Commissioning research
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City of Detroit — Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship · Detroit, MI
Austen Brantley’s bronze sculpture unveiled October 7, 2025, honors Joe Louis’s role in desegregating golf.
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City of Tampa — Arts & Cultural Affairs · Tampa, FL
Luftwerk interprets local tides using NOAA data and changing LED colors in a dimensional wall work.
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City of Alexandria — Office of the Arts · Alexandria, VA
Alicia Eggert’s commissioned sculptures are documented installed at Waterfront Park, with display scheduled March–November 2026.
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Arts Huntsville · Huntsville, AL
Arts Huntsville and the City unveiled Adam Buente/Project One Studio’s illuminated gateway on May 13, 2026.
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City of Albuquerque — Public Art Program · Albuquerque, NM
Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 49 created this Rail Yards sculpture; dedication occurred August 30, 2026.
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City of Durango — Art and Culture Program · Durango, CO
Jeff Glode Wise’s suspended sculpture was made with Ignacio High School’s welding program for terminal expansion Phase 1B.
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City of Tampa — Arts & Cultural Affairs · Tampa, FL
Kipp Kobayashi’s stainless-steel installation combines smoke and sail imagery in the Franklin Street entrance rotunda.
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TEMPOart · Portland, ME
Gillian Christy’s twelve-foot sculpture was installed June 2025 at Portland City Hall Plaza.
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Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Art in Public Places — Bend · Bend, OR
Design-only commission for Corten-panel cladding on three campus structures.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Creative Philadelphia — City of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA
Two complementary mosaics for the recreation center’s exterior addition and interior entry. Selection outcome remains unverified.
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City of Durango — Art and Culture Program · Durango, CO
Phase-two call sought suspended artwork above a boarding-gate vestibule.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona · Tucson, AZ
Art curation for renovated affordable housing at 1501 N. Oracle Road.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona · Tucson, AZ
Suspended artwork for affordable housing at 1143 W. Miracle Mile; award unconfirmed.
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Arts & Science Council — Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Public Art · Charlotte, NC
Integrated wetland-inspired art and wayfinding; construction/installation projected summer 2029.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
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Denver Arts & Venues — Denver Public Art · Denver, CO
Outdoor art for a park expected to finish summer 2027; award unconfirmed.
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Arts & Science Council — Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Public Art · Charlotte, NC
Freestanding wayfinding art beside the recreation-center path; installation planned June 2027.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs · New York, NY
DDC’s coordinated Percent for Art selection covers three named jail facilities; this record preserves the single shared application process.
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4Culture · White Center, WA
Five artists’ designs will form successive yearlong outdoor exhibitions at the stormwater facility.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
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4Culture · Kent, WA
Digital designs for the new shelter’s mural panels and privacy window film.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Arts New Orleans · New Orleans, LA
Water-themed permanent sculpture at Canal Street and S. Norman C. Francis Parkway, on the former Jefferson Davis monument site.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
Scottsdale Arts — Scottsdale Public Art · Scottsdale, AZ
Permanent exterior work at 9045 East Via Linda will be coordinated with the station design team and community stakeholders. Deadline has passed; award not confirmed.
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City of Minneapolis — Arts and Cultural Affairs · Minneapolis, MN
Six artwork opportunities accompany the four-mile route on Humboldt and Irving avenues between Fourth and 44th avenues north.
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Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
M-NCPPC — Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation · Lanham, MD
Entry-plaza sculpture coordinated with the community center's planned June 2027 completion.
Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.
Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed
City of Montrose · Montrose, CO
Representational steel artwork at the Rio Grande Avenue/Oak Grove Road roundabout and adjoining corridor; published deadline has passed.
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