PERCENT FOR ART COMMISSION

ST. BRENDAN’S NATIONAL SCHOOL, BLENNERVILLE, TRALEE

Blennerville, Tralee, County Kerry

Percent for Art Commission –St. Brendan’s N.S., Blennerville invite submissions for a Sculpture piece (fixed, permanent),an external sculptural work that is child friendly, functional (for example a weather shelter), tactile and visually exciting.

Blennerville is a small village adjacent to the sea and overlooks Tralee bay which has a wealth of marine life, flora, fauna and a marine tradition that goes back to St. Brendan the navigator, Patron Saint of the school. The school crest echoes one of the most remarkable visual features in the village which is the Blennerville windmill.

St.Brendan’s Primary School encourages our pupils to have respect for diversity, to be environmentally aware and to appreciate our community. 'Ní neart go cur le chéile' is our school motto.

Brief:

The Commissioners require this sculpture to represent the school and the surrounding area’s rich cultural heritage.

The total budget for the Commission is €19,500.

  • Applications to include artistic submission responding to the brief, CV, examples of previous recent work (NB detailing scale of work, materials used, budget and timeframe). Photographs of past projects if available.
  • Submission for this commission must include detailed sketches displaying the proposal from all angles, you may wish to include a ‘to scale’ maquette, a detailed budget breakdown, inclusive of all costs, including tax and insurance details (public liability cover indemnifying the school), as well as material and fabrication costs, design costs, artist fee, transport and site costs.
  • The artist must be tax compliant.
  • Information plaque adjacent to the work detailing title of work, year, commissioners and artists name.
  • Artists are invited to a site visit to the school onThursday 1st December 2016 from 4pm to 4:30pm (email to confirm attendance with “Art Project” in the email subject line).
  • Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday 9th January 2017 at 4pm. Late applications will not be considered for this competition.
  • The Commissioners request that the submission display cognisance of security issues, taking particular care to steer clear of utility access points within the yard, and in particular long-term security and maintenance.The project should not compromise vehicular access to the building. All submissions must comply with relevant Health and Safety regulations.

The Commissioners reserve the right to commission at stage one, or to shortlist for a stage two process, or indeed not to commission from entries received, to re-advertise or direct invite or direct commission. All submissions to The Principal, St. Brendan’s N.S., Blennerville, Tralee, Co. Kerry by 4pm, Monday 9th January 2017. Please email any queries with “Art Project” in the email subject line.

Location information:

The site for the sculpture work is the hard surface area surrounding the school which is used as a playground. We suggest a location within the street facing area of the playground, which has most visibility from the road. Consideration should be given to the adverse weather conditions, namely the strong westerly wind that affects the site.Note – installation of the sculptural piece must take place during a school closure.

The location has the following advantages:

  • Visible to traffic and pedestrians on the Tralee/ Dingle road.
  • The school is located in an urbanised setting, with residential development in close proximity.
  • Blennerville village is a well-known tourist attraction.

Tenders will be evaluated on the following:

Selection Criteria (pass or fail)

  • Experience
  • Technical Knowledge and ability
  • Submission – relevance to the brief

Award Criteria (100)

  • Price/within budget25
  • Artistic Merit35
  • Time frame & delivery terms10
  • Technical Merit30

Please find attached 3 photos of the site location.

DELIVERY OF WORK SHOULD BE BY DECEMBER 2017.