RFQ for Public Art, MLK Jr. Memorial Library Ceiling Design

District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Central) Library Grand Reading Room Ceiling DesignPermanent Public Art CommissionDeadline: August 31, 2017Budget: To be determined, with artist fee up to 20% of the projectOpen to all professional artists, designers and art or design teamsApply Online: http://bit.ly/2h7CByp

The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) Public Art Program is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and statements of interest from individual artists, designers or art/design teams for a ceiling treatment to be produced in conjunction with the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Central) Library, at 901 G St. NW. This is an opportunity to design a signature visual feature of the Library’s Grand Reading Room, drawing upon the Library’s vast Special Collections archive of D.C. history. Applicants are asked to submit samples of past work, along with a statement of interest that explains the relevance of past work to this opportunity, by August 31, 2017. From this application, a professional Review Panel will award stipends to a group of semifinalists who will develop full proposals this fall. This call is open applicants 18 or older; must be available for intermittent meetings in Washington, D.C. during 2018 and to oversee installation in 2019. See full details and apply at: http://bit.ly/2h7CByp