City of Kansas Citycommission
Kansas City One Percent for Art – Brooklyn Avenue Underpass Mural Project
- Who Can Apply: Local professional visual artists or artist teams, 18 or older, in the Kansas City area; recent One Percent for Art commissionees (within two years) and City employees/consultants are ineligible.
- The Focus: Design and paint murals on 12 columns at the I-70 underpass along Brooklyn Avenue in the Independence Plaza and Forgotten Homes neighborhoods.
- Compensation: Total project budget $30,000; 2–5 semifinalists each receive a $1,000 design-proposal stipend.
- Key Requirements: Apply online through the CaFE call; KCMO calls typically require a resume or CV and a letter of interest with images of past work (title, date, materials, budget, location). No application fee.
DeadlineMonday, October 26, 2026
PayTotal project budget $30,000 for the commission (the City notice does not break down the artist fee; KCMO's program guidance says artist budgets must cover design, fabrication, transportation and installation). Separately, each of 2–5 semifinalists receives a $1,000 design-proposal stipend.
Application fee$0
LocationKansas City, MO
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplinesmural painting, public art
Age range18–
Application notesApply through the CaFE call linked from kcmo.gov; the precise definition of 'local' is in that call. Questions to the Public Art Administrator (james.martin@kcmo.org) by 5 p.m. Central Time, Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Virtual Q&A sessions at 5:30 p.m. Central Time on October 7 and October 8, 2026; responses posted as an addendum on the CaFE call. The City does not charge artists fees to respond to its Calls for Artists.
Contactjames.martin@kcmo.org
City of Kansas City
Organization based in Kansas City