Memphis Percent-for-Art Program (managed by UAC)

Documented selection route

UAC publishes RFQs/RFPs and normally takes applications through Submittable. City Percent-for-Art committees decide and UAC facilitates without a vote; PAOC approval is required, while private/grant committees can differ. Dave Wells selects three finalists at $500 each within the $25,000 total including consulting; artists living and working in the Memphis metropolitan area may apply individually or as teams. No design proposal is requested at initial RFQ stage.

Program history & cadence

The nonprofit describes annual city program management and project-specific local/national calls. Dave Wells is due November 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm with timezone unstated; its fall 2027 completion is a plan. That call’s terms are not generalized to all UAC projects; no fixed percentage or current city appropriation is inferred.