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RFQ Bearing Witness: Frederick's Sites of Enslavement
June 25, 2026Frederick, Maryland, USA
This commission asks artists to navigate the profound trauma of historical enslavement through public art. It requires a delicate, highly narrative approach to spatial intervention and civic memory in the public realm. It is a profound exercise in the architecture of memory and the decolonization of civic space. The commission requires the architectural artist to materialize absent or intention...
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Budget covers all design, fabrication, and installation costs.
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Open to professional artists and spatial practitioners capable of executing highly sensitive historical and cultural interventions.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- New Public Art Commission
- Duration
- Permanent
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$45,000
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Free to apply (no fee)
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