Feb 2023 Call for Artists-Part 2
Announcing 17 call for artists with deadlines Feb. 12-28, 2023. Whether you are looking for an exhibition, an art on loan program, or an opportunity for a sculpture commission, be sure to read through and find the right call for you. At least one of these calls includes multiple locations or opportunities to show and sell your work.
Be sure to also check out sculpture opportunities with deadlines in early February at our previous call for artists.
Hopkins ArtStreet
Hopkins, Minnesota
Summary: The goal of the ongoing ArtStreet project is to build a collection of permanent and rotating works that over time will come to celebrate the diverse community and vitality of Hopkins through showcasing original artworks in an accessible setting. ArtStreet is part of a long-term vision for incorporating public art into Hopkins and enriching the lives of its residents and visitors. Accepted works will be installed in May 15, 2023.
Budget: Selected artists will receive a stipend of $1000 to offset the cost of transportation of their artwork and any other incurred travel/hotel expenses.
Deadline: 2/13/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This exhibition is open to established and emerging artists, working in all media that can withstand outdoor public display. Each artist may submit up to three original artworks for consideration.
Special Notes: $25.00 entry fee, Artists must be present at the installation of their work.
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Destination Clare Art Sculpture Walk
Clare, Michigan
Summary: The Clare County Arts Council welcomes all artists to apply to have your art sculpture featured as one of ten pieces. The selection committee will choose the top ten entries based upon artistic merit, creativity, public safety and durability in an outdoor setting. Finalists will be notified by February 28th with sculptures installed in May 2023 The exhibit will run May 9, 2023 through April 2024.
Budget: There are several competitive rounds for finalists to participate in. In May, a jury will be assembled to award $2500 for the Best of Show which will be awarded at an Opening Event the evening after all art has been installed. The People’ Choice award ($1,000) will be given to the piece that receives the most votes from exhibit attendees. Additionally finalist are eligible for $1000 honorarium once the art is installed.
Deadline: 2/14/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: All residents of the USA are eligible to apply
Special Notes: Event Dates: 5/9/23 – 4/26/24
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Tidemarker Public Art Installation
Norfolk, Virginia
Summary: An artist will be selected to create a site-specific public art project for the environmental non-profit Elizabeth River Project at the site of their new Ryan Resilience Lab. The tidemarker art piece should demonstrate acknowledgement and celebration of the day of abandonment of the structure in 30-50 years due to the measurable scientific trigger point of the conservation easement retreat.
Budget: $50,000.
Deadline: 2/15/2023
How to apply: online, see link below
Eligibility Requirements: The project is open to all experienced professional artists as well as artists who are new to the field of public art. Artists who have experience interacting with community are also encouraged to apply. The selected artist must provide proof of general liability insurance coverage.
Special Notes: to be installed September 2023
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Edgar S. McFadden Honorary Sculpture
Brookings, South Dakota
Summary: Edgar S. McFadden (1891–1956) was a remarkable scientist who made breakthroughs in wheat genetics in South Dakota and Texas. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. James E. McFadden in a shanty during a blizzard in the Coteau Hills near Webster, South Dakota on February 3, 1891. His cradle was a grain bin filled with seed wheat; a fitting bed for an individual who would later feed the world with his insight and tenacity as a radical wheat breeder and contributor to the Green Revolution that fed the world during a time of crisis. His life story is a saga of mankind’s battle for food.
Budget: $75,000
Deadline: 2/15/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: no restrictions noted
Special Notes: The artist will work in collaboration with the jury which guides the McFadden artwork acquisition and SDSU Facilities & Services to produce the final design.
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Art on the Streets (AOTS)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Summary: Art on the Streets (AOTS) celebrates the power of art in public places, turning the streets of Downtown Colorado Springs into a yearlong outdoor gallery of sculptures, murals, and installations. More than 300 works have been exhibited Downtown since AOTS began in 1998 and the creative district is home to more than 50 permanent works, over 40 of which have been purchased through AOTS.
Budget: $2,000 per artist honorarium, plus prizes and opportunity grants (see link for more details)
Deadline: 2/15/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Art on the Streets is open to artists worldwide.
Special Notes: $25.00 entry fee
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Renovation of the Illinois Supreme Court Building
Springfield, Illinois
Summary: This project was a comprehensive building renovation which took place around 2012. This modification updated the Illinois Supreme Court Building and serves to accommodate employees and guests. The improvement of the building has helped the staff at the Illinois Supreme Court justices along with those aspiring to work in the Illinois Court System. This project seeks to exemplify the diversity of the Illinois Judicial System.
Budget: $65,700
Deadline: 2/17/2023
How to apply: email submittals, see link below
Eligibility Requirements: These public art commissions and potential purchases are open to all professional artists, artisans, or artist-led teams who live and work in the state of Illinois.
Special Notes: The Illinois Supreme Court is looking for two busts one of Mary Ann McMorrow and one of Charles Freeman. The bronze busts should capture the likeness of each justice as closely as possible.
Click here to read more about this call for artists or to apply (download pdf)
Jefferson Terrace State Office Building
Springfield, Illinois
Summary: The committee has no preferred theme, media or format and does not wish to be limited to content that relates explicitly to the function or program of the building.
The piece must be durable, safe, and cost effective to maintain and must be able to endure the rigors of the Illinois climate with limited annual maintenance.
Budget: $27,000.00
Deadline: 2/17/2023, 4:30pm
How to apply: email, see link below
Eligibility Requirements: This public art commission is open to all professional artists, artisans, or artist-led teams that live and work in the state of Illinois.
Special Notes: Do not send a proposal unless you have been contacted by the Art-in-Architecture Coordinator.
Click here to read more about this call for artists or to apply (PDF download)
Sculpture at the River Market 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas
Summary: Ten-plus years ago the Sisterhood of Congregation B’nai Israel and the Clinton Foundation joined forces to compete for one of seven 18-inch saplings from the chestnut tree that Anne Frank saw daily outside her window. Through tenacity and perseverance, they were awarded one of the saplings. An appropriate site was prepared along one of the main entrances into the Clinton Presidential Center. Unfortunately, the young tree did not survive the hot, humid Arkansas climate.
This year‘s sculpture competition will select a piece that will symbolically represent the sapling from Anne Frank‘s chestnut tree. Muriel Lederman was a member of the team that secured the sapling, for which she was awarded the Father Biltz award by Just Communities of Arkansas. I am going to quote passages from her acceptance speech that I feel convey the message that needs to be represented by the sculpture.
Budget: up to $120,000.00
Deadline: 2/17/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Open to all fine art sculptors who are residents of and/or working in the United States.
Special Notes: we are NOT specifically looking for a sculpture of a tree. We are looking for a sculpture that conveys Anne’s hope or protest as described by Ms. Lederman, or both.
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Public art commission for the Rhode Island College Horace Mann Hall (2 opportunities)
Providence, Rhode Island
Summary: Two artworks will be commissioned: an exterior work at $100,000 and an interior work(s) at $35,000.
Budget: $100,000 and $35,000
Deadline: 2/20/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: The exterior commission is open nationally, while the interior commission is reserved for Rhode Island artists only.
Special Notes: if you would like to be considered for both opportunities, please submit two separate applications, one for “Exterior” and one for “Interior”.
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2023 Gardens on Spring Creek Temporary Art Installation Project
Fort Collins, Colorado
Summary: The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Art in Public Places Program (APP) is seeking submissions to invite artist/artist team to develop art proposals for the Gardens on Spring Creek Temporary Art Installation Project. The intent of this project is to create a 10-month temporary art attraction at The Gardens on Spring Creek, the community botanic garden
Budget: The art project budget is estimated at $19,000.
Deadline: 2/22/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This project is open to artists/artist teams who are at least 18 years of age, and legally residing in and authorized to work in the United States.
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2023-24 Dexter Art Gardens Temporary Sculpture Display
Dexter, Michigan
Summary: The “Dexter Art Gardens” is an annual outdoor artwork exhibition sponsored by the Dexter Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee and the City of Dexter. Five (5) temporary outdoor artworks will be juried and placed on temporary display with the City’s permanent collection for one (1) year: June 2023 – May 2024. The selected pieces will be installed on concrete pads in highly trafficked locations in historic Dexter, Michigan.
Budget: Each selected artist will receive an $900 stipend.
Deadline: 2/23/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: open to all artists 18 years of age and older.
Special Notes: Artists may submit up to three (3) original artworks.
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Alamosa ArtScape 2023-2024
Alamosa, Colorado
Summary: The City of Alamosa is accepting entries for the seventh annual “Alamosa ARTscape” Art on Loan Program. Artists may submit up to three works. Submissions must be more than two feet in height and valued at no more than $20,000.
Budget: Artists receive a $750 honorarium for selected artwork delivered by due date. $1,000 People’s Choice Award
Deadline: 2/24/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: This public art program is open to all professional and amateur artists.
Special Notes: 17 Sculpture have been purchased from the ARTscape exhibit in the first six rounds.
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Public Art for Reston’s Fairway Drive Underpass
Reston, Virginia
Summary: The Public Art Master Plan for Reston, adopted in December 2008, identifies the underpasses that carry Reston’s path system under major roadways as locations for new artwork commissions. By partnering artists with Reston’s elementary schools and community organizations these projects seek to create permanent enhancements in public spaces throughout Reston. Public Art Reston will support the creation of new permanent artworks in and around the 22 remaining underpasses. The organization will continue to facilitate projects that couple artworks by professional artists with artworks by local students and community members.
Budget: $40,000
Deadline: 2/24/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: The competition is open to established professional artists living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Artists residing in the DC metropolitan area and particularly in Fairfax County are encouraged to apply. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Special Notes: Up to five semi-finalists will be invited to make a presentation to the two committees, in person or via Zoom in late March.
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Midwest Sculpture Initiative 2023-24 “Spring Series”
various cities in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana
Summary: This series includes 7 different locations. The exhibitions are in their 6th-18th years. Each year-long exhibition provides opportunities for multiple sculptors (close to 100) to show and potentially sell their work.
Budget: $1000 stipends to selected artists plus other awards
Deadline: 2/28/2021
How to apply: email, mail or hand delivery (see link below)
Eligibility Requirements: no restrictions noted
Special Notes: All spring exhibits begin approximately May 1st, 2023, and conclude April 15th, 2024. Do not be afraid to re-submit pieces that may not have been accepted in previous years or that have been in previous MSI exhibits (example: just because it was in Canton last year doesn’t mean it can’t go to Toledo this year! Also, remember jurors are fickle!)
Click here to read more about this call for artists, download the application, and get application instructions
Sculptures in the Park
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Summary: Sculpture artists are invited to participate in the Village of Beverly Hills 2nd annual Sculpture in the Parks exhibit. The Village is currently seeking applications for original sculptures of a size, weight and material suited to an outdoor setting. Selected works will demonstrate the connections between art and the natural environment. The sculptures, to be selected by local artists and approved by the Parks and Recreation Board, will be on loan from the artist to the Village for three years, May 2023 through April 2026.
Budget: $1,000
Deadline: 2/28/23
How to apply: via email (see link below)
Eligibility Requirements: Any artist 18 years of age or older is eligible to enter.
Special Notes: Work from individuals or teams will be considered; student work is encouraged. Submission Materials Each artist may submit up to three entries.
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Memorial to the People Enslaved at Ashland
Lexington, Kentucky
Summary: The Henry Clay Memorial Foundation owns and operates Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate, a 17-acre historic green space in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky. Its centerpiece is an 8,000 square foot Italianate mansion, along with a grounds keeper’s cottage, smokehouse, and other outbuildings. During Henry Clay’s time as state legislator, U.S. Senator, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and U.S. Secretary of State, the mansion, crops, and livestock were tended by enslaved persons.
The Foundation, in partnership with LexArts, seeks an artist or artist team to create an artwork that engages Ashland’s descendant community by incorporating stories passed down through families and community lore—a history too long marginalized within public memory.
This artwork will be a visual marker on the estate. Our goal is to commission proposals by three experienced public artists for the site, with the expectation of realizing one of the proposals by June 2025.
Budget: $250,000
Deadline: 2/28/23
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: Any artist can apply. Must be 18 years or older and a professional artist with previous experience making public art. We are committed to a policy of providing opportunities to people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate based on race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or physical disability.
Special Notes: The committee will identify three or more finalists. The finalists will have the opportunity to visit the site to meet with Henry Clay Memorial Foundation staff and community representatives. Finalists will be paid $2,500 to develop a design and deliver a proposal of composition, concept statement, and process. A review of the final design will be conducted by the selection committee. One artist or artist team will be selected to realize their proposal by June 2025.
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Pre-Qualified Artist Roster Application
Sugar Land, Texas
Summary: For the Roster, a public artist is defined as a visual artist who has past experience with the creation of artwork that has gone through a collaborative commissioning process- including planning, review and installation in a space other than a gallery, home or studio. The pre-qualification roster will be used to select and/or invite artists to apply to various calls
Budget: $1,000-$150,000
Deadline: 2/28/23 11:59pm MST
How to apply: CaFÉ™
Eligibility Requirements: At least 18 years of age; Living in the United States and/or territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa) and, Currently permitted to work in the United States.
Special Notes: Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision by email by March 31, 2023. Inclusion in the 2023-2025 Sugar Land Pre-Qualified Artists Roster does not guarantee a commission of artwork. Future opportunities to apply to the Roster will be announced in 2026.
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