Larimer County Seeks Local Photography

Larimer County Seeks Local Photography

Larimer County is seeking photography for the new Acute Care building located on the Larimer County Behavioral Health Services at Longview Campus. Art is believed to make significant contributions to behavioral health programs by supporting mindfulness, reducing stress, anxiety, and cognitive struggles, and increasing feelings of well-being. 

Larimer County would like 10 installations that will be displayed in the common areas of the building. We are eager to source artwork from a variety of local photographers from Larimer County that fulfill the following considerations which were designed to meet the unique needs of the building:

  1. Medium
    - Photography
  2. Subject Matter
    - Landscapes
    - Nature
    - Calming environments such as parks or cityscapes
  3. Materials
    - Non-breakable materials/shatter-proof
    - Polycarbonate, Acrylic, Lexan
  4. Installation
    - To be managed by the artist
    - Tamper-Proof
    - Corner screw system and or/caulking
    - Flush-mounting
  5. Total Installation Locations: 10

First Floor

Wall Dimensions

Wall Facing Sally Port Entrance

10 ft x 9 ft

Urgent Care Walk-In Entrance

8.9 ft x 9 ft

Secured Triage Waiting Room

6 ft x 9 ft

Employee Reporting/Lockers

8.9 ft x 9 ft

Triage Waiting

11.3 in x 9 ft

Discharge Lounge

9.8 in x 9 ft

Across from Fitness Room 

(can accommodate single or series)

26 ft x 9 ft

Across from Pharmacy

13.5 x 9 ft

Wall Adjacent to Pharmacy & Bathroom

10.10 x 9 ft

2nd Floor

  

Hallway at the top of the stairs. Adjacent to the bathroom

10.3 ft x 9 ft
  1. Selection Process
    - Submission Deadline: August 24
    - Selections Announced: Early September
  2. Installation Dates
    - Preferred: Before Sept. 19
    - Alternate: Before Nov. 27
  3. To Submit Artwork 
    - Email submissions to: wolfekje@larimer.org 
    - Digital file of photograph(s) for consideration
    - Details about the shatter-proof material 
    - Details about the tamper-proof mounting
    - Date of proposed mounting
    - Dimensions of the final piece(s)
    - Cost to purchase your art
    - Any other information you’d like to include about your work

To learn more about the building, please visit our website or view this video.

Published on
Wed Aug 2, 2023
Contact Details

Jennifer Wolfe-Kimbell
Communications Specialist
Behavioral Health Services
wolfekje@larimer.org

Department
Behavioral Health