65 open public art calls.
City and county commissions, murals, civic sculpture and RFQs. 27 carry a budget of $25,000 or more and 65 cost nothing to apply. Budget, deadline and who can enter, read off each program’s own page. Verified September 14.
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Biggest budgets$25,000 and up, largest award at the front
27$1.0M commissionLexArts and Central Bank Center
LexArts / Central Bank Center – Major Public Art Commission
A national RFQ for a major public art commission on the west façade of Central Bank Center…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$900K commissionEsperance
EOI: Esperance Sculpture Trail
A public art commissioning project calling for up to 21 permanent sculptural artworks…
Closes today · Free to apply
Plymouth Harbor Campus Expansion Architecturally Integrated Artwork
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a landmark public art commission at Plymouth Harbor…
Closes Oct 15 · Free to apply
City of Carmel Flower District Roundabout Signature Sculptures
Request for qualifications (RFQ) for signature sculptures to be installed in the Flower…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
$500K commissionMiami-Dade County Department of Cu
Miami International Airport Art in Public Places Program
This is a submission portal aggregating multiple opportunities from Miami-Dade County…
Closes in 7 days · Free to apply
$500K commission.City of Chicago Department of Cult
Chicago O'Hare International Airport New Concourse D Public Art
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for integrated public art commissions at 7 locations in…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$348K commissionPalm Beach County Art in Public Pl
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places - Calls to Artists
Palm Beach County Art in Public Places seeks to commission an artist or artist team to…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
$348K commission.Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County's Art in Public Places program
Palm Beach County seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create artwork for the…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
$250K commissionCity of Clearwater Public Art & De
City of Clearwater Public Art & Design Program – Coachman Park Artwork
Commission for an iconic sculptural landmark artwork at Coachman Park, a 3-acre waterfront…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
$165K in awards.Regional Arts & Culture Council
RFQ: North Portland Aquatic Center - Exterior Sculpture Series
Commission to create a series of site-specific exterior sculptural artworks for the North…
Closes in 9 days · Free to apply
$130K commissionCity of Orlando, FL
Lake Nona Community Park Monumental Sculpture Commission
Commission for design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent monumental…
Closes Oct 18 · Free to apply
$116K commissionKOER Kunst im oeffentlichen Raum W
KOER Vienna — Rolling Project Submissions for Art in Public Space
Rolling project submissions for public art commissions in Vienna.
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Call for Expressions of Interest: Mi'kmaq Basketry Public Art, Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University invites Mi'kmaq basket makers and Mi'kmaq-led artistic teams to…
Closes Oct 7 · Free to apply
$100K commission.Town of Basalt, CO Basalt Public A
Town of Basalt, CO – Roundabout Sculpture Commission
Commission to create a permanent public sculpture for a landscaped roundabout at Willits…
Closes Oct 16 · Free to apply
Willits Town Center Roundabout Sculpture
The Town of Basalt Public Arts Commission is accepting proposals to create a unique…
Closes Oct 23 · Free to apply
Chicago City Murals Large-Scale Outdoor Mural Commission
Large-scale outdoor mural commission in Chicago.
Closes Dec 31 · Free to apply
$85K commissionCity of Bellingham, WA
City of Bellingham, WA – Library Renovation Artwork Commission
Request for Qualifications for artist(s) or artist team(s) to design, fabricate, and…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
Fire Station 604 Public Art Project — Call for Artists / RFQ
A permanent public art commission for the exterior of a new fire station in Scottsdale…
Closes today · Free to apply
$75K commissionCity of Montrose, Colorado
Montrose Roundabout & Gateway Corridor | Large-Scale Steel Sculpture Opportunity
Commission for a large-scale steel public art installation at the Rio Grande Avenue and Oak…
Closes in 13 days · Free to apply
City of Arvada, CO – Sculpture Commission (Aquatics Center)
Commission to design, fabricate, and install an original, permanent outdoor sculpture near…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
$74K commissionCity of Arvada
The City of Arvada's Arts & Culture Commission
The City of Arvada's Arts & Culture Commission invites professional artists and artist…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
$50K commission.New Mexico Arts' Art in Public Pla
New Mexico Arts – 2026 Southwest Artists Series Purchase Initiative
New Mexico Arts' Art in Public Places program is purchasing artwork from Southwest artists…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
York County Community College Center of Excellence Manufacturing Public Art Commission
A public art commission for York County Community College's Center of Excellence for…
Closes in 14 days · Free to apply
Plains Conservation Center - Prairie Roots Educational Center Public Art Commission
Public art commission for a mural installation across 14 eave surfaces at the Prairie Roots…
Closes Oct 7 · Free to apply
$30K commissionWESTAF
Public Art RFQ (Colorado)
Request for Qualifications seeking artists for a public art project in Colorado.
Closes Nov 3 · $30 to apply
$29K commission.Orange County Arts & Cultural Affa
Barber Park Recreation Center—RFQ
Request for Qualifications for public artwork commission at Barber Park Recreation Center…
Closes Oct 7 · Free to apply
Skate Park Mosaic Steps
Commission to design, fabricate, and install a ceramic, glass, or tile mosaic artwork on 23…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
Closing in the next six weekssoonest first
26Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art, Fall 2026
Rochester Contemporary Art Center invites artists to propose three images for a temporary…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Flower District Roundabout Signature Sculptures
Commission to create signature sculptures for one or two roundabouts in Carmel's newly…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Buckhead Handmade Holiday Gift Market 2026
Two-day outdoor arts festival in Buckhead, Atlanta on December 5-6, 2026, featuring…
Closes tomorrow · $30 to apply
$3,000 commissionIndy Arts Council
Request for proposals: Three images for panels on Wishful Thinking art piece in Fountain Square
Request for visual artists to submit artwork (3 images) to be digitally reproduced and…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
$400 commissionIndy Arts Council
Call for Art: Two-Dimensional Temporary Public Art Installation for Fall 2026
Rochester Contemporary Art Center invites artists to propose three two-dimensional images…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Kunstkonsulent for barnehageprosjekter i Oslo
Commission for an art consultant to develop and implement art projects across 8–10 Oslo…
Closes tomorrow · Free to apply
Teen Center Public Art
Call for artists to create site-specific public artwork for an updated Teen Center facility…
Closes in 3 days · Free to apply
$7,500 commissionCity of Newport Beach / Arts Orang
Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Exhibition - Phase XI
Call for up to ten sculptures to be exhibited in Newport Beach Civic Center Park for three…
Closes in 4 days · Free to apply
Group showSculpture Walk Springfield
Public Sculpture for Historic Revitalization Project
Invitation for artists to submit proposals for a permanent sculpture to be installed at the…
Closes in 5 days · Free to apply
Call for Artist, Public Art for 10th Street Emerging Cultural District
A commission for a mural or sculpture along East 10th Street in Indianapolis's Emerging…
Closes in 6 days · Free to apply
Public commissionMiami-Dade County Dept. of Cultura
Miami-Dade Art in Public Places
Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places solicits artists for public art commissions and…
Closes in 7 days · Free to apply
Group showMiami-Dade County Art in Public Pl
Miami International Airport Capital Improvement Program
Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places seeks qualifications from artists to develop…
Closes in 7 days · Free to apply
Art on Loan: Tallyn's Reach Library, Aurora CO
Temporary multi-month exhibition of completed artworks at Tallyn's Reach Library in Aurora…
Closes in 7 days · Free to apply
Public commissionStrathcona County
Sherwood Park Fieldhouse Public Art Opportunities
Call for portfolios for multiple public art opportunities at the new Sherwood Park…
Closes Sep 30 · Free to apply
Public commission.City of Davis
Community Park Skate Park Mosaic Steps RFQ
Request for Qualifications to design, fabricate, and install a permanent ceramic, glass, or…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
$3,000 commission.Greater Augusta Arts Council
The Augusta Sculpture Trail - Jan 2027 - December 2028
A 2-year temporary public art installation seeking 10 pre-existing outdoor sculptures for…
Closes Oct 1 · Free to apply
Wolf River Cultural Greenway: Rotating Sculpture Exhibition
A rotating sculpture exhibition for the Wolf River Cultural Greenway in Germantown…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
Public commissionAmplify Arts
North Omaha Trail & Chambers Court Call for Artists
A call for artists to create 13 public artworks along the North Omaha Trail and at Chambers…
Closes Oct 4 · Free to apply
$9,000 commissionCalgary Arts Development
Art Bus RFQ 2027 Guidelines
Request for Qualifications inviting artists to create original artwork to wrap the exterior…
Closes Oct 12 · Free to apply
NEFA Public Art Learning Fund
Grants of $500–$3,000 supporting professional development opportunities for New England…
Closes Oct 13 · Free to apply
$10K in awards.Forecast Public Art
2027 Artist Grants (Early-Career + Mid-Career Project Grants)
Four grant programs for Minnesota-based artists to create public art projects or advance…
Closes Oct 18 · Free to apply
Aqua Crest Aquatic Complex
Commission to design, fabricate and install art for the renovated Aqua Crest Aquatic…
Closes Oct 19 · Free to apply
2027 Spring Artist In Residence at Hudson Gardens Application
Spring artist residency at Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Colorado providing dedicated studio…
Closes Oct 20 · Free to apply
$500 commission.City of Wilsonville & Arts, Cultur
Wilsonville Wrapped - A Utility Box Public Art Program
A pilot public art program inviting artists to submit designs for vinyl wraps on utility…
Closes Oct 21 · Free to apply
Group showThe Town of Basalt, CO
Willits Town Center Roundabout Sculpture: The Town of Basalt, CO, through the Basalt Public Arts Commission
Call for proposals to create a unique sculpture for a landscaped roundabout at Willits Town…
Closes Oct 23 · Free to apply
Visual Arts Projects
A grant program supporting not-for-profit arts organizations, ad hoc groups, collectives…
Closes Oct 28 · Free to apply
Murals and wall commissionspaid wall work, soonest first
69×9 Vinyl Mural at West Hollywood Park ─ Request for Proposals (RFP)
The City of West Hollywood's Arts Division is seeking proposals from visual artists for…
Closes in 12 days · Free to apply
5 days, room & boardHinge Arts Projects Foundation
Open Call for Mural Artists – Diwar Mural Painting Festival
A 5-day community mural painting festival in rural Rajasthan where artists paint murals on…
Closes Oct 1 · $8 to apply
Nebraska Wesleyan Staircase Mural
Commission to design and install a staircase mural on the risers of two upper-level…
Closes Oct 2 · Free to apply
Mural Artists EOI - Vibrant Parramatta 2026
City of Parramatta invites artists to submit expressions of interest to design public…
Closes Oct 6 · Free to apply
Group show.Iowa Arts Council
Iowans Create Community Mural Program
A program that matches selected Iowa artists with communities to collaboratively plan…
Closes Oct 28 · Free to apply
12 days, room & board.´ace (Proyecto ACE)
Palimpsest Project 2026 | Mural Painting Open Call
A mural painting residency where artists create murals on a terrace that function as a…
Closes Dec 18 · Free to apply
Everything else open nowsmaller commissions, RFQs and registries
6Slammin' Cans 2026
A mural arts festival where artists compete to design beer can artwork for Pittsburgh…
Closes today · Free to apply
Public Art RFQ: Site Specific Commission
Request for Qualifications for a monumental, site-specific public artwork commission for…
Closes Oct 31 · Free to apply
Residency.South Suburban Public Art Committe
2027 Fall Artist in Residence at Hudson Gardens Application
A fall 2027 artist in residence program at Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Colorado, providing…
Closes Apr 13 · Free to apply
Public commission.Munich Creative Business Week (mcb
mcbw Public Space 2027: €30,000 Design Call
Commission for a large-scale, interactive public installation in Munich during mcbw 2027…
Closes Oct 5 · Free to apply
$10KCity of Bothell Arts Commission
2027 Creative Arts Grant Application
A grant program supporting innovative arts and cultural projects by individual artists and…
Closes Oct 16 · Free to apply
Art on Loan: Aurora Municipal Center - Aurora, CO
Exhibition opportunity for completed artworks at the Aurora Municipal Center's second floor…
Closes Sep 22 · Free to apply
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