Maternal & Infant Health Innovation Authority Public Arts Inclusion - Outdoor Sculpture

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, on behalf of the NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the NJ Maternal Infant Health Innovation Authority (MIHIA), is soliciting Expressions of Interest from prospective artists to design, fabricate, and install artwork for the Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center (MIHIC) being constructed in Trenton, New Jersey at 1 Pennington Ave. This is part of the New Jersey Arts Inclusion Program.

The commission entails design, fabrication, and installation of sculpture(s) in an exterior space at the entrance to the facility's parking and exterior building entrance area. The sculpture must be constructed of durable materials. An elevated piece(s) or a sculpture that is tall and very visible in other ways is highly desirable. The selection committee is open to both abstract and representative themes and encourages artists to consider the purpose of MIHIC, MIHIA's mission, and/or the local community in their submission materials. The project budget is $250,000 all-inclusive for a completed permanent sculpture, installed. This budget covers all costs including design, revisions, fabrication, engineering, transportation, base construction, installation, contracting requirements, documentation, plaque/signage, permitting, copyright registration, and special installation costs. Prevailing wages are anticipated for installation and on-site work.

Eligibility: All applicants must be regionally based, residing no more than 150 miles from Trenton, New Jersey. Artwork submitted may not be generated by artificial intelligence. All calls posted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts are free and open to eligible artists. Work sample requirements: 4-8 images and 0-1 video (4-9 total samples). Three selected finalists will each receive a $2,000 stipend for proposal preparation expenses. Entry deadline: November 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Contact: [email protected] or (609) 292-6130.