Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Roanoke VA is accepting applications from artists or teams of artists who would like to be considered for the offering of a permanent work of art to be placed on the plaza at the City’s new Virginia 811/E-911 Center. The Center will be an innovative facility formed through a unique public/private partnership to house dispatch for both protection of the state’s underground utilities and emergency calls in the city. The artwork should respond to or illustrate the themes of “Safety, Care, Service, Communication, and Partnership.” The sculpture should help create a place of inspiration, meditation and rejuvenation for the employees of the 911 and 811 call centers, as well as for the citizens of Roanoke. The City is seeking artwork made of durable materials suitable for outside elements and change in temperature and as impervious to vandalism as possible. The artwork shall require little or no maintenance.
