Overview
Interested Artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for a 2D or shallow profile 3D public artwork. This artwork commission has a clearly defined scope of works in relation to the fit-out program, artwork typology and working to the all-inclusive commissioning budget of $60,000 ex GST. Council will contract the Artist for the design, fabrication and installation and 12-months maintenance of the artwork.
From the processing of resources to the active regeneration of a former industrial site, this location has experienced intense re-development with a change in identity, character and purpose. This Community Centre will be located on the Ground Floor of Meriton’s Atrium development at 4-8 Uhrig Road, Lidcombe. The cold shell will be delivered by Meriton with the interior fit-out delivered by the City of Parramatta. This community hub is for the new high-density community of Meriton’s Atrium development and will deliver a place-based and people-centred space of connection. It will feature a purpose-built intergenerational community space with activity-based spaces, bookable rooms, and library access; a common ground for everyone.
Curatorial Vision
The relationship between a structure and its inhabitants is formed by social activity. The curatorial theme of Common Ground invites Artists to explore ideas of commonality, unity and transformation in this newly evolved environment on the border of Sydney Olympic Park.
Common Ground invites artists to explore how the expression or function of something is converted into another, through reinvention and shared experience. Cohesion, curiosity and connection are central themes and key to the activation of the community hub as a place of mutual knowledge, shared interests, ideas and activities essential for successful communication between people. The centre aims to foster a sense of belonging, promote health and wellness and facilitate recreational activities. It will be a place where local people can come together, share resources, and work towards a common goal of building a stronger and more vibrant community.
Based on detailed analysis, the Artist Brief articulates the opportunity for public art in the community centre. It includes benchmark projects that demonstrate similar themes, materials, budget, and fabrication methodologies. The project overview will include the scope of works, materiality, design life, safety in design, maintenance, and the artist engagement process. It is imperative that the design be considered within the interior fit-out construction program and involve coordination with Council, community and the Principal Contractor.
Public artwork in this context to consider:
- Vertical and horizontal plane
- Patina/colour/porosity/patternation
- Project timeline – fabrication and installation lead times
- Environment and ecology of the location
- Performance specification
- Significance of this artwork as a welcome to the community centre
- Materials palette
Dimensions + Weight:
The artwork design:
- must fit within the dimensions of the bulkhead (11030mm x 1730mm x <125mm)
- cannot extend outside the bulkhead dimensions, especially below the bulkhead
- must not exceed a maximum weight of 150kgs
Budget
the all-inclusive commissioning budget of $60,000 ex GST. The budget for this project is inclusive of all artist fees, consultation, design development, detailed design documentation, fabrication, installation, and the maintenance manual, 12-months maintenance period, and all approval stages therein.
Image Credits:
1. ‘A Familiar Trip’ (Northern Pavillion), Rob Ley ©2023, Potomac
2. ‘Day and Night’, Lev Syrkin © 1986, Beersheba
3. ‘Visionary Reality Threshold’, Saya Wollfalk, Youth group and Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) ©2019, Cincinnati
4. ‘Portraits in Blue and Gold, 7/8’, Breakfast – Andrew Zolty and Mattias Gunneras ©2009, Brooklyn
5. ‘Making Worlds’, Ugo Rondinone, ©2010, Sydney
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