May Public Art Calls

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Program Coordinator, Public Art & Creative Communities
NEFA

The following is a compilation of calls to artists that I am happy to share with the field.  Please feel free to contact me with opportunities that you want to be included in a subsequent post.

1. RFQ for Roosevelt Wilson Park Public Art Project in Davidson, NC 

Deadline: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Budget: $80,000

Contact: Dawn Blobaum
Apply here

2. RFQ for Animal Biosciences Building at Montana State University in Bozeman
Deadline: 5:00 pm (MST) on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Budget: $30,500

Contact: Kim Baraby Hurtle 
Apply here

3. RFP for Base Fiddle Public Art Project in Galax, VA

Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Contact: Chris Pollins-Shackelford 

Apply here

4. RFQ for Sculpture of Governor Lawrence Wetherby in Middletown, KY

Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2013

Budget: $100,000 - $150,000

Contact: deborahcol@bellsouth.net
Apply here

5. Position opening for UrbanArt Commission Public Art Project  Manager in Memphis, TN
Part-time, 20 hours/week

Apply by Monday, May 20, 2013

Contact: Christina Lanzl
Details here.

6. RFQ for Public Art for the Consolidated Rental Car Facility at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, OK 

Deadline: 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Budget: $120,000

Contact: Robbie Kienzle (405) 297-1740.

Apply here

7. RFP for Quarry Park Recreational Facility in Calgary, Canada 

Deadline: 4:00 pm (MST) on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Budget: $450,000 CDN

Contact: Lisa Ley 
Download the complete Request for Proposal (Solicitation Number: 13-1546) from the Alberta Purchasing Connection. Select "vendors" on the home page and register if you are a first-time user. 

8. RFP for URI Visual Arts Sea Grant Program

Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2013

Budget: $3,000

Contact: artdept@etal.uri.edu  

Apply here

9. RFQ for Multiple Site Locations in Tampa, FL 

Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2013

Budget: Project budgets range from $7,000 - $250,000

Contact: artprograms@tampagov.net

Apply here

10. RFQ for Public Art Project at Denver International Airport

Deadline: 5:00 pm (MST) on Friday, May 31, 2013

Budget: $200,000

Contact: Matt Chasansky 
Apply here.

11. RFP for Wentworth School public art in Scarborough, ME

Deadline: Saturday, June 1, 2013

Honorarium: $40,000

Contact: Mark Oullette 

Email or mail materials to Mark Oullette

12. RFP for Cat Walk art project in Los Gatos, CA

Deadline: Monday, June 3, 2013

Honorarium: $4,550

Contact: SNeis@LosGatosCa.gov

Apply here.

13. Call for Submission for ARTEM Commission in Nancy, France

Deadline: Monday, June 3, 2013

Budget: $855,000 EUR

More info here

14. Call to Artists for 2013 Sculpture Exhibition in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Deadline: 5:00 pm (CST) on Friday, June 7, 2013

Honorarium: Not to exceed $1,500

Contact: info@publicartleague.org

Apply here

15. Call for Artwork for Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site in Philadelphia, PA

Deadline: 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 13, 2013

Budget: $7,500

Contact: Sean Kelley 
Apply here

16. RFP for Original Wall Sculpture for the Lobby of Bowie City Hall in Bowie, MD

Deadline: Friday, June 14, 2013

Budget: $20,000

Contact: Annette Esterheld 

Apply here

17. Apply for Artist Residency in Caldera, OR

Deadline: Saturday, June 15, 2013

Contact: caldera@wk.com

Apply here

18. Call for Participation in Figment Boston

Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2013

Contact: BOSTONcuratorial@figmentproject.org
Apply here

19. RFQ for South Walnut Street Gateway Sculpture in Bloomington, IN

Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2013

Budget: $25,000

Apply here

20. RFP to African American Artists for African American Art on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail

Deadline: 5:00 pm (EST) on Monday, July 8, 2013

Budget: $150,000

Contact: Lindsey Lord
Apply here

21. RFQ for MSU - Gaines Hall Building
 at Montana State University in Bozema, MT

Deadline: 5:00 pm (MST) on Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Budget: $76,400

Contact: Kim Baraby Hurtle 

Apply here

22. Call for Artist in Residence at the Abetenim Arts Village in Ghana
Contact: info@nkafoundation.org 
More info here

23. Position Opening for The State of New Mexico Art in Public Places project coordinator 
The deadline to apply online will remain open until the position is filled.
More info here.
Apply here

24. The Maine Arts Commission seeks a full-time Visual Arts Director
More info here