A documented program is not a current invitation to apply. Selection routes and program history reflect the linked dated sources. Confirm current availability, eligibility and application terms with the organizer.
Program context & project planning
How the program works
Permanent RFQs require evidence of delivery
Scottsdale Public Art uses Submittable and describes typical large-scale RFQ materials as completed-project images and details, a résumé, references and a statement connecting experience to the proposed public-art context. Selection panels and the Public Art Advisory Board participate in review. Its guidance also identifies insurance requirements and milestone-based payments. A production team should therefore prepare both an understandable portfolio and a realistic cash-flow plan for design approvals, fabrication, installation and completion.
Can the team document comparable projects and finance fabrication between the contract’s milestone payments?
Canal Convergence can consider an existing installation
Scottsdale’s application guidance distinguishes Canal Convergence from a permanent-art RFQ. Festival applicants propose new or existing temporary work, usually supplying a conceptual and physical description, interactive features, visual material, previous projects, a budget and a connection to the event theme. This makes a touring installation potentially relevant, provided its technical and thematic fit is clear. The submission route does not confirm that any specific artwork is available or that a future festival will accept the same terms.
What adaptation, transport, power, staffing and operating costs would this installation need for the waterfront setting?
Prepare for the next festival cycle from the published brief
The official 2026 Canal Convergence call page explicitly says that its temporary-art request is closed. It describes an annual open request for light-based installations, typically opening in February or March, and retains the 2026 proposal and event-site documents as preparation resources. Those dates describe the usual cycle rather than a confirmed next deadline. An artist can use the retained material to assess site fit and assemble technical documentation before the next official announcement.
