Liz, I agree with you, I like the proposal process as the next step after evaluating RFQ submissions. I usually advise my clients to follow the process that Sallyann outlines below: paying a shortlist of artists to develop proposals.

At the PAN conference a couple of years ago, I asked colleagues how much to pay each artist for proposals. The consensus was that the *recommended* amount is 2%. However, in my experience, municipalities have not been able to pay that much.

As for why not...I’m guessing that it’s probably politically untenable to pay out $20,000 per artist in an honorarium/design fee on a $1 million total budget, for example. In other words, if the shortlist is 3 artists on a $1 million project, then $40K is being spent on proposals that will not be realized.

One of my clients recently suggested graduated honorarium/design fee amounts. All 3 artists receive half of the stipend plus lodging to present in person. After presentations, the selected artist is awarded the commission, but no more stipend. The “2nd place artist” (in my client’s words) receives a greater amount of the remaining stipend than the “3rd place artist.” I’m still trying to decide what I think of their idea.

James Martin

http://artinkc.biz

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 4:36 PM Sallyann Kluz <skluz@pittsburghartscouncil.org> wrote:

Hello Elizabeth:

We do this all the time and rarely request proposals from artists before they are under contract. In some cases, we pay a shortlist of artists a stipend to develop a concept for the final selection, but typically we select a shortlist based on RFQ and then the finalist based on interview with panel, with the addition of reference checks.

We do not ask artists to do unpaid work, such as developing a design proposal without a stipend, in any selection process.

In many cases, members of the selection committee stay engaged with the project and become part of a review team that meets with the artist throughout the concept and design development, which I think gets to your issue.

Thank you -

Sallyann

Sallyann Kluz
Director, Office of Public Art
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
810 Penn Avenue, 6th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

412.391.2060 x251
Skluz@pittsburghartscouncil.org

On Jan 16, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Elizabeth Bowman <Elizabeth.Bowman@kcmo.org> wrote:

Hello Art Admins;

Have you ever sent out an RFQ and hired the artist directly from there without them developing a proposal? I’m thinking you are missing a big piece of the process by eliminating the selection panel on the final process by doing so. Would appreciate your thoughts and opinions please.
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Elizabeth Bowman

Public Art Administrator

Architecture Division

General Services Department

City of Kansas City, Mo.

414 East 12^th Street

Kansas City, MO 64106

Email: Elizabeth.Bowman@kcmo.org

Phone: 816-513-3422

Fax: 816-513-2727

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