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City of West Hollywood Temporary Public Art Exhibition RFQ: Santa Monica Boulevard at Doheny Drive

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City of West Hollywood Temporary Public Art Exhibition RFQ: Santa Monica Boulevard at Doheny Drive — City of West Hollywood
"The Seven Sisters" by Matthias Neumann (2026), Santa Monica Boulevard median, West Hollywood
  • Who Can Apply: Arts professionals based in the United States: individual artists, independent curators, or curators representing non-profit arts organizations with experience of outdoor public art installations of similar scope. BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+ and West Hollywood-based applicants are especially encouraged.
  • The Focus: A temporary outdoor exhibition on the Santa Monica Boulevard / Doheny Drive median, which has six sculpture foundations, on the theme "Inventing Traditions" for the City's 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Creative Plan. Existing or newly fabricated work is welcome.
  • Compensation: Three semi-finalists receive a $3,000 honorarium each to develop a proposal. The selected artist's commission is up to $72,000, all-inclusive of fabrication, installation, deinstallation, engineering, insurance and maintenance.
  • Key Requirements: Apply online by 5:00 p.m. PT on December 16, 2026 with contact details, a one-page cover letter, a CV of up to two pages, up to ten portfolio images of completed projects with full project details and budgets, and acknowledgement of the contract terms. No proposal is needed at this stage; one submission per applicant.
DeadlineWednesday, December 16, 2026
PayCommission of up to $72,000 for the selected artist, all-inclusive (artwork, fabrication, installation and deinstallation, structural engineering, insurance and any special maintenance). Three semi-finalists each receive a $3,000 honorarium to develop and present a proposal.
Program datesSemi-finalist presentations March 11, 2027; installation fall 2027; on view until December 2028
LocationWest Hollywood, CA
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinespublic art, curation
Application notesApply through the online form (https://form.jotform.com/223396062325959) by 5:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, December 16, 2026; one submission per applicant, and incomplete or late applications are disqualified. Provide: (1) contact details, portfolio website and Instagram if available; (2) a cover letter of up to one page summarizing relevant experience, with the primary contact's name, address, email and phone; (3) a CV/resume of up to two pages describing related experience such as temporary exhibitions; (4) a visual portfolio of up to ten images of completed projects, each with project name and location, client and contact details, artist, title, dimensions, media, year, budget and a brief description; (5) a checkbox acknowledging the contract terms, with any questions about them. No proposal is required at the qualification stage. Semi-finalists later submit renderings or photographs, a project narrative, evidence of insurance and an all-inclusive line-item budget, and present in person. Schedule: review January 14, 2027; semi-finalists notified February 1; materials due March 1; presentations March 11; Commission approval March 25; installation fall 2027; deinstallation December 2028. Artworks must suit outdoor display; plug-in electricity only (no hard-wired power). Questions: Marcus Mitchell, Public Art Administrator, mmitchell@weho.org, (323) 848-3122. Full RFQ: https://www.weho.org/home/showpublisheddocument/66191/639241081630770000
Contactmmitchell@weho.org
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