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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: A FISHING MEMORIAL
2. Awarding Authority: Aberdeen City Council. Tel: 01224 522341. Email: kamcdonald@aberdeencity.gov.uk (Karen McDonald).
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: The awarding authority is seeking to appoint an artist, craftperson, maker or creative practitioner to develop a design for a new artwork which will commemorate the major contribution fishing has made to the city’s life and heritage, and the men and women who lived, worked and died in the industry.
A working group has been established to ensure timely completion of the project by summer 2018.
The artwork will be sited outside Aberdeen Maritime Museum in Shiprow, Aberdeen.
The working group is looking for an artist with the ability to reflect, in either 2d or 3d, the major contribution the fishing industry has made to the city’s life and heritage. The working group is open to considering a variety of art forms, welcoming both traditional and contemporary approaches to the subject matter. The work should endeavour to combine the various elements of the industry and the city’s coastal location, in order to create a coherent, reflective art work which both informs and provides opportunities for contemplation.
The successful artist must have a strong track record in their art form: experience of working in the public realm: experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams: be able to work and deliver to timetables, and be an excellent project manager: and be willing to engage with stakeholders during concept development, final artwork development and installation.
The commission will consist of two stages. Following the open call, four artists will be shortlisted to present their proposals for the commission, submitting visualisations, a budget and timetable for completing the work. The successful artist will be chosen by the working group following interviews, with the commission awarded mid-late August 2017.
For full artist brief, or for further information, please contact awarding authority.
5. CPV Code(s): 92312000, 92312200, 92310000, 92312250
6. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM5, UKM50, UKL, UKH, UKK, UKI, UKJ, UKK
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: All Scotland ,England, Wales, Northern Ireland, International
Shiprow, Aberdeen.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: The budget for the commission, which includes installation, is currently #55,000, however, this may increase as further partner contributions are agreed.
10. The closing date for the first stage is 3.4.2017 (12:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information and instructions in the above contract notice please visit website:
12. Other information: For further information, please contact awarding authority
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