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Artist Commission Opportunities
New Hospitals Development

The arts programme for this spectacular new hospital campus has been conceived and developed by Lime. It offers a range of exciting creative opportunities for artists to work with the hospital community to enhance the new hospital buildings and landscapes.

We are seeking expressions of interest from artists for the following commissions:

1. Large scale iconic artwork - hospital boulevard external garden space, an intriguing eye catching work incorporating interactive low energy lighting - £100K*

2. Hospital boulevard external garden space - This is a large scale green area where people congregate, take lunch in good weather, walk across the site, rest and play - including walkways, seating, planting and talking points - £100K*

3. Four Courtyard spaces - planting, lighting, sculptural, installations for inaccessible courtyard spaces - £40K *each

4. Lift shaft wall - a work to compliment the architectural space and portray the care given to women and babies - Women's Hospital atrium space - £25K*

5. Automata or digital interactive wall - a work to bring delight and engagement to children and their families - Children's Hospital atrium space - £30K*

6. Tactile artwork Eye Hospital - £10K*

7. Vinyl work for glazed wall - The glazed wall overlooks a courtyard space and the main corridor in the adult hospital. This work should complement the design for the courtyard space - £15K*

8. Large scale panoramic photographic work - For a wall space adjoining the Eye Hospital Café area wall space waiting area - £15K*

9. Moving image installations - screen based works for hospital waiting areas - £15K*

*The allocated budgets shown are for guidance only

The Trust reserve the right to proceed on all or none of the above commissions as deemed appropriate.

If you would like to be considered for any of the above commissions or for an informal discussion then please contact Jill Baker Commissioning and Clinical Planning Manager via e-mail Jill.Baker@cmmc.nhs.uk

The closing date for all expressions of interest is Friday 23rd May 2008.