UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with WIND Memphis CDC, are seeking an artist to create a tranquil watershed sculpture that honors the resilience in Boxtown, Mt. Pisgah, Walker Homes, and West Junction communities and impact from the 2011 flood. The preferred location for the sculpture is Alonzo Weaver Park.
UAC and The City of Memphis, in partnership with The Heights CDC, are seeking an artist to create a gateway sculpture that speaks to the pride and history of the community, engages neighborhood youth, and pays tribute to The Heights diverse demographics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UAC is proud to issue a third call for short project proposals from artists to make and share their work in response to everything we have seen since March 2020. - apply now!
NAI is a collaborative program for neighborhood residents, partners, organizers and artists to shape the creation of public art in their communities and shared spaces, while supporting healthy social connection and overall quality of life throughout Memphis.
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: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 11:59 p.m.
Deadline Extended to: Wednesday, January 27th, 11:59 p.m.
