Call for KC Area Artists: Law Enforcement Memorial Garden Artwork

Kansas City area artists, the City of Kansas City, Missouri has a new opportunity for you!

The City, through its One Percent for Art program, seeks to commission a professional visual artist, or artist team, to design art for the new Kansas City Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Garden.

During the design process, the selected artist(s) will coordinate with key stakeholders to develop a thoughtful artwork for a memorial garden. The goal of this art installation is to integrate a work of art into the garden that will honor fallen officers and their families.

Click here for more information about the project: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=7580

The total budget available for this project is $20,000. The RFQ deadline is 11:59 PM CDT, Friday, April 24, 2020.

Artist Eligibility
Professional visual artists, or artist teams, at least 18 years of age are eligible, with a preference for artists based in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray Counties in Missouri, or Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas. Demonstrated experience working with diverse community stakeholders is desired.  Full-time, permanent City of Kansas City, Missouri employees, project consultants and their employees and sub-consultants are ineligible to apply.

All applications must be submitted by following the instructions listed at the City of Kansas City Missouri’s Online Contract Advertising System at http://city.kcmo.org/kc/ads/default.aspx using the “Art RFQ/Ps” drop-down menu. A free profile at www.callforentry.org (“CaFE”) will be required to complete the application process. At the CaFE website you will be asked to submit a letter of interest, your resume/CV, examples of your past work and an image list that provides details about the examples of past work that you submit.