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City of Waukee — Public Art Advisory Commission
Permanent playful artwork, one or several pieces, on the identified pedestal in the 5-acre Spring Crest Park. It should be colorful, durable, low-maintenance, visible year-round and safe for children and adults to interact with. Existing site lighting is described. Submit qualifications by email as one PDF, with work-sample JPEGs permitted separately: letter, biography, three references and three to five project samples with budgets. Finalists are planned for the week of November 16; Council approval January 2027; installation early summer 2027.
Artists or teams who have completed two commissioned outdoor public artworks of at least $25,000 each, understand Waukee and can interview virtually. Preference for artists in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin or South Dakota, with special consideration for an Iowa connection. Preselection site-visit travel is not reimbursed; the regional preference is not an exclusive residency requirement.
Preliminary budget of $50,000 covering design fees, travel, materials, fabrication, documentation, transport, subcontractors, shipping, installation, maintenance and honorariums; the final budget is set after selection. Three finalists each receive a $500 stipend to refine proposals.
Application fee: Not established
Explore the commissioning organization: City of Waukee — Public Art Advisory Commission
The $50,000 budget is preliminary; the final amount is set after selection. The PDF describes a “4,000 PSI weight restriction,” which does not establish a total load capacity. Confirm the engineering constraint before designing the work.
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