Oregon Public Art Roster

National and international artists are invited to submit qualifications for the Oregon Public Art Roster. The Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) in Salem, Oregon, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) in Portland, Oregon, manage percent for art programs of the State of Oregon, Multnomah County, and City of Portland. The Roster, established in 2011, is used as a resource for public art selection committees to identify artists suitable for their community and specific project needs.

The goal of the Public Art Roster is to identify artists with experience creating site-specific work. Applicants must have successfully completed at least two permanent or temporary site-specific commissions in which the content, materials, and/or placement of the artwork was informed by input from the commissioning body. Non-US residents must be able to show current ability to work in the United States at the time of selection. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of OAC and RACC appointed arts professionals and scored on: artistic and technical quality of submitted past work (50 points), professional experience including commissions, awards, collections and exhibitions (30 points), and value to the collections managed by OAC and RACC (20 points).

Applications must include: an artist statement of interest (2000 characters or less), a two-page résumé with three professional references, a minimum of eight and maximum of ten images of past work as JPEG files illustrating two to four completed site-specific public art projects, and an Image Identification List as a PDF providing project title, location, date completed, media, dimensions, budget, commissioning agency, project partners, and brief project description. Applicants must identify a minimum budget range for consideration ($0-$74,499, $75,000-$149,999, or above $150,000) and select applicable work categories. All materials must be submitted through CaFE.