Temporary public art

Temporary Art Program

City of Phoenix — Office of Arts and Culture · Phoenix, Arizona, US

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Documented selection route

The reviewed source does not establish a selection route.

Program history & cadence

Temporary program documented; project schedules vary.

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

Temporary installations have their own program context

Phoenix’s public-art plan describes temporary commissions for artists across disciplines at selected public sites, with work viewable for a limited period. This sits alongside permanent commissions and collection purchases, each of which has a different intended life. The temporary category can support a proposal based on a defined public encounter rather than permanent ownership, but the plan does not establish a particular open call, display duration or funding amount for an individual artist.

City of Phoenix — Temporary Commissions in the Public Art Plan ↗ · Reviewed

Big Art Partners planning question

What display period, public interaction and removal plan would the eventual temporary-art brief require?

View all documented programs and opportunity records from City of Phoenix — Office of Arts and Culture ↗

Sources & review dates