Public art commissions at state facilities

Documented selection route

The Davies RFQ with an elapsed listed deadline used CaFÉ with no application fee for US professional artists; undergraduates and specified staff/panel families were excluded. The commission budget is $225,000 all-inclusive. Separately, three finalists were offered $3,500 each including all travel, without separate travel reimbursement. The source does not establish whether finalist stipends are deducted from that commission budget. Panel recommendations go to RISCA Council. These are documented Davies terms, not universal future rules.

Program history & cadence

State-facility projects are documented; a fixed call cycle is unverified. Davies lists October 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST as its deadline; that date has elapsed, while current acceptance and actual closure or award status were not independently confirmed. The listing conflicts by placing January/February 2026 finalist presentations after December 2026 site visits and includes RIC references; no dates or commissioner roles are silently corrected.