The Public Art Fellowship Program
CITY OF MEMPHIS | UrbanArt CommissionThe Public Art Fellowship Program Release Date: Friday, December 19, 2025Deadline: Monday, January 19th, 2026 ...
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THE MOVABLE COLLECTION | CALL TO ARTISTS 2026
CITY OF MEMPHIS | UrbanArt CommissionTHE MOVABLE COLLECTION | CALL TO ARTISTS 2026 Release Date: Monday November 10, 2025Budget: Works between $500 and ...
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Raleigh Markers | DESIGN ONLY CALL TO ARTISTS
Design Only Artist Call in Raleigh! UAC is searching for artists to design neighborhood markers in Raleigh. Design Stipend: $4,000 (in addition to four finalist honoraria of $500 each)
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UAC EXHIBITION SPACE 2026 | CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025
Eligibility: Any artists living and working within the Memphis metropolitan area. Artists are invited to submit collaborative work if desired, but may only submit one proposal per project opportunity. While there is no limit to the number of calls an artist may apply to at once, UAC strongly encourages artists to consider both the time and scale of each call.
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JESSE TURNER PARK | CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: Monday, August 14th, 2023, 11:59pm
Project Budget: $98,925 (includes three finalist honoraria of $1,000 each)
Eligibility: Any artist living and working within the United States. Artists are invited to submit collaborative work if desired, but may only submit one proposal per project opportunity. While there is no limit to the number of calls to which an artist may apply, UAC strongly encourages artists to consider both the time and scale of each call.
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MOVABLE COLLECTION 2023 | CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 11:59 pm
Budget: Works between $500 and $5,000
Eligibility: Any artist living and working within the Memphis metropolitan area. Artists may submit as a team if desirable. *Artists selected from the 2019 or 2020 Movable Collection are not eligible for this year's application process.
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Neighborhood Art Initiative 2023 | Request for Applications
Neighborhood Art Initiative (NAI) is a neighborhood-led collaborative program for residents, partners, organizers, and artists to shape the creation of public art in their communities and shared spaces. NAI supports neighborhood engagement and social connections throughout Memphis, as well as experiences with public art.
Application open to: Any neighborhood organizations/associations, CDCs, nonprofits and community leaders or persons with exemplary neighborhood pride - located within the Memphis metropolitan, statistical area.
Application closes on: Monday, October 30th, 11:59 p.m.
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IKEA Memphis Interior Mural | CALL TO ARTISTS
Release Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Budget: $15,000 total (including three finalist design honoraria of $500)
Deadline: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:59pm
Eligibility: Any artist living and working within the Memphis metropolitan area. Artists are invited to submit collaborative work if desired but may only submit one proposal per project opportunity. While there is no limit to the number of calls an artist may apply to at once, UAC strongly encourages artists to consider both the time and scale of each call.
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HOSPITALITY HUB (NEW HUB HOTEL): DINING ROOM COMMISSION | CALL TO ARTISTS
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with the Hospitality Hub, are seeking an artist to create Trauma-Informed works of art that will live in the main staircase, family, and dining room areas of their brand new "Hub Hotel" a brand new barrier-free shelter for women.
Deadline: Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 11:59pm
Eligibility: Any artist living and working within the Memphis metropolitan area. Artists are invited to submit collaborative work if desired, but may only submit one proposal per project opportunity. While there is no limit to the number of calls an artist may apply to at once, UAC strongly encourages artists to consider both the time and scale of each call.
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Douglass Park | Call to Artists
UAC and the City of Memphis, in partnership with The Time Is Now Douglass Redevelopment Corporation, are seeking an artist to create a mural that speaks to the pride of the community, engages neighborhood youth, and pays tribute to Douglass’s rich Black history.
Deadline: Monday, January 10, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Eligibility: Any artist living and working within the Memphis metropolitan area. Artists may submit only one proposal per project opportunity, but are invited to submit as a team if desirable.
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