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Public Art Opportunities
Utah Public Art Program Opportunities
The Utah Public Art Program, in partnership with Southern Utah University and the Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management, requests qualifications from Utah artists and/or artist teams interested in creating site-specific artwork(s) for the new SUU Music Center in Cedar City, Utah. This project is open to artists/artist teams residing in or with connections to the state of Utah.
The Art Selection Committee will be looking for an artist who is able to augment the experience within the building by creating a work that enhances the carefully designed architectural elements, using the features of the building to their benefit in providing an impactful audience experience. Suggestions include the outdoor plaza space; on the walls of the interior of the south lobby; suspended in the interior of the south lobby; incorporated into the functional elements of the building; or distributed throughout the common spaces of the building.
Budget: $130,000 – Deadline: April 19, 2024
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OTHER PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES IN / NEAR UTAH
The Art in Public Places Commission in partnership with the parks department requests qualifications and professional samples of past public artworks to be considered for projects to be placed in the 6.84-acre Clover Meadows Neighborhood Park in Longmont, Colorado.
Budget: $60,000 – Deadline: April 28, 2024
Clark County Parks and Recreation Department’s Public Arts Office in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seeking a professional level artist or team, to create an outdoor, non-representational, double mural at the Clark County Family Court within Clark County Family Courts and Services Center.
Budget: $69,757 – Deadline: April 30, 2024
The City of Tempe, Arizona seeks regional southwest artists or artist collectives to create temporary, participatory, site-specific art installations for several community arts events at public parks throughout the community.
Budget: $40,000 – Deadline: May 6, 2024
Please note, projects marked with ⊗ indicates the artist(s) may be requested to supply uncompensated services to apply.
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES
⊗ The City of Burbank Parks and Recreation Department seeks artist proposals for an artistic, functional, and adaptable shade structure for an already existing stage located in Johnny Carson Park in Burbank, California.
Budget: $400,000 – Deadline: April 26, 2024
The City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art Program seeks to commission a professional artist or artist team to design a public artwork for the southwest corner lawn of the City Hall grounds.
Budget: $140,000 – Deadline: April 26, 2024
Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program is seeking to commission a professional visual artist or artist teams to design and install an exterior surface treatment for a highly visible outdoor space at Port Everglades located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Budget: $33,500 – Deadline: April 26, 2024
⊗ The City of Lethbridge, Canada invites artists to submit proposals for a free-standing public art project to be installed at the Lethbridge Airport.
Budget: $230,000 – Deadline: April 29, 2024
The Buffalo Bills Art Program at New Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, seeks to commission an artist/artist team to imagine, design, engineer, and fabricate a large-scale sculpture of a herd of American Bison (buffalo), to be installed in the stadium’s family circle area.
Budget: $5,000,000 – Deadline: April 29, 2024
⊗ The Sharon Public Library Foundation in Sharon, Massachusetts invites artists to submit proposals for a mural to greet visitors for the Sharon Public Library Mural Project.
Budget: $8,000 – Deadline: April 30, 2024
⊗ The Foley Main Street Community Foundation requests proposals from professional and amateur artists of all backgrounds for the design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of artistic (sculptural) bicycle racks for Downtown Foley, Alabama.
Budget: $20,000 – Deadline: April 30, 2024
The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture’s Civic Art Division invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications to design, fabricate, and install a free-standing permanent artwork adjacent to the entrance to the renovated Charles White Park in Altadena, California.
Budget: $425,000 – Deadline: April 30, 2024
The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for the design of a permanent public artwork in the form of artist-designed fence panels to be installed on 1,300 square feet of perimeter fence surrounding the Natoma Park development.
Budget: $25,000 – Deadline: May 1, 2024
The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places invites professional artists to apply for a public art commission for a large-scale sculptural screen wall, and a related small-scale entry sculpture, in connection with the construction of the Public Works Campus in Bend, Oregon.
Budget: $300,000 – Deadline: May 1, 2024
The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the construction of a replacement land port of entry at the border station in International Falls, Minnesota.
Budget: $882,205 – Deadline: May 5, 2024
The Nebraska Arts Council seeks landscape inspired artwork to be installed in the newly built Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex at the University of Nebraska in Omaha.
Budget: $150,000 – Deadline: May 13, 2024
⊗ The Stevens Point Sculpture Park located in central Wisconsin, is accepting submissions of sculpture work for their annual, three-year outdoor sculpture exhibition. A local jury will choose pieces for display from August 2024 through August 2027.
Budget: $2,000 – Deadline: May 17, 2024
The Public Art Endowment and the City of Greensboro, North Carolina seeks an artist or artist-led team to create a mosaic or relief sculpture on the interior program wall at the North Plaza of the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex.
Budget: $146,000 – Deadline: May 22, 2024
⊗ The City of Redondo Beach and its Public Art Commission invite artists to participate in the continuation of its Utility Box Art Program. The City and the Commission are seeking artists to showcase their original designs on utility boxes located throughout the City of Redondo Beach, California.
Budget: $500 – Deadline: May 31, 2024
The Niagara Falls National Heritage Area (NFNHA) is issuing a Request for Qualifications for the design and creation of a sculptural mural at Abate Elementary in Niagara Falls, New York.
Budget: $60,000 – Deadline: May 31, 2024
⊗ The City of Joliet, Illinois, announces a request for proposals for a signature sculpture installation at a new downtown 1.3-acre urban park at City Square,
Budget: $200,000 – Deadline: May 31, 2024
The Louisiana Percent for Art Program invites professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for the creation of a permanent, site-specific exterior installation for the Louisiana State University, Health Shreveport Center for Medical Education.
Budget: $160,000 – Deadline: May 31, 2024
⊗ The USS Midway Museum seeks to commission two site-specific, life-sized bronze monuments for Freedom Park, at Navy Pier in San Diego, California; one, a sculpture, will memorialize sailor John William Finn, and the other will be dedicated to navy families.
Budget: $1,000,000 – Deadline: June 6, 2024
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation ArtsBergen announces a call for local, regional, and national public artists for inclusion on its public art roster.
Budget: TBD – Deadline: June 30, 2024
The City of Redondo Beach, California Public Art Program requests artists and artist teams who are interested in being included in an artist roster which will be used to open a competitive RFP process for a number of mural projects.
Budget: $100,000 – Deadline: November 15, 2024
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs seeks artists to design public monument(s) to honor four women, Katherine Walker, Billie Holiday, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, and Dr. Helen Rodriguez Trias, and women’s history in New York City.
Budget: $750,000 – Deadline: December 31, 2024
The City of Clearwater off of Florida's Gulf Coast, seeks mural artists or artist team qualifications for multiple projects of various scope, scale, and budget.
Budget: $30,000 – Deadline: Rolling
The City of South San Francisco invites muralists and urban surface artists to submit their qualifications for the Mural and Urban Surface Public Art Projects. The City intends to create a list of pre-Qualified Artists through this RFQ.
Budget: TBD – Deadline: Rolling
⊗ The City of Laguna Beach (CA) Arts Commission is inviting artists to submit proposals for temporary art works for display at Heisler Park. Installations may last from two weeks to one year, typically remaining on view for three months.
Budget: $25,000 – Deadline: Rolling
The Western States Arts Federation’s Public Art Art Archive invites artists who are not already listed, to submit artwork for inclusion in a national online database of public art. To be considered, you must be a professional artist who has completed and installed public artwork.
Budget: N/A – Deadline: Rolling
Please note, projects marked with ⊗ indicates the artist(s) may be requested to supply uncompensated services to apply.
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