Public Art Opportunities

Scottsdale Public Art is seeking qualifications from artists for a permanent public art opportunity for the Brown Avenue Parking Structure Expansion project in Scottsdale, AZ. The selected artist will create artwork affixed to the exterior of the parking structure. The committee is accepting applications from artists who have experience with large-scale mosaic, metal, or mixed-media installations.
Budget: $160,000 – Deadline: Nov. 24, 2025

Jefferson Community and Technical College seeks to commission a major work of public art as the centerpiece for a new plaza in development. The goal of this artwork is to foster a sense of place for the college and to emphasize “community” in its theme.
Budget: $400,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

The City of Brighton, CO is seeking to commission a permanent public art sculpture that honors the spirit of play for Donelson Park. The committee is looking for a piece that will celebrate the joy of children playing, while creating a sense of community and a focal point for the area.
Budget: $47,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

Denver Public Art seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create artwork for the Ross-University Hills Library. The goal of the artwork is to bring the library to life and foster a welcoming, engaging environment where all generations can learn, connect, and explore together.
Budget: $40,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

Denver Public Art seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create artwork(s) for the Ross-Broadway Branch Library, in the Speer neighborhood of Denver. The goal of the artwork is to honor the historic architecture while engaging with a contemporary audience, fostering a creative environment where neighbors can be inspired to connect and learn. 
Budget: $77,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

Denver Public Art seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create artwork(s) for the West Jewell Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge. The artwork should capture the spirit of connection and motion—linking people, places, and stories along the corridor. 
Budget: $77,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

Denver Public Art seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create public artworks for Bethesda Park. The goal is to commission a series of artworks that celebrate the history and culture of the area and its landmarks, highlights the neighborhood’s connection to nature and the environment, and emphasizes the importance of the community’s health and wellbeing.
Budget: $90,000 – Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025

Denver Public Art seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create an original suspended artwork for the lobby of the May Bonfils Stanton Theatre at Loretto Heights in Denver, CO. The artwork should be unique, inviting, and echo the cultural and architectural heritage of the Loretto Heights campus, while also addressing the needs and ambitions of the local community. 
Budget: $550,000 – Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025

The City of Tempe, AZ is seeking qualifications for a public art commission on the Indian Bend Wash Pedestrian and Bicycle pathway. The project should enhance the pathway with meaningful, durable, and inspiring artwork that reflects the character of the community.
Budget: $200,000 – Deadline: Dec. 2, 2025

The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board is seeking proposals for artwork to be installed on the Rail Trail near the Coalville Center Street trail access point. The theme is “Quilted Together,” which references the strong culture of craft and quilting in the North and South Summit communities of Utah. 
Budget: $13,000 – Deadline: Dec. 3, 2025

The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program, in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Public Lands Department and the Salt Lake City Transportation Division, seeks to commission an artist to create public artwork for Fairmont Park and the McClelland Shared Street in the Sugar House neighborhood. The artwork should respond to the unique characteristics of each site while creating a visual and conceptual link between them.
Budget: $230,000 – Deadline: Dec. 9, 2025

Salt Lake County Art in Public Places, in partnership with Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, is seeking proposals from Utah-based artists for a new outdoor mural at the south baseball field in Olympus Hills Park. Artists are encouraged to reflect the park’s natural beauty and support the mission of Parks and Recreation: Improving Lives through People, Parks, and Play.
Budget: $7,000 – Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee of Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) seek to commission an artist/artist team to create and install hanging artwork in the entrance of Smith Brasher Hall located on CNM’s Main Campus in Albuquerque. The artwork should reference CNM’s commitment to helping students move from education to employment.
Budget: $225,000 – Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) Arts at the Airport Program seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create interior terrazzo floor and exterior concrete artwork(s) at the new RTAA Headquarters building and Police Station. This artwork will be thematic, public-facing, and part of the permanent collection at the Airport.
Budget: $200,000 – Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025

The Brookings Public Arts Commission, in partnership with the City of Brookings, SD, seeks an artist to create permanent outdoor artwork located at the Dakota Nature Park. The artwork should be highly visible within the surrounding park environment and serve as a marker or “gateway” drawing attention to the location.
Budget: $250,000 – Deadline: Jan. 23, 2026

Park City Municipal Corporation is seeking artists to create artful bike rack concepts that will be laser cut and integrated into bike racks at various locations throughout Park City. Artists should focus on themes of the natural environment, arts and culture, community, and history of the local area. 
Budget: $800/selected design – Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee of New Mexico State University (NMSU) seek to commission an artist/artist team to create site-specific artwork for one of two designated exterior areas at Devasthali Hall on NMSU campus in Las Cruces, NM. The artwork should be experimental, contemporary, and reflect the cultural identity of the Borderplex region. 
Budget: $400,000 – Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

The Salt Lake County Arts & Culture Advisory Board is seeking new board members to serve as community advocates, support participation in the County’s cultural programs, and provide guidance on arts policies, programs, and public art initiatives. 
Budget: n/a – Deadline: n/a

Please note, projects marked with ⊗  indicates the artist(s) may be requested to supply uncompensated services to apply.

Houston Arts Alliance is seeking qualifications from artists to design, fabricate, and install one major suspended artwork for the Houston Airport’s West Concourse Expansion Project at William P. Hobby Airport. Artists are encouraged to explore concepts that engage with natural light, shifting perspectives, and the passage of time as sunlight streams through the concourse’s full-height glass wall.
Budget: $710,000 – Deadline: Nov. 24, 2025

The Albuquerque Arts Board, in partnership with Albuquerque Fire Rescue, Albuquerque Community Safety, and the Albuquerque Police Department, invites artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for the creation of an outdoor sculpture at the new Southwest Public Safety Complex. The artwork should respectively represent the spectrum of beliefs, cultural heritage, traditions, and artistic expressions found throughout New Mexico.
Budget: $100,000 – Deadline: Nov. 24, 2025

The City of Pompano Beach is seeking to commission an artist/artist team for the design and installation of an exterior mural in Pompano Beach, FL. The mural theme is abstract and non-representational.
Budget: $37,000 – Deadline: Nov. 26, 2025

Jefferson Community and Technical College seeks to commission a major work of public art as the centerpiece for a new plaza in development. The goal of this artwork is to foster a sense of place for the college and to emphasize “community” in its theme.
Budget: $400,000 – Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

The Nebraska 1% for Art Program is seeking to purchase existing 2d artworks for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s new residence hall. Submitted artwork should be completed, and not just representative of the work that would be created.
Budget: $150,000 – Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025

Mayor Brett P. Smiley, the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism, and the Art in City Life Commission invite artists to submit qualifications for two major Gateway Landmark Public Artworks, to be sited at Neutaconkanut Hill Park and the North Burial Ground in Rhode Island. The theme of the artworks is “Welcoming,” a tie-in with the Semiquincentennial, creating landmarks that reflect the welcoming embrace of the U.S. at its best.
Budget: $250,000/artwork – Deadline: Dec. 3, 2025

The City of Kansas City, MO One Percent for Art program seeks qualifications from artists to create permanent 3-D public art within Dr. Jeremiah Cameron Park. The art should help tell the history of the Steptoe Neighborhood, the Penn School as the first African American school west of the Mississippi, and the legacy of the neighborhood’s residents. 
Budget: $280,000 – Deadline: Dec. 8, 2025

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee of the University of New Mexico Hospital seek to commission an artist/artist team to create and install site-specific artwork for two indoor corridors at the Children’s Psychiatric Center in Albuquerque, NM. They are seeking artwork that emphasizes serenity, reduces stress, and supports well-being.
Budget: $350,000 – Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025

The City of Durham’s Cultural & Public Art Program is seeking an artist(s) to create artwork for the upcoming Merrick-Moore Park Aquatics Center in Durham, NC. The art should enhance the visitor experience by creating an engaging and visually striking piece that complements the aquatic environment.
Budget: $375,000 – Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025

The Oklahoma Arts Council (OAC), in partnership with the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), is seeking an artist or artist team to create a bronze sculpture for the Honey Springs Visitor Center. The artwork should honor the soldiers identified in the historic Battle of Honey Springs and their heroic achievements in the greater war effort.
Budget: $150,000 – Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee of Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) seek to commission an artist/artist team to create and install hanging artwork in the entrance of Smith Brasher Hall located on CNM’s Main Campus in Albuquerque. The artwork should reference CNM’s commitment to helping students move from education to employment.
Budget: $225,000 – Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025

The Town of Ashland, VA Public Art Commission invites artists to submit existing outdoor sculptures for consideration for the 2026 “Art in Orbit” on-loan sculpture program. Selected pieces will be displayed throughout Ashland’s downtown area, ensuring significant exposure to both residents and visitors.
Budget: $1,200 stipend – Deadline: Dec. 17, 2025

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, in partnership with the Chicago Park District, is seeking qualifications from artists interested in creating artwork for the upcoming DuSable Park. The artwork should complement the park’s design while highlighting themes of kinship, alliance, and shared histories that shape the city of Chicago.
Budget: $500,000 – Deadline: Jan. 2, 2026

The City of Berkeley Public Art Program is seeking an artist to create two unique, vertical structures that will serve as habitat boxes for birds and insects. The artworks will be installed at the Community Garden Park and Urban Farm and Education Park–both part of the Santa Fe Trackbed to Park Conversion Project.
Budget: $150,000 – Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026

The Brookings Public Arts Commission, in partnership with the City of Brookings, SD, seeks an artist to create permanent outdoor art for the Dakota Nature Park. The artwork should be highly visible and serve as a marker for the park, drawing inspiration from the natural landscape of the area.
Budget: $250,000 – Deadline: Jan. 23, 2026

The Brookings Public Arts Commission, in partnership with the City of Brookings, SD, seeks an artist to create permanent outdoor artwork located at the Dakota Nature Park. The artwork should be highly visible within the surrounding park environment and serve as a marker or “gateway” drawing attention to the location.
Budget: $250,000 – Deadline: Jan. 23, 2026

The City of Glendale, CA is seeking qualifications from artists for three upcoming public art opportunities. The first is for Pacific Park exterior murals, the second is for the Pacific Park Pavilion, and the third is for the Brand Blvd and Cerritos Ave median.
Budget: $50,000-200,000 – Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee of New Mexico State University (NMSU) seek to commission an artist/artist team to create site-specific artwork for one of two designated exterior areas at Devasthali Hall on NMSU campus in Las Cruces, NM. The artwork should be experimental, contemporary, and reflect the cultural identity of the Borderplex region. 
Budget: $400,000 – Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

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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