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City of Hilliard (Ohio) Outdoor Sculpture at The Well – RFQ

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City of Hilliard (Ohio) Outdoor Sculpture at The Well – RFQ — City of Hilliard
  • Who Can Apply: US-based visual, craft or design artists or artist teams (including landscape architects and interior designers), 18 or older and legal US residents; Hilliard staff, Public Arts Commission members and their families are ineligible.
  • The Focus: Conceptualize, fabricate and install an outdoor sculpture on the north exterior of The Well, Hilliard's new recreation and wellness facility, connecting conceptually to water and local waterways (not a water feature).
  • Compensation: $150,000 all-inclusive (artist fee, fabrication, engineering, installation, permits, insurance, travel). No finalist fee stated.
  • Key Requirements: Single PDF emailed to publicart@designinglocal.com: 1-page cover letter with statement of interest; 1–3 pages of qualifications; up to 10 examples of past work with no more than 3 images each (title, location, year, cost); contact details for three professional references. No application fee.
DeadlineMonday, October 26, 2026
Pay$150,000 all-inclusive budget for the sculpture: covers artist fees/honorarium, administration, sub-consultants, travel and lodging, fabrication, site preparation (foundation, structural engineering, plinth), storage, transportation, installation, permits, licenses, taxes and insurance; overruns are the artist's responsibility. No finalist/design-proposal fee is stated for the 3–4 finalists invited to the RFP phase.
Application fee$0
LocationHilliard, OH
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplinespublic art, sculpture
Age range18–
Application notesSubmit qualifications as a single PDF by email to Anna Talarico at publicart@designinglocal.com by October 26, 2026, 3pm EST; do not send artwork proposals at this stage. Full RFQ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HSMD20YFbDz5qQuBkBQQxYb5dRJhaeG_/view?usp=sharing. The question period closed September 28, 2026; answers were to be posted by September 30, 2026. 3–4 finalists will be notified November 6, 2026 and invited to an RFP due January 22, 2027.
Contactpublicart@designinglocal.com
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