Lord Stanley's Gift Public Art Competition

INVITATION
LORD STANLEY MEMORIAL MONUMENT INC. (LSMMI) invites Canadian design teams to submit their credentials, examples of prior experience and conceptual approach for the first phase of a two-phase public art competition for the “Lord Stanley’s Gift” monument in Ottawa, Canada’s capital.

VISION
Lord Stanley’s Gift will be an iconic public landmark on Ottawa’s Sparks Street Mall facing Confederation Square in the centre of Canada’s capital.

It will celebrate an intriguing moment in Canadian history and the remarkable impact of Lord Stanley’s modest gift on the sport of hockey.

It will reflect on the intimate links between hockey, Canada’s culture and national identity. Lord Stanley’s Gift will be an inspiring, legible and accessible piece of public art.

It will be a focal point for gatherings. It will honour the pursuit of excellence.

It will educate. Lord Stanley’s Gift will enhance the urban context and symbolic character of the core of Canada’s capital.

It will respect the adjacent National War Memorial, the focal point of Confederation Square.

Lord Stanley’s Gift will endure for generations.

Now imagine pointing to that monument and saying, “That’s ours. We did that.”

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to professional artists and designers who are Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The design team leader must be an accomplished artist or designer partnered with a professional architect or landscape architect, engineer, fabricators and constructors able to complete the installation. The team may include professionals from other countries in supporting roles.

HONORARIUM
There is no payment for submitting in Phase One. At the completion of Phase Two, an honorarium of $7,500 CDN will be granted to each of the finalists for their design submission. Each finalist team will also be reimbursed for two separate trips to Ottawa, up to a total maximum of $3,000 CDN plus HST to cover travel expenses (including meals and accommodations). Receipts and a summary of expenses will be required.

BUDGET
The design and construction budget for the monument is $1,300,000 CDN plus HST. The design-build budget includes all design fees, inspection fees, mock- ups, materials, labour, fabrication, transportation costs, equipment rentals, installation, construction, insurance, and disbursements for travel and accommodation. The contract between LSMMI and the winning design team will reflect this budget.

DEADLINE
Phase One – Release of RFQ – Competition launch – March 18, 2016
Deadline for receipt of questions – April 15, 2016, 5:00 pm
Deadline for receipt of submissions – May 13, 2016, 5:00 pm
Announcement of finalists – June 3, 2016
Phase TWO – Release of RFP to finalists – June 10, 2016
Deadline for receipt of questions – July 22, 2016, 5:00 pm
Deadline for receipt of submissions – September 2, 2016, 5:00 pm
Jury review of submissions – September 22, 2016 (day)
Announcement of winning team – October 28, 2016
Monument unveiling ceremony – December 2017

JURY
Lord Stanley’s Gift Memorial Monument Inc. (LSMMI), a non-profit charitable organization, in partnership with the Department of Canadian Heritage, Ottawa Senators, National Hockey League, and the City of Ottawa are pleased to announce the 10-person Jury for the national design competition for a monument to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. The Jury is composed of eminent Canadians, highly respected in the fields of public art, culture, history, and hockey:

Adrian Burns BA, LLD (Chair),
Chair of National Arts Centre Board of Trustees, Director Shaw Communications
Marie-Eve Beaupré, BA, MA
Curator of Collections, Contemporary Art Museum, Montreal
Stephen Borys, PhD, MBA
Director/CEO, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Roch Carrier, OC
Former Head of the Canada Council for the Arts; former National Librarian of Canada; Author, “The Hockey Sweater”
Ken Dryden, PC, OC
Former NHL goaltender; former MP; Author, “The Game”
Victoria Henry, BA, MA
Former Director, Canada Council Art Bank
Roy MacGregor OC
Globe and Mail journalist; Author, “Home Team”, “Canoe Country”
Victor Rabinovitch, BA, PhD
Former CEO, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Kim Ratushny, BA, LL.B, LL.M
World Champion, National Women’s Team hockey player
Jonathan Shaughnessy, BFA, MA
Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada

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