Lane Community College- Science, Math and Engineering Building

Lane Community College is seeking an artist(s) to create original site specific artwork for the new Science Math and Engineering Building.

The project budget is $85,000 and the completion timeline is Fall 2027.

The SME Building is located at Lane's main campus in Eugene, Oregon.  The newly renovated SME Building features updated teaching and laboratory spaces.  The design theme is "Science and Math on Display" and features a number of built in locations for displaying artwork. The largest of these is the buildings central hallway and south entry.

 The design for the building is rooted in a deep commitment to strengthen, support, and empower the community it will serve. The design celebrates Lane Community College’s role in supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community through education and employment. 

This opportunity is open to established artists working locally and throughout the United States. 

Deadline to Apply: 11:59pm, Oct 31, 2026

Project Overview: 

Lane Community College and the Science Math and Engineering Selection Committee are seeking an artist(s) to create site-specific artwork for Building 16, located on Lane’s main campus at 4000 East 30th Ave, Eugene, Oregon. This opportunity is open to established artists working locally and throughout the United States.

Deadline to Apply: 11:59pm,  Oct 31, 2026

Budget: 

The budget to complete the artwork is $85,000. This budget is inclusive of all costs of creating the artwork including but not limited to labor, materials, equipment, insurance, travel and required documentation. 

Project Description 

The Math and Science Building 16 is composed of two connecting wings. The two-story West wing houses department administration, a student support and resource center, faculty offices/support and math/engineering classrooms, while the older East wing houses the science facilities.  Between the two wings lies the two-story central hallway which acts as a main circulation corridor through the building.

The renovation of the building was completed with a commitment to creating high quality teaching and learning spaces.The design supports Lane Community College’s role in providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive community through education and employment.

The overall goal of the renovation project was to update the campus laboratory facilities in the East wing to provide flexible, safe and inviting teaching labs. The project will not only increase teaching effectiveness, safety and accessibility, but will also transform a tired, outdated facility into an inviting and inspiring learning environment that puts science and math on display. The concept of "Science and Math on Display" is emphasized by replacing random posters and display cases with a system of clip-in poster rails along one side of the hallways facing the benches, and providing the one main hallway with two large display cases for the many natural and physical specimens owned by the department.  The other main hallway in the building as well as the south entrance have been selected as potential locations for site specific artwork that will complete the renovation by serving as a major focal point for building users.

Nestled in the Willamette Valley, between the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Lane Community College serves more than 25,000 students per year through transfer, career technical, and personal enrichment programs. Home to more than 228,000 people, the Eugene/Springfield area is the second largest population center in the state, and Lane serves a 4,600 square mile area.

Lane’s Mission:

Lane is the community’s college: we provide comprehensive, accessible, quality, learning-centered educational opportunities that promote student success.

Artwork Goals:

The design should:

• Be comprehensive and provide a sense of unity to the building.
• Read well from a distance as well as up close- provide for discovery and visual conversation.

Potential artwork themes to consider:

• Gateway to learning/ Foundational knowledge
• Innovation and discovery
• Cycles, Patterns and Systems
• Empirical evidence/Data Collection
• Stewardship

Installation Site Details: 

Three Potential installation sites to be addressed: 

Artwork Location #1:Ceiling of Central Hallway-  Suspended work for the interior vaulted hallway down the center of the building.(lightweight sculpture)  The vaulted ceiling is approximately 120’ long and has a hanging space of approximately 12’ tall x 11’ wide.

Artwork Location #2:Upper East Wall Central Hallway -The second story wall in the vaulted hallway down the center of the building. (mural or applied panels) The interior walls are primed gypsum wallboard. 

Artwork Location #3:South Entrance- Outside of the South Entrance to the building at the edge of the parking lot.(Sculpture) The exterior South Entry to Building 16 is a space of roughly 8’ x 8’ centered on the existing sidewalk.

The images (below) illustrate the three distinct areas considered for artwork at both exterior and interior locations of the building.                           

Artists interested in submitting a qualifications for this project must prepare and submit  the following via email, or create a single PDF or link to a website that provides all of the following information: 

-Letter of Interest - Maximum 1 page as a PDF file named with “artist’s last name, first initial, cover” (doejcover.pdf) addressing:

-     Your interest in this project

-     Your past experience with large-scale installations

-     Your familiarity/interest in educational environments 

-     Your availability to meet the schedule

-Artist Resume - as a PDF file named with “artist’s last name, first initial, resume” (doejresume.pdf). Please limit to 2 pages per person and include a daytime telephone number, email and address. 

-Work Samples: 

Images - Up to 10 JPEG images of recent work. 

Images must be no larger than 1024 x 1024 pixels, and 72 dpi, Maximum 1MB each.

Each image filename must be named as follows: artist’s last name, first initial and number corresponding to the number on the image list (doej01.jpg).

 -Corresponding Image Identification List - as a PDF file named with “artist’s last name, first initial, image list” (doejimagelist.pdf). Include:

-        Commissioning agency

-        Brief project description

-        Title of work

-        Date of completion 

-        Materials 

-        Budget 

Materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on Oct 31, 2026

Delivery is the sole responsibility of the applicant.  Applications not received by the specified time and date will not be considered.

Lane Community College reserves the right to repost the call if a selection is not made.

Additional Information: 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Public Art Project Coordinator Lee Imonen at callforart@lanecc.edu 

Eligibility 

Local and national artists are encouraged to apply.

Lane Community College is inviting artists to submit their qualifications  in response to this RFQ. Responding artists must provide samples of their portfolios. Proposals will be reviewed by the SME Art Selection Committee and recommendations  for finalists will be made.
 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The College is committed to taking active steps toward increasing and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion values across procurement processes for minority, women, emerging small, and service-disabled veteran owned businesses by reducing barriers to compete for and be awarded state contracts. All interested businesses are encouraged to submit proposals for this contracting opportunity.