Request for Proposals: Public Art for the Visitor & Conference Center Courtyard — City of Avondale, Arizona (from $40,000)
City of Avondale
October 27, 2026 (28 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Avondale Civic Center campus, Visitor & Conference Center courtyard, Avondale, Arizona, USA
City of Avondale public art commission for the Civic Center campus.
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A courtyard artwork for Avondale's two-storey Visitor & Conference Center, ideally reflecting the city's agricultural heritage through the image of blooming cotton — the hard reddish-brown boll protecting the soft interior — for a multi-generational audience. Budget from $40,000 covering design, materials, fabrication, transport, installation and permits; completion by early May 2027.
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Open to all professional sculpture artists and design architects. Qualifications package with a concept proposal: letter of interest on public art and community engagement experience, portfolio (up to 10 images), résumé of the last five years, references.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 5:00 p.m. MST
- Programme dates
- Installation by May 2027
- Costs to the artist
- None at proposal stage (installation by a licensed contractor within the budget)
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Budget starting at $40,000 (all-inclusive)
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Free (no application fee)