BIG ART PARTNERS

Temporary public art

TEMPO

City of Austin — Art in Public Places · Austin, Texas, US

Representative organizer image for TEMPO
Representative organizer imageImage: austintexas.gov ↗© 2026 The City of Austin, Texas (as credited at source)

Documented selection route

Project-specific artist calls, with city or program-partner contracts.

Program history & cadence

Temporary installations are displayed for one year.

Original program source ↗
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

TEMPO provides temporary public-art experience

Austin presents TEMPO as an entry point for local artists to design, fabricate, install and maintain temporary site-specific work under a city or partner contract. Installations remain on display for one year, and the FY25–26 iteration is a partnership with The Trail Conservancy. The reviewed city page states that no temporary-art calls are open. Artists can study the route and prepare for a future call while treating the annual display period as a program description, not a promised future schedule.

City of Austin — TEMPO and Open Calls ↗ · Reviewed

Big Art Partners planning question

How will the work be maintained throughout a one-year display and removed or stored afterward?

View all documented programs and opportunity records from City of Austin — Art in Public Places ↗

Sources & review dates