Call for Entries: December 6 Memorial Art at Beam Hall

UNLV is accepting applications for commissioned artwork (Work for Hire) to honor the victims of the December 6 tragedy. The artwork is one of several items being considered for recommendation by the December 6 Memorial Committee to support healing, reflection, and recovery.

This call is open to all UNLV students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are 18 years or older. Artists may submit proposals as individuals or teams. Although not a requirement and no special consideration is given, artists or teams of artists are encouraged to include a UNLV College of Fine Arts faculty member, student, or alumnus.

Each artist or artist team is required to submit their resumes and examples of previous artwork, especially large-scale works they have created, solely to provide background information for the evaluation and selection process as to the past experience of the artist or artist team in creating artwork generally, and of a similar nature.

Each selected artist or artist team will receive $1,500 provided that the artist or artist team signs an agreement with the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ for the work.

Artwork Guidelines

The artwork is intended to honor the victims of the December 6 tragedy by recognizing their contributions, service, dedication, and commitment to UNLV's mission. Artist(s) may use the biographies for those we lost as a reference. Artists may consider the following attributes:

  • Cultural background
  • Areas of their teaching or research
  • Efforts to support or collaborate with students, faculty and/or the community
  • Contributions to UNLV – i.e. academic, research, community-building, diversity, etc.
  • Favorite past times or activities
  • Passion, interests, values

The artwork should:

  • Be a symbolic or metaphorical representation of one or all of the victims
  • Support healing, reflection, and recovery
  • Be positive, thoughtful, inspiring, and aesthetically-pleasing

The artwork will be identified by a QR code, linking to information about the inspiration and meaning of each piece. As such, the artist is required to submit a one-page (250 words) description of the artwork.

The artwork is intended for all audiences and cannot be pornographic, political, contain nudity, violence, or other images not appropriate for a general audience. The artwork is solely intended to honor the victims of the December 6 tragedy by recognizing their contributions, service, dedication, and commitment to UNLV's mission, in a positive, thoughtful, inspiring, and aesthetically-pleasing manner. Artwork also cannot be an advertisement for a business or company. Artwork must not use the name, image or likeness of any of the victims of the December 6 tragedy.

The artwork must be an original work created without the use of artificial intelligence whether generated or assisted.

Artists and anyone on the proposal team must refrain from contacting the victims' families.

Proposed artwork must be submitted as a PDF document. Be sure to include in the file name:

  • First and last names of each artist
  • Approximate technical dimensions
  • Resolution: 150-220 ppi at 100% scale. If artwork cannot be supplied at 100% please indicate scale. Resolution must compensate for reduced scale. For example, supplied art at half scale with resolution of 300-400 ppi.

Location

The digital artwork will be printed and installed at the exterior entry pillar area of Frank and Estella Beam Hall (BEH). The artwork is not intended to be permanent, and may be removed or replaced in the future.

Graphic of the exterior of Beam Hall showing the potential locations for murals on the columns leading to the entrance of the building

There are six (6) column surfaces available. The dimensions of each vary slightly. Submissions should include the size of the final art and preferred column location.

  • Column 1: 8' x 8'
  • Column 2: 8' x 8'
  • Column 3: 8' x 10'
  • Column 4: 8' x 10'
  • Column 5: 8' x 12'
  • Column 6: 8' x 8'

Color Palette

The following are suggested color palettes to complement UNLV design standards and to create a cohesive art collection at the BEH entry.

The first color palette option for the U.N.L.V. Strong murals. This one includes shades of black, dark gray, red, orange, and light gray.
The second color palette option for the U.N.L.V. Strong murals. This one includes shades of black, dark gray, dark red, red, pink, and gold.
The third color palette option for the U.N.L.V. Strong murals. This one includes shades of dark blue, dark teal, teal, orange, pink, purple, and dark brown.
The fourth color palette option for the U.N.L.V. Strong murals. This one includes shades of dark purple, deep purple, purple, magenta, pink, orange, and gold.

Project Schedule

  • September 2024: Call for proposals published
  • October 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT): Application submission deadline
  • October 24 - November 13: Applications reviewed
    • A subcommittee of the December 6 Memorial Committee comprised of faculty and staff will review each submission
    • Finalists will be selected based on the quality of the artwork and how well the artistic vision represents the theme of this call for entries
    • The subcommittee will identify suggested finalists and share their recommendation with the president and his administration
    • The designated UNLV representative will share the recommended finalist proposals with the victims' families and solicit their input
    • The president and his administration will make the final selections
  • November 20-27, 2024: Installation

Contact

Contact Director of University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Sarah Quigley with questions.