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| Syndicate: Liberty Science Center Commissions 2 SOLAR ART projects! |
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 17:53:46 -0400 To: [email protected] From: "Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)" <[email protected]> PLEASE DISTRIBUTE .... (apologies for cross-postings) Request for Proposals: SolarScapes Commission Project at Liberty Science Center Liberty Science Center (LSC) and GPU Energy announce? SolarScapes: An open competition for the commission of two solar-powered art/exhibit projects. COMMISSIONS- To create 1) an illuminated work to serve as a "beacon" in the Liberty Science Center 150-foot high Tower ($70,000); and 2) an educational and interactive exhibit station demonstrating the principle of solar power on an outdoor deck ($40,000). Both works will be required to operate with power generated from photovoltaic cells. One finalist will be selected for each project. Prior experience with solar power is not required if your budget includes a lighting engineer as a consultant for this aspect. All aspects of the design, and fabrication will be done off-site and are the responsibility of the artist/designer. Winners will also give a limited number of public demo/presentations at LSC about their winning projects. ELIGIBILITY- SolarScapes is a unique commission project open to artists, lighting and exhibit designers, and architects. SITE- Liberty Science Center is located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, with views of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and lower Manhattan. TIMELINE- On-site Meetings: - Tuesday, June 22 & Saturday, June 26 (from 3-5:30 pm either day.. mtg. is optional) Design Proposals Due: August 1,1999 Notification of Winning Proposals: September 17, 1999 Prototyping &Public Presentations: September 1999 - January 2000 Installation: January 24 - February 5, 2000 JURY- Liberty Science Center... Wayne LaBar, Vice President ASCI... Cynthia Pannucci, Founder/Director GPU Energy... Douglas J. Howe, VP of Customer Services Gensler Architects... Patric O'Malley, AIA, VP Available Light... Steven Rosen, Principal The Pace University Energy Project... Ed Smeloff, Executive Director GUIDELINES- This competition has been organized through Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI). Guidelines are available at... http://www.asci.org/LSC~solar For further inquiries contact: Cynthia Pannucci at ASCI: 718-816-9796. (However, please read the Guidelines thoroughly before calling!) Cynthia Pannucci Founder/Director Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) ****Celebrating its 11th Year**** 718 816-9796; [email protected] PO Box 358, Staten Island, NY 10301 URL: http://www.asci.org ------Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/syndicate to unsubscribe, write to <[email protected]> in the body of the msg: unsubscribe [email protected]