Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs Program seeks statements of qualifications from regional area artists for the upcoming public art installation series, Think Outside the Box. Selected Artists will contract directly with the City of Davis to create designs that will be transferred to vinyl and wrapped around a City of Davis utility or traffic control box. A number of boxes have been pre-selected to be included in the first phase for this project, and selected artwork will be paired with an appropriate box and location by the selection team. Additional boxes may be added as the program expands. Think Outside the Box will be similar to the already painted utility and traffic control boxes in downtown Davis, however the use of printed vinyl will provide opportunities to showcase the artwork of more artists and designers; in a wider range of media including paint, photography, graphic design, illustration, and mixed media. The artist-designed wraps will be applied using a standard fabrication and installation method. Artists may use photography, drawing, painting, collage, and digital imagery to develop their designs. Artists will be selected based on previous work, but may optionally submit a concept or vision for an entire box, and are encouraged to utilize a single design that can wrap around the sides of the box, creating a single uniform image; rather than individual images on each side. Printing of vinyl will be coordinated by the City of Davis and will be professionally applied to the boxes. Artists may be asked to collaborate with the city staff and city-hired vinyl printing service to ensure optimal results of the design. Applied vinyl must not interfere with the operation of the box’s hinges, vents and locks, in addition to the legibility of any cautionary text or numbering on the box. Some boxes have a lens that operates the surrounding lights. These lenses must remain uncovered. Design may not include a copyrighted or trademarked image and must be an original design created by the artist or team of artists submitting. Selected Artist (s) will be required to sign a contract with the City of Davis.
