SALT LAKE COUNTY DRAPER RECREATION CENTER

PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITY

Letter of interest and qualifications are requested from artists (Artist or Artist

Teams), both local and national, who are interested in participating in an open

competition for a work of public art for the new Draper Recreation Center project

located in Draper, Utah. Up to $156,000.00 has been designated for art obtained

through this process. At a date to be determined, up to five finalists will be asked

to make individual presentations of their work and their approach to the Selection

Committee. No specific art proposals will be requested or considered at this point.

Salt Lake County plans to contract with an Artist or Artist Team to create a unique

artwork that will be installed at the new Draper Recreation Center located at 657

Vestry Road Draper, UT. The project site has been identified, as the exterior

entrance plaza with the option of extending into the interior entrance.

The artwork selected for this project should address one or more of the following

goals:

• Be interactive allowing the opportunity for children to climb, play and explore
• Contain the materials and form that visually depict; the nearby Wasatch

Mountain Canyons natural environment, recreational environment and

sustainability.

• Reflect the spirit of recreation
• Integrate with the Architects landscape design
• Fit the scale of the identified project site (Exhibit B)
• Be aesthetically compatible with the buildings architecture
• Be a sustainable work of art
• The work must be able to hold up and be easily maintained in a public setting

If you are interested in submitting an application for this project please email a request for the complete RFP to vprice@slco.org.

Or register online https://solutions.sciquest.com/apps/Router/SupplierLogin?CustOrg=StateOfUtah

once registration is complete search for SLCo PAR46211 Draper Recreation Center Public Art – RFP

Valerie Price

Public Art Program Manager

Salt Lake County Center for the Arts

385-468-7059