City of Dallas Public Art Pre-Qualified Artist List

The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture seeks emerging and established visual artists for its 2022 Pre-Qualified Artist list. Applications are open to artists, artist teams, and collectives working in studio-based media. Selected applicants are eligible for participation in various city-led projects and may be contracted to design, fabricate, and install public art commissioned by the city. Artwork sites include city properties such as libraries, fire stations, recreation centers, parks, sidewalks, and more.

Artists will be selected based on history of past work, community engagement, and ability to collaborate with Office of Arts and Culture employees and project liaisons. A selection panel will convene to screen all eligible applications, which will then be reviewed by the Dallas Public Art Commission.

All professional artists with a demonstrated record of successful completion of artwork at a similar cost and scale are eligible to apply, except for artists currently under contract with the City of Dallas Public Art Program, employees of the City of Dallas and their spouses, members of the Public Art Committee, consultants under contract for any phase of the projects, undergraduate students, and minors (persons under 18 years old). Dallas-based artists are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Requirements: current professional resume, artist statement (500 word limit), 6 images of previous projects with similar scope (including title, date, location, materials, dimensions, budget, and commissioning entity), and three professional references. Work sample requirements: minimum 5 images, maximum 10 images.