July 4, 2000

Design Detailings: Seattle Arts Commission compiling artist roster

The Seattle Arts Commission is establishing a new roster of no more than 60 pre-qualified artists to develop site-integrated art projects. SAC will use the roster to select artists for many neighborhood-based projects, which require site-integrated work.

Artists for most projects with budgets under $50,000 (up to 10 projects in 2001-2002) automatically will be selected from the roster, and some larger projects will be selected this way, as well. The roster also will be made available to other public agencies, neighborhood groups and private developers, with the artist's permission.

Artists who apply for the roster should have specific skills in designing, fabricating and installing artwork elements in metal, glass, stone, concrete, ceramic, textile, wood, light, surfaces, murals, mosaics, product design, water, sound, or mixed media/environmental design. Artists should have the ability to understand architectural plans, but they will not be expected to participate on an architectural design team.

The program is open to established professional artists living in the Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Artists applying as a team must have a history of working together. For more information, contact Seattle Arts Commission project manager Ruri Yampolsky at (206) 684-7309 or Barbara Goldstein at (206) 684-7311.

CERF signs on with AECdirect's Partnerdirect program

AECdirect, an Internet company delivering productivity tools and services for design and building professionals, recently announced a strategic partnership with the Civil Engineering Research Foundation, a non-profit organization that fosters research for the civil engineering profession.

The PartnerDirect program provides design and construction industry associations with an opportunity to showcase their knowledge, education and productivity tools to the industry on the AECdirect work site.

Under the agreement, AECdirect will highlight CERF content and resources on the AECdirect work site. In addition, AECdirect will showcase CERF's training seminars through its AEC Seminars distance education program and explore opportunities to utilize AECdirect technologies within CERF's infrastructure.

CERF members will receive benefits from the partnership, including free access to Viecon.com on AECdirect, a new project extranet hosting service from Bentley Systems, Incorporated, and a co-branded version of DirectNews, a free information delivery system that will deliver engineering-specific news, features, product information and project leads to CERF members.