as water falling. The curving vernacular can also be seen on the interior of the building, in the ceiling and flooring patterns, as well as finish material patterns.
As this center contains Pediatric health care, it is encouraged that the art work find a balance in color and in form that will engage kids but also be pleasant and timeless for the general and Women’s health care in the building as well.
The complete cost budget for the project is $90,000.
Exterior Views showing art visibility from 10th: (2 images)
  SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
An artist information meeting will be part of the open application period to explain the parameters of the project and outline the application procedures. The goal of this meeting is to provide applicants with the information needed to produce conceptual proposals. See schedule below.
Each artist is to submit and present to the Selection Committee a conceptual proposal of the art. The submittal is to include:
» Qualifications, and Images of past work, resume, and references.
» Preliminary drawings, images, a short video, renderings or any other type of media showing the proposed art project in the specific areas to scale, including overall height, length and width;
» Specification of materials, form, colors and textures;
» A brief written narrative describing artist intention, to include a brief description of the fabrication process and timeline and installation process and timeline, and expected maintenance requirements;
» A brief written narrative describing relevance of project to artist (i.e. why would it be important or meaningful for you to have the opportunity to work on the Benefis Women’s and Children’s Center); and
» Preliminary budget, including all costs to bring the artwork from concept through project completion.
The Selection Committee will consist of Benefis Health System administration, other BHS stakeholders, and the architect and engineers for the project.
From the presentations, one artist will be selected for approval. The selected artist(s) will be put under a contract with Benefis Health System to coordinate and develop a comprehensive design for artwork. The final design is subject to approval by the Selection Committee.
ARTISTS ELIGIBILITY:
Professional artists, or artist teams, at least 18 years of age, who live in Montana are eligible to apply.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
2020
January 23 Send out Invitational for Conceptual Design Proposal to Artists
January 30 Artists Information Meeting at Benefis.
12:00 – 1:00 PM at Benefis East Campus 1101 26th St S.
Goodnow Board Room
For those attending remotely:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/822217333
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (646) 749-3112
Access Code: 822-217-333
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March 16 (8 weeks) Conceptual Design Proposal Presentations, selection of artist.
March 23 Negotiate Contract with Recommended Artist
2021
January Mid Design Review
TBD (Tentative) Fabrication Begins
October (Tentative) Artwork Complete and Prepared for Contractor Installation.
Project & Application Contact:
Dani Grebe
LPW Architects
Danig@lpwarchitecture.com
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