Creation of a work under the 1% artistic for the extension of the tram west of Strasbourg

The program of the order

The order concerns an artistic realization including the creation, the realization and the installation of the work for a total amount of 200 000 € HT or 240 000 € TTC. What is expected primarily from the artistic proposal:

• The work may refer to «Strasbourg, world capital of book 2024»
• The work may refer to the book, the printing press or what, in general, links Strasbourg to the book, from yesterday to today (graphic design, illustration, drawing, languages, words, writings, letters, typography, etc.)
• The work must be located within the scope of the western tram extension operation
• The work will present all the technical guarantees of good performance and safety related to its environment, in particular with regard to rail safety and people
• The work can be located in a single place or along the route
• The work must be designed and produced in an environmentally responsible manner; its subsequent maintenance by the contracting authority also.
  And possibly:
• The work will be part of the industrial and artisanal history of the neighborhoods and communes crossed by the route
• The work may have a functional dimension, a use value or reveal the landscape
• The work may be material or immaterial.

What is excluded:

• The work must not be vegetated
• The work must not be installed on the platforms of the stations, nor on the tram platform
• The work must not be installed in tram trains. 

Consultation process

The procedure is broken down into two distinct phases:
- An application phase at the end of which a maximum of 5 candidates will be admitted to submit a project;
- A bidding phase at the end of which the successful bidder will be chosen

This consultation regulation concerns the application phase.

Space description

At the end of the 1990s, Strasbourg was a pioneer in accompanying, for the first time in France, the return of the tramway to the city by a set of artistic commissions. Today, at the initiative of the Eurométropole, the extension of the tramway network to the West of the Strasbourg agglomeration, by the end of 2025, has the major objective of connecting neighborhoods and diverse populations. The project will serve the Strasbourg districts of Koenigshoffen and Hohberg, as well as the municipalities of Eckbolsheim and Wolfisheim. The project consists of 4 km of tracks and 8 tram stations that enhance the comfort and mobility of about 30,000 inhabitants.
Project documentation available: https://stras.me/tram-ouest
Project presentation film (public inquiry): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hw0eu
Start of work: summer 2023 - Commissioning: end 2025

Calendar

The following provisional schedule is given for information only:
- Application deadline: June 11, 2024
- Artists Selection Jury - Artistic Committee (selection of artists admitted to propose a project): 28 June 2024
- Launch of the offer phase: Summer 2024
- Site visit: September 2024
- Project Deadline: Fall 2024
- Project Selection Board – Artistic Committee (Selected Project Selection): End 2024

To know more to download

The notice of application

The consultation regulation