Calls For Art

Public Art for RIPTA Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Facility

Budget: $25,000.
Deadline: Jan. 21.
Eligibility: This Call is open to all artists and artist teams residing in Rhode Island. 
Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply.

Artwork for the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center Passenger Facility, Pawtucket, is being commissioned via Rhode Island’s Public Art Law. Located at 300 Pine St., Pawtucket, this new building will improve the passenger experience for both bus and rail passengers. We seek an artist or a team of artists to create a site-specific artwork for the interior of the facility, noting that this is where riders will wait, and that artwork could help create a welcoming atmosphere.

This Call requests artists to submit examples of their previous work and resume or statement of interest. Only artists selected as finalists will propose a specific work. Learn more about the Call and to apply.

Two upcoming NEA opportunities 

PPS Community Heritage Fellowship: Request for Proposals

Providence Preservation Society (PPS) is offering 1-2 fellowships to Providence-based artists, designers or creatives to support multidisciplinary projects related to community heritage, preservation, and place. Application deadline: Jan. 14. Apply and learn more.

Bristol Community College's Holocaust and Genocide Center in Fall River, Mass., call for public art proposal: "The Button Project"

Bristol Community College and its Holocaust and Genocide Center invite proposals for a public artwork incorporating 1.5 million buttons, symbolizing children murdered in the Holocaust. Artists are encouraged to use the entire collection to create a memorial that fosters reflection, education, and dialogue. The selected work will be installed outdoors on campus, becoming a visible part of daily life. 

Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 18 and experienced in large-scale public art. 

Deadline: Dec. 31.  More information on the Call for Proposals: "The Button Project"