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44 <br />OPEN COMPETITION <br />In an open competition, any artist may submit her/his credentials, subject to <br />requirements established by the Public Art Program. The Call for Artists must <br />be sufficiently detailed to permit artists to determine whether their work is <br />appropriate for consideration. An open competition allows for the broadest range <br />of possibilities for a site and can bring in new, otherwise unknown, and emerging <br />artists. This method sometimes discourages established artists who prefer to <br />respond to limited competitions and to be directly selected for projects. <br />LIMITED COMPETITION <br />In a limited competition, several artists are pre-selected and invited to submit <br />qualifications. Limited competitions are more appropriate for projects with <br />extremely aggressive schedules, where there is consensus around an artist or list <br />of artists to be considered, and where a high-level or specific type of expertise is <br />required for the project. <br />The list of pre-selected artists can be developed by the SLAC with input from the <br />Public Art Manager; local, national and international arts professionals; project <br />partners; and a curator or consultant advising on the projects. <br />DIRECT SELECTION <br />Direct selection is a method that is most often used in private development <br />projects although developers may choose to select an artist through other <br />methods described here. On occasion, an artist for a municipal public art project <br />may be chosen directly by the SLAC. Direct selection may be appropriate on <br />projects where an urgent timeline, limited budget or specific project requirements <br />exist. <br />DIRECT PURCHASE <br />At times the SLAC may elect to recommend a direct selection in which it <br />contracts with a specific artist for a particular project. This may occur for any <br />reason, but generally is used when circumstances surrounding the project make <br />either an open or limited competition unfeasible (i.e. project timeline, community <br />or social considerations, client demand) or a specific artwork is needed due to <br />the exacting nature of the project. <br />55