2018-2020 Pre-Qualified Artist List

The City of El Paso's Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) Public Art Program seeks to establish a new pre-qualified list of emerging and established artists and artist teams working in a variety of visual media and artistic approaches for its 2018–2020 Pre-Qualified Artist List. The list is used to streamline the selection process and opens every two years for artists to submit their information. Once submitted, an artist will remain on the eligibility list for three years before re-applying. As public art projects arise, artists will be pooled from the list and placed for review and consideration. The list will also be made publicly available for consideration by private developers, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Department of Transportation, and other City entities.

The City of El Paso requests qualifications from professional visual artists or artist teams who live in the United States. Artists living within a 100 mile radius of El Paso are strongly encouraged to apply. Award amounts for artist contracts can range from $20,000 to $500,000, inclusive of community collaboration, design, fabrication, and installation of artwork (including shipping expenses and insurance), travel, and all other project related costs.

Applications must be submitted through the Call for Entry (CAFÉ) online application system. Applicants must submit a letter of interest, current resume, and six images of completed past artworks with title, dimensions, medium, year of completion, a three-sentence description, and value or budget amount for insurance purposes. Images must be sized to 1920 pixels horizontal or vertical (1320 x 1920 pixels), in Baseline JPEG format, and no more than 1.8 MB in file size. Artist teams must submit a resume for each member and images demonstrating collaborative work. The application deadline is June 18, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. MDT.