Call for Artists July 11-20, 2021
Mid July brings us 7 more call for artists. Deadlines are July 11-20, 2021. These opportunities for sculptors include mostly commissions for new work, with a wide range of budgets.
We’d love to hear if you find a call of interest–and we love sharing good news about sculpture and sculptors, so let us know if you are a finalist, get a commission, or have a work on loan as a result of our posts!
There are more sculpture opportunities with deadlines in July at our previous call for artists here.
Happy Sculpting!
Site-Specific Community Mosaic Project
San Antonio, Texas
Summary: University Health’s Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program seeks an artist or artist team to design and create on-site a mosaic for the main lobby of the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital at University Health’s Medical Center campus. The building is set to open in early 2023. The commissioned artwork will thoughtfully respond to this unique context in a way consistent with the mission of University Health. The completed mosaic must be no larger than 6 x 6’ in size.
Budget: $25,000
Deadline: July 11, 2021 11:59 PM Central
How to apply: Public Artist
Eligibility Requirements: The project is open to all artists and artist teams, 21 years and older, residing in the United States.
Special Notes: The Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program strongly discourages artists from mailing or hand-delivering any physical material or samples that have not been expressly requested by the committee. Any materials received, solicited or unsolicited, will not be returned to the artist.
Click here to read more about this call for artists or to apply
Site-Specific Art – Bridge to Garage
San Antonio, Texas
Summary: University Health’s Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program seeks an artist or artist team to design and create site-specific artwork for the garage bridge of the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital at University Health’s Medical Center campus. The vision of University Health’s Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program is to use art to inspire healing, compassion, hope and trust.
University Health and its Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program strive to create and commission artworks that reflect aesthetic and technical quality and foster a welcoming, uplifting environment for healing. The site-specific work for the garage bridge of the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital will be an aesthetically pleasing focal point for patients, visitors, and staff alike. The project’s primary goal is to create—through light, imagery, and/or sound—a memorable and calming sensory experience upon entering the hospital. The artwork must consider the safety of the hospital’s visitors and should be easy to clean and maintain.
Budget: $100,000. Finalists selected from this RFQ will receive a $1000 stipend to develop a proposal.
Deadline: 7/11/21 11:59 PM Central
How to apply: Public Artist
Eligibility Requirements: The project is open to all artists and artist teams, 21 years and older, residing in the United States.
Special Notes: The artist may elect to enhance the space with metal, colored film, light, sound, and/or sculpture. No artwork may be affixed to the ceiling of the garage bridge.
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Site-Specific Hanging Sculpture Main Lobby
San Antonio, Texas
Summary: University Health’s Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program seeks an artist or artist team to design and create a site-specific hanging sculpture for the main lobby of the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital at University Health’s Medical Center campus.
University Health and its Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program strive to create and commission artworks that reflect aesthetic and technical quality and foster a welcoming, uplifting environment for healing. The site-specific hanging sculpture for the main lobby of the new Women’s & Children’s Hospital will be an aesthetically pleasing focal point for patients, visitors, and staff alike. The artwork must consider the safety of the hospital’s visitors and should be easy to clean and maintain.
Though not a requirement, the committee appointed by the Salud-Arte: Art of Healing program has suggested the following themes for consideration in developing proposals: water; waterfalls; nature and its healing properties; flight; trees and treetops. Please note that these are only suggestions. Artists selected to develop proposals are encouraged to interpret and build upon these themes and motifs in ways unique to their personal aesthetics and visions for this project. Proposals are not required at this phase of the selection process.
Budget: $150,000. Finalists selected from this RFQ will receive a $1000 stipend to develop a proposal.
Deadline: 7/11/21 11:59 PM Central
How to apply: Public Artist
Eligibility Requirements: The project is open to all artists and artist teams, 21 years and older, residing in the United States.
Special Notes: The glass wall surrounding the main staircase is the donor wall of the hospital. This wall features the names of hospital donors embedded in the glass, as well as a design enhancement by Priscila de Carvalho that is visible both outside and inside the building. Finalists will be expected to review the image of this design for their reference in developing their proposal. Selected finalists must take into account the aesthetic relationship between their proposal and the existing commissioned work. A successful proposal will neither visually clash with de Carvalho’s design nor detract from it by being over elaborate.
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Palisade Art Vision, PAV, 6th Annual Public Sculpture Exhibit
Palisade, Colorado
Summary: PAV was formed in 2015 by a group of local citizens and artists to promote and embrace “Art as a part of everyday life.” PAV envisioned an outdoor sculpture program to promote a visible aesthetic voice and to supplement the agriculture tourism of Palisade. With the collaboration of the Town of Palisade Government, Palisade Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, art galleries and artists, PAV has grown from four temporary pieces to over a dozen and has purchased or sold five of the exhibited sculptures.
Budget: Each artist will receive a stipend, $750 for sidewalk or 24″ diameter pedestal, $250 for small 12″ pedestal.
Deadline: 7/12/21
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Regional call for the following States: Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Special Notes: Sculpture must be ready for installation, September 10, 2021 and must be exhibited for the full length of the exhibit which is approximately one year
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Fire Training Facility
Laramie, Wyoming
Summary: This is an ideal opportunity for an artist working in large-scale sculpture, with light, or with water. The artwork will primarily be seen and interacted with by members of the City of Laramie Fire Department as well as visiting departments utilizing the facility.
Budget: $32,000
Deadline: 7/12/2021
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: The call is open to all artists ages 18 and over, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental cognition. Artists must reside in Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, or South Dakota. Preference will be given to Wyoming artists.
Special Notes: The artist awarded the commission will be expected to engage with the City of Laramie Fire Department before creating a final design. Laramie Public Art Coalition is administering the call for artists on behalf of the City of Laramie.
If in the letter of interest, or in media work samples, the artist includes a proposal for the artwork, the application will be disqualified.
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COVID-19 Memorial – Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia
Summary: Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) is accepting proposals for a public art piece to memorialize the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish for this piece to honor those who have survived COVID-19, remember those who we have lost and to celebrate care teams and the community who worked together during this pandemic. We are seeking an innovative, reflective, and sustainable project proposal that represents resilience, restoration, rebirth and remembrance of the patients, family members, friends, and coworkers of our care teams.
Budget: $30,000. Each finalist will receive a $500 honorarium to complete Phase 2 Proposals.
Deadline: 7/15/21
How to apply: email, see link below for email address. (Note they are requesting photos of previous work, so adjust your files accordingly.)
Eligibility Requirements: open as long as the artist can meet the deadlines in the process
Special Notes: The piece should be suitable for the serene space to allow visitors to touch the piece in a moment of reflection. Issues of particular concern include, but are not limited to, the safety and durability of the artwork and its suitability to the proposed site.
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MSU Life Sciences Building
Billings, Montana
Summary: The Montana Arts Council’s Percent for Art program has announced an opportunity for artists to contribute work to a new public space on the MSU-Billings campus. The Life Sciences Building is designed by Architect Mike Dowling of Dowling Architects. The Life Sciences Building is three buildings combined onto one large functioning edifice for the MSU-B life and health science programs. Classrooms, Laboratories, an Auditorium and Offices combine to create an environment for learning and progressing through a college experience. Art is desired to highlight building elements or to tell a story with sciences as a theme.
Budget: $20,000
Deadline: 7/15/21
How to apply: Online Please note, as of this posting, the link on their site was not working properly. We have reached out to the administrators and hopefully this will be resolved.
Eligibility Requirements: none noted.
Special Notes: Delivery and installation of artwork complete: August 23, 2021 (tentative due to COVID-19)
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