PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES
PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES
The Alief Swarm (2022), Bennie Flores Ansell
Location: The Alief Community Center
Image courtesy of Alex Barber
Here you can discover public art opportunities and resources for artists.
Civic Art, a Houston Arts Alliance team under contract with the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs manages the acquisitions, commissions, and conservation of the civic art collection.
The City's Civic Art Program provides exciting opportunities for Houstonians and visitors to engage with art in parks, public spaces, libraries, and local airports.
Public Art Opportunities
Geometric Mouse, Scale X
Claes Oldenburg, 1971. Conserved in 2022 by HAA.
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Public Artist Resources
Sample Documents
Alicia Eggert, This Present Moment, 2019-2020 William P. Hobby Airport
National Public Art Opportunities
Publicartist.org has amazing public art opportunities posted – sign up, it's free!
Looking for professional development opportunities? Creative Capital an incredible resource.
The Americans for the Arts (AFTA) Public Art Network has resources for artists interested in public artmaking.
A Life, Illuminated (2022), Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw
Location: The plaza in front of the Central Library - Jesse H. Jones Building
Image courtesy of Alex Barber
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The Aquarius Art Tunnel, Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee, 2022
HAA’s Civic Art division is an administrative team that makes public art projects happen! Our department was created in 2006 to administer the City of Houston’s percent for art ordinance. We bring dedication and a high level of expertise about public art commissions and conservation to our work with the City of Houston and to other privately funded projects.