Utility Box Beautification

Request for Proposals

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  • The City of Fayetteville is seeking proposals for its Utility Box Art Program. The program is a graffiti abatement initiative of the Keep Fayetteville Beautiful Committee and Fayetteville Police Department’s Community Policing Division.

     Proposals should celebrate and educate the public on recycling, waste reduction, reuse of materials, and/or litter abatement. Utility boxes measure approximately six-feet high, three-feet wide, and two-feet deep (6’ x 3’ x 2’). The proposal can be site-specific or of existing work. The four utility box locations are:

    • Millsap Road and College Avenue
    • Township Street and Gregg Avenue
    • Mission Boulevard and Crossover Road
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Hill Avenue

    The call for proposals is open to all residents, artists, and artist teams, including high school and university students. All applicants, without regard to race, sex, religion, nationality, origin, sexual orientation, or disability will be considered.

    This project is managed by The Keep Fayetteville Beautiful Board of Directors along with the City of Fayetteville.  Artists will be paid $150 at the completion of the project and additional funds will be available for supplies. The project must be completed within three months.

    Proposals are due by: Friday, October 16, 2020 at 5 p.m.

    Please call 479.718.7687 with any questions. 

    Submissions may also be mailed to: 

    Brian Pugh c/o Keep Fayetteville Beautiful 
    Recycling and Trash Collection Division City of Fayetteville
    1560 S. Happy Hollow Rd. 
    Fayetteville, AR 72701

Submission Requirements

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  • Your Proposal, including the following materials, must be submitted by no later than Friday, October 16, 2020 at 5 p.m.

    1. A letter of interest that describes your vision for this project, relative experience, and how you will assure that the overall style of the art project will celebrate and educate the public on recycling, waste reduction, reuse of materials, and/or litter abatement.

    2. Visual images. If an image is mailed, please note that the submitted materials will not be returned. 

Evaluation Criteria

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  • Artists will be selected on the basis of approval by the Keep Fayetteville Beautiful Board.  Criteria also to be considered in the evaluation include, but shall not necessarily be limited to:

    • The Artist’s meeting the deadline set in this document.

    • The Artist’s ability, capacity, and skill to fully and satisfactorily provide the services requested.

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