The
Denver International Airport Art & Culture Program is seeking an artist or team of artists to create and exterior artwork for the north Wall of the roadway and bus station for new South Terminal redevelopment now under construction.
The commission for the work is $200,000. The deadline for submitting portfolios is May 31. The entire South Terminal project will generate more than $4.25 million in permanent and temporary public art and design commissions over a three-year period.
"One percent of the construction cost is dedicated to public art," says Stu Williams, program manager for the South Terminal Redevelopment Project.
The current commission is for a 400-foot wall at the north end of the Public Transit Center that will be completed in 2015. The selection panel is seeking a one-of-a-kind artwork appropriate for a transit center in one of the world's busiest airports. Materials should be durable, easy to clean and maintain and able to withstand dirt and snow/ice-melt chemicals.
In 2011, DIA started its first major airport redevelopment project since it opened in 1995. The five-year, $500 million project includes a hotel and conference center and train station connecting the airport to downtown.
The 519-room
Westin Hotel and Conference Center is expected to open in early 2015, and the Public Transit Center will open in early 2016.
"The hotel will do its own art but is coordinating with DIA to get local artists into the rooms," Williams says.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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