Public Art

Durham Bus Shelters

Durham, NC

Local and regional artists are now invited to apply for a new public art project funded by the City of Durham's Participatory Budgeting Project (PB Durham). Thanks to this PB Durham funding, the City's Cultural and Public Art Program is now inviting professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to create public art that will enrich new solar-powered bus shelters installed throughout the community.

 

 

Deadline: 
Monday, July 20, 2020
Contact Name : 
Rebecca Brown
Contact Title: 
Cultural and Public Art Program Manager
Contact Email: 
rebecca.brown@durhamnc.gov
Phone Number: 
(919) 560-4197, ext. 21245
Links: 
Click here for details and RFQ.

Northside Gateway Art Committee

Spartanburg, SC

This project is a partnership between the Northside Development Group and Northside Gateway Art Committee to commission an iconic outdoor artwork for the new gateway plaza of the 500 Northside Station building located at 400 Howard Street at the corner of Howard Street and College Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The artwork, to be designed and installed for public enjoyment and engagement, will be a visual extension of a community's endeavors to become a "safe, vibrant, healthy community."

Deadline: 
Friday, August 21, 2020
Contact Name : 
Cheryl Stewart
Contact Email: 
ccstewart44@gmail.com
Links: 
Click here for details and RFQ.

Mural for Gray Squirrel Coffee

Carrboro

The ArtsCenter is looking for a Triangle-based artist or artist team to paint a mural on the West-facing wall of Gray Squirrel Coffee at 360 E. Main Street in Carrboro. The themes of the mural are community, empowerment, and creating positive futures. Artists and artist teams are invited to submit applications for consideration. This project has an all-inclusive budget of $6,000 to develop a final design with community input, gather materials and equipment, and complete the mural by November 2020.

Deadline: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Contact Name : 
Patrick Phelps-McKeown
Contact Title: 
Marketing Director
Contact Email: 
marketing@artscenterlive.org
Phone Number: 
919-929-2787
Links: 
Click here for details and RFQ.

Town of Benson Mural

Benson

The Town of Benson, N.C. and the Public Arts Advisory Board are seeking an artist or artist team to create a mural on the west side of the William Neighbors building on 104 E. Main Street. The selected artwork should consider the themes of a Benson Postcard welcoming visitors, with use of images such outdoor parks, local historical or nostalgic images, trains, festivals, or variations of these themes. 

Deadline: 
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Contact Email: 
tdouglas@townofbenson.com
Phone Number: 
(336) 413-8364
Links: 
Click here for details and RFQ.

Sculpture in the Landscape

Goldsboro

The City of Goldsboro and Goldsboro's Downtown Development Corporation with help of Sculpture in the Landscape wishes to lease for one year Four (4) large round-a-bout scale sculptures for $3000 each, Two (2) relatively large sculptures for $1500 each and Three (3) smaller sculptures for $1000 each. They will be placed in the highly visible, award winning Center Street Streetscape.

Deadline: 
Friday, July 17, 2020
Contact Email: 
jdavis@sculptureinthelandscape.com
Phone Number: 
(919) 414-5921
Links: 
Click here for details and RFQ.

ASAP GLOW

Cary

Academy Street Artwork Projects (ASAP) presents GLOW, an outdoor display of light art installations on view in downtown Cary throughout 2020-21. Cary Visual Arts is a sponsor of ASAP GLOW. The Town of Cary invites artists to submit proposals for this temporary exhibition. 

Deadline: 
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Contact Name : 
Denise Dickens
Contact Title: 
Public Art Supervisor & Curator of Exhibitions|Collection
Contact Email: 
denise.dickens@townofcary.org
Links: 
Click here for details and RFP.
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