Public Art Opportunities

The City of Golden, CO is seeking an artist or artist team to create an original, site-specific public artwork for the Lions Park Update Project. The city is seeking artwork that becomes an intentional part of the visitor experience and is meant to be experienced rather than simply observed.
Budget: $34,000 – Deadline: Aug. 9, 2026

⊗ The City of Salida Arts & Culture Department, with the Salida Arts and Culture Advisory Commission, invites artists to submit proposals for mosaic artwork on one or more of six outdoor concrete planters with integrated seating. Designs should celebrate Salida's culture while creating an engaging public art experience that enhances downtown.
Budget: $10,000 – Deadline: Aug. 14, 2026

The Center for the Arts in Jackson, WY invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for a temporary light-based installation celebrating the center’s 20th anniversary. The selected installation will transform the Theater Gallery through the creative use of light and remain on view for approximately one year.
Budget: $20,000 – Deadline: Aug. 19, 2026

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Arts at the Airport Program seeks to commission an artist to create custom conference tables to be placed inside the new Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Headquarters and Police Station building. This artwork will be thematic, public-facing, and part of the permanent collection at the airport.
Budget: $80,000 – Deadline: Aug. 27, 2026

The City of Surprise, AZ is seeking qualifications from artists for the creation of a permanent public artwork at the new Police Substation. The artwork should complement the architecture of the facility while contributing to the identity of this growing area of the city.
Budget: $165,000 – Deadline: Aug. 31, 2026

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority is seeking qualifications from artists or teams to create a three-dimensional artwork in the terminal’s “meeter greeter” area near baggage claim. The piece should create a welcoming, visually engaging first impression while celebrating Fort Wayne’s aviation history
Budget: $200,000 – Deadline: July 17, 2026

The Hampton Commission on the Arts, in partnership with the Hampton Arts Foundation, invites artists and artist teams to submit entries for the creation of permanent public artworks in Downtown Hampton, VA. Acceptable forms include murals, sculptures, installations (including interactive or kinetic elements), and integrated landscape features.
Budget: $150,000 – Deadline: July 17, 2026

The Orange County Public Art Review Board is seeking applications from artists for the Orange County Barber Park Recreation Center in southeast Orlando, FL. Proposed artwork should create a dynamic environment that encourages interaction and playfulness.
Budget: $29,100 – Deadline: July 24, 2026

The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County invites artists to submit qualifications to create a sculpture for Memorial Park in Athens, GA. The selected artist(s) will work with stakeholders and government staff to create a public artwork that enhances the user experience and complements the selected site.
Budget: $35,000 – Deadline: July 24, 2026

The City of Lewisville, TX is seeking qualifications from artists interested in creating artwork for the newly re-developed College Street beautification project. The Advisory Board is looking for artist-designed benches that reflect a variety of styles and materials while remaining accessible to all visitors.
Budget: $120,000 – Deadline: July 25, 2026

The City of Plano, TX is seeking an artist or artist-led team to create permanent artwork that will serve as a beacon for the Historic Downtown Plano Arts District. The artwork must be compatible with Downtown Plano’s historic period of focus through form, materials, detailing, and overall character. 
Budget: $125,000 – Deadline: July 27, 2026

ArtsWA and the University of Washington Seattle are seeking an artist or artist team to create engaging, unique, and contemporary artwork for the Chemical Sciences Building and its surroundings. The Committee is interested in artwork that evokes or reflects on the innovative, interdisciplinary research that takes place within the building.
Budget: $360,000 – Deadline: July 30, 2026

The North Tahoe Public Utility District, in partnership with the North Tahoe Community Alliance, the Tahoe Fund, North Tahoe Arts, and the Arts Council of Placer County, is seeking an artist to create a public art installation at the North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista, CA. The artwork should respond to one or more of the following themes: connection to place, community gathering, stewardship and sustainability, or cultural heritage.
Budget: $75,000 – Deadline: July 31, 2026

The Public Art Program of the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture requests qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in creating artwork for the Campbell Green Recreation Center. The artwork must be innovative, highly visible, and spark curiosity in viewers.
Budget: $136,000 – Deadline: July 31, 2026

Hillsborough County, FL Public Art Program is seeking qualifications from artists to create artwork for the Southshore Sportsplex in Hillsborough County. The committee is interested in an exterior sculpture that celebrates the positive character traits developed by playing team sports.
Budget: $125,000 – Deadline: Aug. 4, 2026

The City of Kansas City, MO One Percent for Art Program seeks qualifications from artists interested in creating a permanent 3-D public artwork in the historic Martin City neighborhood. All art must fit within a 20’ diameter reserved space on the southeast corner of 135th and Holmes.
Budget: $270,000 – Deadline: Aug. 10, 2026

The City of Bothell, WA is seeking artists to collaborate with the parks design team on an artwork for a new inclusive outdoor playground at Cedar Grove Park. The art will be built into the playground design elements that bring sensory richness, visual identity, and opportunities for interaction.
Budget: $80,000 – Deadline: Aug. 17, 2026

The Town of Davie, FL is seeking an artist or artist team to design an artistic, colorful seating area in Owls Lookout Park. The medium may include mosaics, but is not a requirement.
Budget: $30,000 – Deadline: Aug. 26, 2026

The City of Sarasota, FL invites artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for a public art installation at the City’s One Stop Shop. Proposals may include sculptural, architectural, mural-based, relief-based, mosaic, light-based, interpretive, or mixed-media artworks.
Budget: $100,000 – Deadline: Aug. 31, 2026

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts at the NM Department of Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with Spaceport America, seeks an artist/artist team to create a public art sundial for the newly built Spaceport Technology and Reception Center. The intent of the sundial is to creatively represent the origins of measurement and human curiosity.
Budget: $300,000 – Deadline: Sept. 4, 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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