Dear Mr. Mattimoe,

The Glass City River Wall committee should be advised that the way this "RFQ" is setup will not attract the best quality artists. This appears to be more of a hybrid RFP/RFQ, which is not appropriate for something of this scale. The prospectus requests that the artists develop a budget before any honorarium or fee has been paid. Most RFQs identify the overall budget that artists are expected to work with. Then we scale our work to fit the budget after we have been selected as a finalist. Developing a speculative budget for something this size is asking a lot from artists not yet getting paid and is risky given the unknowns such as the existing concrete conditions. The travel / honorarium fee should also be identified. As a public artist I would not work on a speculative proposal without knowing if the finalist fee would be enough to actually cover my heretofore time and anticipated travel expenses.

Respectfully,

Graham

On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:05 AM Nathan Mattimoe <nmattimoe@theartscommission.org> wrote:

Hi Julia,

I believe the goal is to select an artist and then work out a fee and a budget for the project. If you would like more info, please contact Brandy at:

brandy3000@gmail.com
419-787-9112.

Thanks,

Nathan Mattimoe
Art in Public Places
The Arts Commission
1838 Parkwood Ave.
Suite 120
Toledo, OH 43604
P: 419.254.2787 Ext. 1011

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 5:15 PM Julia Muney Moore <jmoore@indyarts.org> wrote:
Nathan, do you have an idea of what the fee is for this mural? It doesn't say either in the RFQ or on the website. Our policy is not to post calls without a fee quoted; or, if someone refuses to give a number, we list them as "volunteer" which may not be accurate. Too bad, because we have a number of muralists who would get very excited about this project.

Julia Muney Moore (she/her/hers)
Director of Public Art
Arts Council of Indianapolis
jmoore@indyarts.org

924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 631-3301 x 240
(317) 332-8382 mobile
www.IndyArts.org

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 1:06 PM Nathan Mattimoe <nmattimoe@theartscommission.org> wrote:
Hello All,

A huge mural installation opportunity has recently been launched by a private group of Toledo OH citizens and stakeholders. The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is acting as a consultant on the project.

From the call (also attached):

The Steering Committee of the Glass City River Wall Project is seeking qualifications from artists to support the installation of an artistic mural at the ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) Grain Silo facility in Toledo, Ohio. It is our committee’s goal to sponsor this installation at the silos that grace the east side of the Maumee River, near downtown Toledo.

We have created this public art project as a way of demonstrating our commitment to urban renewal and to showcase our city’s vibrant culture, community history and ADM’s mission.

Submit your interest via the RFQ form at:

https://www.glasscityriverwall.org/

Send questions and supplemental files via email to brandy3000@gmail.com .

Contact our steering committee at 419-787-9112.

Deadline is June 15th.

Thanks!

Nathan Mattimoe
Art in Public Places
The Arts Commission
1838 Parkwood Ave.
Suite 120
Toledo, OH 43604
P: 419.254.2787 Ext. 1011

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