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Open Request For Proposal to Artists TELUS GARDEN ART PROGRAM

TELUS Garden image credit: omb architects + designers

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Introduction to TELUSTELUS is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, setting high standards

of excellence in the areas of technology innovation, environmental sustainability and urban

development through the design and construction of TELUS Garden, its new corporate

home in downtown Vancouver.

Guided by its deeply rooted philosophy, We Give Where We Live, TELUS, its team members

and retirees have contributed $340 million to charitable and not-for-profi t organizations

and volunteered more than 5.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000.

Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada guide the company’s local community

giving initiatives. The TELUS Community Boards are comprised of community leaders and

TELUS team members who come together to make local funding decisions and seek out

grassroots charitable partners —an approach that ensures the decision-making remains

within the community. Since 2005, these boards have given more than $40 million in three

pillars of support: arts and culture; education and sports; and health and well-being.

TELUS’ active engagement with the community is guided by their corporate values:

- We embrace change and initiate opportunity

- We have a passion for growth

- We believe in spirited teamwork

- We have the courage to innovate

TELUS Garden level 4 reception. Image credit: omb architects +

designers

TELUS Garden level 4 waiting. Image credit: omb architects +

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TELUS Garden

Offi ce TowerLocated at 250 West Georgia Street,

TELUS Garden will radically transform

an aging block of downtown Vancouver

into an architectural icon of advanced

technology, environmental stewardship,

and contemporary work styles. The

22-storey offi ce tower will be the fi rst

building in Canada built to the new 2009

Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Platinum standard. TELUS

Garden will be home to TELUS’ new

national headquarters; including executive

offi ces, meeting areas, team member

offi ce space, various amenity spaces and

an Innovation Centre for corporate sales.

TELUS Garden will showcase TELUS’

brand and affi nity for nature, with an

organic screening concept that is used

throughout the interior spaces in various

iterations and scales.

TELUS Garden, downtown Vancouver

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Image credit: Henriquez Partners Architects Image credit: Henriquez Partners Architects


TELUS Garden Art ProgramDeveloping a comprehensive art program for TELUS Garden is consistent with TELUS’ mandate of supporting arts and culture within its community,

and is also a unique opportunity to involve the community in the development of the new corporate headquarters. TELUS would like to showcase

Canadian and West Coast artistic talent within the project as an integrated part of the TELUS interior space.

The art program aims to achieve consistency with the existing nature-based theme and natural material palette that will be used at TELUS Garden.

Each piece within the art program is an opportunity to convey a unique Canadian story of people and places. This RFP is part of a larger art program

that aims to source a number of types of art from a variety of artists to bring vitality and diversity to the stories that are represented. There is a desire to

include art from the First Nations community as well as from a diverse cross-section of Canadian culture and talent.

With this in mind, the theme for the artwork program has been defi ned as “Materials of Meaning” — drawing from the historic and modern application

of wood, metal and textiles as the media for storytelling and communication.

Materials of MeaningMaterials of Meaning is inspired by the traditional use within First Nations’ culture of metal, wood, and textiles to provide sustenance, to pass down

knowledge as well as oral history through the generations.

Historically, metal played a crucial role in aboriginal economies. Copper was made into bracelets and jewelry for trading, painted with mythological

fi gures for ceremonial purposes, and beaten into sheets and plates for decorative items and emblems of prestige.

Wood has been pivotal in cultural, social, and spiritual aspects of life. Trees, in particular cedar, have for thousands of years been referred to as the

“Tree of life.” Wood and wood bark were traditionally used in rope, clothing, baskets, canoes, totem poles, masks, and shelter.

Textile art is also a vital thread in First Nations’ identity. Beginning with a single fi bre, a long tradition of weaving is evident in the blankets, baskets, hats,

and jewelry of First Nations people. These textiles are both practical and decorative — each piece telling a story and celebrating family tradition.

Throughout its history, TELUS has used these same raw materials to facilitate communication. Copper was used for the hard drawn wire for the fi rst

telephone lines; wood was used for the fi rst telephone poles. Moreover, optic cable is at its base a fi bre, networked to create a modern day textile that

connects individual households around the world. TE

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NOTE: Images are representative of material textures, and are not intended to limit or favour candidates.

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Competition ArtWithin the TELUS Garden art program, two pieces have been slated as competition art. This

public Request For Proposal process aims to seek emerging artists who show exceptional

talent and whose early professional career would benefi t from a commission of this scale

and exposure — emphasizing the importance of art and culture to the TELUS institution.

Competition adjudication will be by a jury appointed by TELUS, with a mandate to ensure

that the selection process is consistent with the TELUS values and the TELUS Garden

theme, while bringing the best Canadian talent to the forefront.


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COMPETITION - A

LEVEL 4

Piece AMedium: Metal, wood, and textiles.

Requirements: This art piece will tell

the story of TELUS, TELUS Garden, and

the art program theme, Materials of

Meaning, through descriptive panels

utilizing or referencing all three media.

Three dimensional, two dimensional and

digital formats are encouraged. This

piece is meant to achieve out-of-the-

box thinking which will challenge the

production capability of the artist(s), while

inspiring innovative ideas about TELUS

and its values.

Location: The piece is situated on level

4 at the primary public access to the

TELUS offi ce space, adjacent to the

elevator lobby (a prominent focal point on

a public access fl oor).

Budget: $30,000

Dimensions are provided to indicate

overall visual scale of the piece —

alternate formats are encouraged.

Collaboration between artists is

encouraged.

Elevation - Front

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COMPETITION - B

LEVEL 8

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Level 8 Plan

Elevation - Front

Piece BMedium: Wood, metal or textiles.

Requirements: This piece will be three

dimensional and positioned at the end

of a diagonal exterior walkway on a

dramatically cantilevered deck above

Seymour Street. The piece should be

dynamic, durable to the exterior elements

of weather and built from the theme of

TELUS Garden.

Location: Piece B is situated on Level 8

on the exterior roof deck — adjacent to

Cafe Fresh. This area will be accessed by

TELUS team members and used to host

TELUS events.

Budget: $45,000

Dimensions are provided to indicate

overall scale — alternate formats are

encouraged.

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EligibilityThis project is open to artists and designers within Canada.

ThemeThe theme for the artwork program has been defi ned as Materials of Meaning — inspired by the historic and modern application of wood, metal and

textiles as the medium for storytelling and transferring of knowledge. Both Competition Art pieces must address this theme as well as align with the

nature-based theme of the TELUS Garden interior spaces —described on page 2.

CriteriaOnly original works are eligible. Pieces must be created/designed for this specifi c project, and in compliance with the Theme (above) and

Requirements (below). The artist(s) are permitted, but not required, to submit for both art pieces A and B. If the artist(s) submit both pieces and

receive the commission for one, it does not give inherent rights for the artist(s) to receive the commission for the other art piece.

Budget

The fi nished artwork must be inclusive of all cost including but not limited to artists fees, studio overhead, consultant fees, artwork fabrication, site

preparation, travel, transportation, installation engineering, installation, insurance, and taxes.

RFP requirementsThis RFP process is comprised of two phases. To qualify for Phase I, artists must submit the following information:

1. Cover letter – 1-2 pages outlining your interest in the project, a written concept and sketch.

2. Résumé – Highlighting your credentials and relevant experience.

3. Images – Up to 20 images of current work numbered and identifi ed.

4. Image description sheet – Artwork title, date, medium, location, and value.

5. Contact information – Telephone, e-mail, website, and mailing address.

Phase I Shortlist Presentation — Shortlisted artists will have the opportunity to present their previous experience and body of work, as well as their

concept for the project.


Up to fi ve artists will then be shortlisted for each competition piece, and invited to participate in Phase II, where they will be provided with an

honorarium to prepare a Preliminary Concept Proposal to include:

1. Drawings or maquette that suffi ciently conveys the scope of the proposed public art installation.

2. Preliminary detailed budget.

3. Fabrication schedule.

* Note: the number of proposals shortlisted for Phase I shortlist presentation and for proceeding to Phase II will be at the discretion of the TELUS

appointed jury. If no submission warrants consideration, the jury reserves the right to not award the commissions.

TimelineRequest for proposal

PHASE I

Request for proposal opens October 16, 2013

Artists to indicate intent to submit October 30, 2013

Request for proposal due December 2, 2013 1 p.m. PST

Notifi cation of shortlisted artists December 16, 2013

Phase I shortlist artist presentations January 13, 2014

Notifi cation of phase II proponents January 20, 2014

PHASE II

Phase II shortlist artist presentations March 10, 2014

Final selection announced March 14, 2014

Contracts awarded May, 2014

Design development and construction

Competition art concept development completion September, 2014

Construction completion February, 2015

Final installation March, 2015

*Presentation and notifi cation dates are preliminary and will be formally confi rmed with each respective artist. Installation dates are also preliminary and

will be coordinated with the completion schedule of the larger construction project.

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JuryThe jury, selected by TELUS, includes members of the TELUS Community Boards, TELUS

team members and the designers of the TELUS interior space (offi ce of mcfarlane biggar

architects + designers).

How to submitTo qualify for Phase I, applicants must indicate their intent to submit by Wednesday, October

30, 2013. Complete Phase I proposals are due Monday, December 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

Pacifi c Standard Time. Late submissions will not be accepted. Email submissions must be

limited to 10MB. Email submissions over 10MB will be considered non-conforming and will

not be reviewed.

Please submit (1) digital copy (on CD, memory stick or email *see email fi le size limitations

noted above) of the requested information to:

Nick Guidobono | TELUS

TELUS Garden Art Program

768 Seymour Street, 12th Floor | Vancouver, BC V6B 3K9

C 778 875 0375 | T 604 648 5823

[email protected]

All queries regarding submissions are to be directed to Nick Guidobono (contact details

above).

TELUS Garden image credit: omb architects + designers

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