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The Willa Cather National Statuary Hall Selection Committee, in consultation with the Nebraska Arts council, seeks a sculptor to create a larger than life-size, bronze Willa Cather statue to represent Nebraska in
Washington D.C. The commissioned piece will be located in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building.
This Request for Qualifications is open to all professional artists or artist teams throughout the United States. Three to five finalists will present their proposals in Lincoln, NE. The selected artist should represent
Willa Cather to best magnify her successes as a renowned writer of American stories and Pulitzer Prize awardee.
The RFQ submission deadline is Friday, November 30th, 2018. The committee will meet to select the finalists December 12, 2018 with finalist interviews scheduled January 8 - 11, 2019. The statue process
requires several stages of approvals by the Architect of the Capitol. For the full RFQ and additional criteria, please view the attached RFQ document; for more information on submitting qualifications, visit
https://nebraska.slideroom.com.
Details
Budget: $150,000
Eligibility: National call to professional artists or artist teams
Location of Art: National Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol building, Washington D.C.
RFQ Open: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
RFQ Close: Friday, November 30, 2018
Committee meeting: December 12, 2018
Finalist Interviews: January 11, 2019
Proposed Installation: December 2019
Background
The National Statuary Hall Collection, established by Congress in 1864, houses two statues representing historical figures from each state. Statues of Julius Sterling Morton and William Jennings Bryan currently represent
Nebraska. Due to LB807, Nebraska is replacing both statues with ones representing Willa Cather and Chief Standing Bear, respectively.
About Nebraska Arts Council
The Nebraska Arts Council (NAC), a state agency, provides numerous grants, services and special initiatives that help sustain, cultivate and promote the arts throughout Nebraska. NAC is supported by
the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, Nebraska Legislature and National Endowment for the Arts.
More at
http://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/
About History Nebraska
History Nebraska collects, preserves, and shares Nebraska’s history for all people. History Nebraska operates the Nebraska
History Museum in Lincoln and historic sites around the state including Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Fort Robinson
History Center, Neligh Mill State Historic Site, Thomas Kennard State Historic Site, Senator George Norris State Historic Site,
John Neihardt State Historic Site, Willa Cather State Historic Site, and over 500 historical markers placed across Nebraska.
History Nebraska administers the State Archives and Library; the State Historic Preservation Office; the Gerald R. Ford
Conservation Center; the Office of the State Archeologist; publishes Nebraska History Magazine and books; and is responsible
for the administration of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission. More at
https://history.nebraska.gov
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Meagan Dion
Public Art & Artist Programs Specialist
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