Harrisburg Art in Architecture
The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions
American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of
the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for
federal buildings nationwide.
GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the
new construction of a United States Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
GSA will construct a new United States (U.S.) Courthouse to meet the needs of its
various tenants: U.S. Courts, U.S. Trustee, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. With
the completion of the new construction project, the building will apply for Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification.
GSA allocates one-half of one percent of the estimated construction costs of new or
modernized federal buildings for art commissions. The art budget for the Harrisburg
U.S. Courthouse project is currently estimated to be approximately $640,000. One or
more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission. A portion of the
art budget may be used to care for existing artwork at the building.
Artists who wish to be considered for this and all future GSA art commissions must
submit application materials to GSA's National Artists Registry (Registry). The
Registry constitutes the qualified list of artists for this and all GSA commissions.
Instructions on how to join the Registry are available on the following Web site:
www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture
All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the new U.S.
Courthouse in Harrisburg, PA, must have their application materials submitted and
received by GSA by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on October 31, 2017. Artists'
submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project, but will
be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists
on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry need not resubmit, but may elect to
update their information prior to the deadline.
GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content,
style, and scope of the artist's past work, along with the artist's past performance and
experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis.
Short-listed artists will be contacted and asked to submit additional information
including a statement that he or she can perform the work associated with the GSA
commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all
the selection criteria as significantly more important than price.
At a minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require: collaboration
with the lead designer selected for the building project; development of preliminary
and final concepts; fabrication of the artwork; participation in meetings and
conservation reviews as necessary; and the installation of the artwork at the project
site.
Nadya L Popil, Contracting Officer, Phone 215-446-5810, Email nadya.popil@gsa.gov
