The project is a Children’s Discovery Room here at the Museum. The room is based on Yellowstone National Park, which is only an hour or so away from Bozeman. Bozeman is really a very culturally rich area with many resources, and many, many children. We need this room to actively engage children on ALL levels, and the mural will set the tone for the entire room.

Nicole Becker
Exhibits Coordinator
Museum of the Rockies
406.994.2108
nbecker@montana.edu

Important Dates:
- I would need your cost bid (explained at the end of the bid description) by Thursday, November 5th
- Rough sketches by muralists for the room by Thursday, November 12th.
- Project begins February 1, 2009 and to be concluded anytime on or before the 26th of February.

MURAL BID
Date: October 15, 2009
Client: Museum of the Rockies
600 West Kagy Blvd. Bozeman, MT 59717
Project: Children’s Discovery Room
Contact: Nicole Becker
406.994.2108
nbecker@montana.edu

Please submit a bid for the project that will include the following items:

- Cost estimate for labor
- Proposed Materials
- Cost of proposed materials and supplies
- Cost for transportation to Bozeman, Montana and lodging in Bozeman, Montana (Renting an apartment for a month is certainly a possibility, please call Nicole Becker for assistance)
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PROJECT DETAILS

This bid is for the murals in the new Children’s Discovery Room at the Museum of the Rockies. The theme and design of the room is Yellowstone National Park.

Total Project Size: 150 linear feet of wall
10-foot high ceilings
Roughly 1500 square feet

Estimated Time Frame: Must be completed during February 1 – 26th, 2009

Area Themes: The room is divided into 8 themed areas. While the theme for each area is different, the overall look of the room should provide a consistent visual flow through palette and style. For images to reference for design please go to:
www.corbis.com
Login: MORExhibits
Password: exhibits1
Proceed to top right corner, click on “My Lightboxes.” The lightboxes will appear on the left hand side and will be named to correspond with the attached map of the room.

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AREA DESCRIPTIONS

Area 1: Roosevelt Arch Entrance (Lightbox: 1 Roosevelt Arch)
Area Details: This area is the entrance to the room and should provide the viewer with a visual invitation to explore the room. Sweeping landscapes, wildflowers, winding rivers, mountains should be incorporated. The in-house exhibits team will fabricate the arch around the door.
Size: Mural area is roughly 16-20 linear feet, 10-foot tall walls, 200 square feet.

Area 2: Mammoth Terraces (Lightbox: 2 Mammoth)
Area Details: The museum’s fabricated section of Mammoth will take up wall height and length. Mural will need to visually finish the terraces at the top of the fabricated terraces. The rest of the mural will need to show the area around Mammoth—dead trees, steaming terraces, possibly the buildings around Mammoth (not necessary, but could be used).
Size: Mural area is roughly 25-30 linear feet, 6 to 10-foot tall walls, 300 square feet.

Area 3: Bear in the Forest (Lightbox: 3 Bear Forest)
Area Details: This area will have fabricated tree coverage by the exhibits department. Mural would need to visually describe the density of the forest and foliage, but also maintain its use as a transition point between the “dead” area of Mammoth, and the open spaces of the Geyser Basin.
Size: Mural area is 8 linear feet, 10-foot tall walls, 300 square feet.

Area 4: Geyser Basin (Lightbox: 4 Geyser Basin)
Area Detail: This area will visually continue the fabricated geyser basin. It should describe the vastness of the basin and the geothermic features of the area. One side of the area will be the transition from Area 3, and should show a wooded area phasing into the geyser basin. The thermal effects of the geyser basin should be represented.
Size: Mural area is roughly 18 linear feet, 6 to 10 foot tall walls, 180 square feet

Area 5: Fishing Bridge (Lightbox: 5 Bridge)
Area Detail: The purpose of the area is to visually continue Yellowstone Lake and describe the area surrounding the lake. Some options to include would be big sky, trees, wildflowers, and bison in the background. Small section should include a wooded transition to Area 6, the Campsite.
Size: Mural is roughly 16 linear feet, 10 foot tall walls, 160 square feet

Area 6: Campsite (Lightbox: 6 Campsite)
Area Detail: This area will be similar to the wooded mural in Area 3. Should transition into woods from Area 5. This area will have fabricated trees built in to the wall as well.
Size: Mural is roughly 30 linear feet, 10-foot tall walls, 300 square feet

Area 7: Tot Area / Yellowstone Falls from Artist’s Point (Lightbox: 7 Waterfall)
Area Detail: This section will be a view of the Yellowstone Waterfall from Artist’s Point. One wall should have the falls, the other wall should portray the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The bottom 3-4 feet of the walls will be covered with the padded bumpers for the Tot Area.
Size: Mural size of wall 1 is roughly 15 linear feet, 7-foot tall walls, 105 square feet
Mural size of wall 2 is roughly 10 linear feet, 7-foot tall walls, 70 square feet

Area 8: Park Exit (Lightbox: 8 Park Exit)
Area Detail: A large interactive board and postcard creation-station will cover some wall space in this area, but a mural will be needed to describe the large are of the Hayden Valley. Rolling hills, mountains in the background, bison, curving streams are all aspects of Hayden Valley.
Size: Mural size is roughly 10 linear feet, 7-foot tall walls, 70 square feet

Attachments:

MURAL-Project_MuseumOfTheRockies.pdf