CapMetrocommissionRemote
CapMetro Art Program Artist Application (open-call artist pool)
artgoat.comCommissionMultidisciplinary
- Who Can Apply: Visual artists or artist teams age 18+. Full-time permanent CapMetro employees, employees of project consultants and sub-consultants, and artists with an active MetroArt artwork contract are ineligible. No residency requirement is stated, though CapMetro describes the program as inviting local Central Texas artists.
- The Focus: Original public artworks for CapMetro vehicles (bus wraps), bus shelter panels and community events in Central Texas.
- Compensation: Artist pay $2,500–$5,000 per project (bus wraps $5,000; bus shelter panel $4,000; community event $2,500), covering design, time, materials and fabrication; CapMetro pays printing, shipping and installation separately. Joining the pool does not guarantee a commission.
- Key Requirements: Complete the online application form embedded on the page. Artists applying as a team must split the allotted number of work examples between themselves.
DeadlineRolling deadline
PayArtist pay $2,500–$5,000 per project: bus wraps $5,000, bus shelter panel $4,000, community event $2,500. The artist budget is inclusive of design, time, materials and fabrication of the artwork; CapMetro separately covers printing, shipping and installation. Being in the artist pool does not guarantee a commission: a jury selects one artist or artist team and one alternate per project. No finalist or proposal stipend is stated.
LocationAustin, TX
ParticipationRemote
Disciplinespublic art, visual art
Age range18–
Application notesApply with the online form embedded at the bottom of the application page; no deadline is posted. Applications that do not meet all eligibility criteria are withdrawn. Up to three finalists may be selected for interviews for a given project. The separate call for selection-panel jurors is currently closed. Questions: Melissa Ortiz, melissa.ortiz@capmetro.org.
Contactmelissa.ortiz@capmetro.org
CapMetro
Organization based in Austin