City Hall Southwest Lawn

The City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art program seeks to commission a U.S.-based professional visual artist or artist team to design art for the southwest corner lawn of City Hall grounds, located at 414 E 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64106. Preference will be given to artists based in the Kansas City, Missouri Combined Statistical Area. This project is being funded by one percent of project costs of renovating the City Hall parking garage, with an estimated completion date of July 2025.

The southwest corner lawn measures approximately 90' x 30', and all art must fit within these dimensions. All artistic elements may be required to comply with applicable building codes, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 2018 Uniform Building Code (UBC). Three semifinalist artists will be asked to propose designs. The budget available for this project is $140,000, all inclusive.

Eligibility is limited to professional visual artists or artist teams at least 18 years of age based in the United States. Artists lacking public art experience are welcome to jointly submit the qualifications of an experienced collaborator. Artists previously contracted for a City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art commission within two years of their past project's contract execution date are not eligible. Full-time, permanent City of Kansas City, Missouri employees and General Services Department project consultants and their employees and sub-consultants are ineligible. Applications must include up to ten images of original completed commissions demonstrating qualifications for the project, artist resume, and residency location. Questions should be emailed to [email protected] by Monday, March 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Central.