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To promote our hometown of Cleveland! Sure we've been through some tough times, but
what city hasn't? Cleveland is a world-class city with a resilient blue-collar attitude, and we
wouldn't have it any other way. We think C-Town deserves some civic pride... and we're
going to help bring it!
Cleveland gets a lot of rain and gray skies. According to the National Weather Service,
Northeast Ohio has approximately 108 rainy days each year. But we don't melt in water like
the Wicked Witch... we're Cleveland Tough! So we hope that these works of art will serve to
invigorate and delight people around town, and to perhaps add a ray of sunshine to an
otherwise gloomy day. Maybe, just maybe, we can help turn rain into something that
Clevelanders will look forward to.
As a form of temporary public art, Splash Cleveland is a fun and inexpensive way to enliven
city streets for pedestrians and cyclists. If this project causes just one person to walk
somewhere instead of driving, then we've accomplished our mission. More feet on the street
are a good thing! It promotes healthy living, sustainability, and urban renewal in Northeast
Ohio's core while simultaneously reducing automobile traffic and pollution.
We want this to be a community-building project with lots of public participation! As such,
we aim to make Splash Cleveland as transparent and inclusionary as possible. Almost anyone
can submit a design proposal, and anyone can vote on the Grand Prize winning design. So
whether a person creates a design, votes for a design, or just spots one while walking around
downtown, they can know that theyve been a vital part of this project's success!
Splash Cleveland is a way to showcase the talents of the arts and design community in
Northeast Ohio. Five creative individuals will receive exposure for their work, a little name
recognition, as well as a little bit of cash.
Conjure a positive emotional response in passersby. This can be done using messages of
positivity, humorous sayings, famous quotes, interactive sidewalk games, original artwork,
etc. Alternatively, if you choose to create a site-specific design, you might choose to
highlight the importance of that site as a civic resource, or to help provide a recognizable
identity for that neighborhood.
Designs may be thought provoking or silly, serious or playful. You might choose to
Celebrate Clevelands identity and rich heritage, incorporate an image or feeling of water and
light, reflect on the natural environment, or highlight the importance of sustainability and
Lake Erie on our Cleveland watershed.
Provide excitement and interest for the community as a whole. Designs that incorporate an
interactive element are especially encouraged.
Enhance the sidewalk with a distinctive aesthetic experience that is both highly visible and
welcoming to pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as to those traveling by in passenger
vehicles.
Not include any profanity nor advertise any promotion, brand, or event.
Designs will need to be binary images. That is, they can only make use of two colors. Think
black and white, or positive and negative space. Note that this is not the same as grayscale.
Please consider the examples attached to this document to get an idea for why this is so
important. We also recommend that you view the full gallery of Rainworks designs that have
been created in Seattle to see how others have handled the challenge.
Consider site and size limitations. Ground space at each site is limited, so every design may
occupy an area of sidewalk no larger than 5 X 5 (25 square feet of pavement.)
Eligibility
The competition is open to any resident, or group of residents, of the state of Ohio. There are no
requirements regarding past experience or portfolios. So any creative individuals, including both
aspiring and established artists, as well as both amateurs and professionals, are invited to submit
designs.
How To Apply
Anyone interested in this project must prepare and submit the following:
Proposed Artwork Concept. This proposal shall include design drawings, or conceptual
sketches sufficient to communicate the artists concept. To make it easy to scale the size
of the design, we recommend that you design in a vector based graphic design program
such as Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw. If you do not have access to a vector based
graphic design program, you may use a raster based design program such as Adobe
Photoshop or Microsoft Paint instead. If your design is selected, Splash Cleveland will
then work with you to convert your design into vector form.
Please submit your design file in one of the following formats: AI, CDR, EPS, JPG,
PNG, PSD, or SVG.
An Artists Statement, no more than 250 words in length. This should include your name,
the design files name, and the title of your work. Use this to describe your work and to
specify the dimensions that you envision. Please remember that upon installation, it may
occupy an area no larger than 5 X 5 (25 square feet of pavement.) If you have chosen to
make your design site-specific, also be sure to include which location you would like
your design installed in.
Optional: You may include up to three selections of support materials such as reviews,
news articles, web links and other related information.
Submissions should be sent via e-mail to admin@splashcle.org. Please use the subject line
of Splash Cleveland Submission. Submissions must be received by Splash Cleveland by
5:00 P.M. (EDT) on August 31st, 2015. Submissions will not be returned.
Composition Of The Selection Committee:
The Selection Committee will be comprised of 25 members from among the projects partners
and funders. This will include representatives from the City of Cleveland, City Beautiful,
Community Development Corporations, museums, arts organizations, private companies, and
individual donors.
Criteria for Selection:
The design should reflect the Guidelines For Designs as described in this document. While
residents from all over the state of Ohio are eligible to apply, the Selection Committee will
consider location as one factor in their selection process, and preference may be given to those
who reside within the Greater Cleveland area. Splash Cleveland is committed to excellence in
environmental stewardship and sustainable urban planning. We encourage artists whose work
addresses issues of sustainability to consider applying for this artwork competition. Designs that
incorporate an interactive element are also especially encouraged.
Final Selection Of Designs:
Splash Cleveland will review all submissions to ensure that they comply with the spirit of the
project and the guidelines set herein. All approved designs will be entered into a public vote
contest, which will be open to voting for one month. The design that receives the highest number
votes in this public vote contest will be declared the Grand Prize Winner. By September 30th
2015, the Selection Committee will choose four more designs from among the remaining designs
as the Runners-up Winners; and determine the final installation location for each design. Each
commissioned artist will then work with Splash Cleveland and City Beautiful members to create
a site-specific stencil of their design and to install the design in its site, tentatively scheduled to
be completed by October 15th 2015.
Additional Information:
The selected artists will receive a Design Transfer Agreement, which you will find attached to
this RFP and on our website. Splash Cleveland recommends that you review this document prior
to submitting a design proposal. The selected artists will be required to execute this contract with
Splash Cleveland. Beyond formal notifications, Splash Cleveland and the Selection Committee
are not required to enter into any correspondence regarding their decisions.
Attached to this RFP is the following:
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please call Joel Robbins at (216)
302-8696 or email him at: joelrobbins@splashcle.org.