Open Call Art Commission for a facade at Södertälje Hospital

The total surface area that can be used for the artwork on the northern short side of the building is 17 x 11 meters. 

The area consists of a protruding lift hall (17 x 6 metres) covered with fibre cement, and a facade section of aluminium profiles (17 x 5 metres). The artwork can be attached to both of these surfaces. 

The lift hall is made of concrete with external fibre cement cladding (panels), which differs from the building’s other facade made of glass and aluminium in light, white-blue tones. 

The distance between the buildings ranges from 0.8 metres by the lift hall to a maximum of 1.2 metres. The artwork may protrude from the wall by a maximum of 10 centimetres.

It is possible to use different materials for the artwork, but not those that require significant maintenance, such as sound and light.

Region Stockholm’s Art Commissions are subject to the following requirements:

• The artwork(s) should be of high artistic value with sophisticated content, and contribute to a visually attractive environment.
• The artworks(s) should relate to the health care environment’s specific characteristics and conditions, such as physical safety and accessibility aspects, transportation flows, etc.
• The selection of materials and production methods should be guided by environmental sustainability. The artist awarded the commission is contractually bound to use as environmentally friendly materials as possible and to handle hazardous substances and waste products in an environmentally friendly way in compliance with current legislation. Chemicals not to be used are listed in Region Stockholm's document “Phase-out list for chemicals hazardous to the environment and human health”. The list will be provided when the sketch assignment is awarded.
• The art acquired for Region Stockholm’s health care environments should be well adapted in terms of maintenance. The artist must present solutions for how the artwork should be managed and maintained and ensure that a sufficiently high level of sustainability is achieved.

• The fee for the sketch proposal is 50,000 SEK, exclusive of VAT.
• The budget for the art commission is 1,100,000 SEK, exclusive of VAT.

The artist is responsible for the budget

All costs connected to the execution of the artwork, such as the artist’s fee, copyright costs, material costs, subcontractors/assistants, travel, transportation, insurance, and storage until the time of installation, must be covered by this budget.

Mounting and installation will be funded and arranged by the Commissioning Agency.

• 2024-12-08 Application deadline at 24.00 hours
• 2025 – February Decision on which artist will be invited to a sketch assignment
• 2025 - June Artist selected for Art Commission
• 2025 - June The production of the artwork begins
• 2026 - April The artwork completed on site

The production of the artwork follows the construction project's general schedule. The timetable for the construction project is preliminary and may be subject to change.

To be eligible for a public Art Commission for Region Stockholm, you must fulfil these following requirements:

• You must be a professional artist.
• When the commission is awarded to you, you must be able to send legally valid invoices in compliance with relevant tax regulations, for example by being registered for Swedish F-tax (as a sole trader or company). 

The artist’s Application of Interest with CV and visual material of previous artworks form the basis of assessment.

Based on the criteria in the Art Commission's open call, a selection of artists who are deemed to have the experience and expertise necessary for carrying out the requested task will be made. 

Consistent with the diversity the visitors represent and the conditions of the site and the activities, four quality criteria will be taken into consideration in assessment situations:

• richness of variations
• content sustainability
• material sustainability
• accessibility

These four criteria will function as a tool in order to pose relevant and critical questions.

Region Stockholm intends to invite two artists/artists groups to a sketch assignment. The sketch assignment does not automatically result in the awarding of the Art Commission. The artist is awarded the commission when the Agreement for the Implementation of a Public Art Commission has been signed.

The decision on which artists will be invited to a sketch assignment will be made by the Director of the Art Department, delegated by the Culture Committee. Artists who are invited to a sketch assignment will be notified by telephone or e-mail. Under current law, confidentiality applies for Region Stockholm until the decision on the awarding of the Art Commission has been made.

The decision on the awarding of the Art Commission will be published on Region Stockholm’s website in June, 2025.

For general information on our Art Commissions and requirements, please consult the webpage "Questions and Answers on Public Art Commission".

Specific questions concerning the project should be submitted in writing via the contact formular on this webpage. All questions received will be published together with the answers.

Submit your questions by December 1st, 2024 to receive an answer before the final application deadline.

To webpage for incoming Questions and answers

Language

The open call of this Art Commission is conducted in Swedish. A non-binding translation of the open call is available in English. Application to the open call can be done in both Swedish and English.

Commissioning Agency

Region Stockholm is the Commissioning Agency and will be party to the agreements with the artists. Region Stockholm’s Culture Administration manages the art project, which includes the application and selection process.

The Application of Interest is now CLOSED.