Bryant Park Public Art Commission Request for Qualifications (ASC / Mecklenburg County)

Who Can Apply: US-based professional artists and artist teams with experience managing, designing and completing public art commissions within the past ten years. Architects must have completed at least three public art projects in the last five years. Artists who received an ASC commission or purchase over $25,000 are ineligible for 3 years; ASC, City and County staff, Public Art Commission members and their immediate families are excluded.
The Focus: An interactive, permanent public artwork at Lover's Leap in Bryant Park, Charlotte, NC, celebrating local stories, folklore and community identity; it may take the form of seating, paving, free-standing sculpture, wayfinding or other integrated elements.
Compensation: $130,492 all-inclusive project budget covering artist fees, design, engineering, testing, fabrication, permitting, installation, travel, public meetings, administration, taxes and insurance. No application fee; no finalist stipend is stated.
Key Requirements: Submit via SlideRoom: resume/CV or biography (max 2 pages per person); statement of interest (max 1 page) or video of interest; up to 8 images or 3 video files of up to 2 minutes each, of work from the past 10 years; annotations (title, date, budget, client, media, dimensions); 3 professional references.

DeadlineThursday, October 15, 2026

PayProject budget $130,492, all-inclusive: covers all artist fees, design, engineering, testing, fabrication, permitting and installation, plus travel, public meeting presentations, administration, taxes and insurance. Three finalists are interviewed; no finalist or proposal stipend is stated.

Application fee$0

LocationCharlotte, NC

ParticipationOn-site

Disciplinespublic art

Application notesApply through SlideRoom (https://asc.slideroom.com); there is no fee. Upload: resume/CV or biography (max 2 pages; each team member submits their own), a statement of interest (max 1 page) or a video of interest, up to 8 images or 3 videos (max 2 minutes each) of work completed in the past 10 years, annotations (title, date, budget, client, media, dimensions) and 3 professional references. Questions: Randella Davis, Program Director of Public Art, randella.davis@artsandscience.org.

Contactrandella.davis@artsandscience.org

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Arts & Science Council

Organization based in Charlotte