EOI Submission Deadline: June 10, 2022The City of Lethbridge, through Opportunity Lethbridge, the Indigenous Relations Office, and the Public Art Program, have partnered with an amazing group of community organizations to seek Indigenous artists to design artwork for a series of OKI Signs. The six (6) selected designs will be installed as vinyl wraps on pre-fabricated OKI Signs. Each of the community partners will then be host to an OKI Sign. The community partners include: Primaris (...
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Call for New Public Member – City of Lethbridge Public Art CommitteeThe City of Lethbridge Public Art Committee provides leadership and support to the City in the coordination and implementation of the Public Art Master Plan and associated policies. The Committee is an administrative committee of the Recreation and Culture Department at the City of Lethbridge. The Committee operates in an advisory capacity, reporting its activities to City Council as required. Public members sit as ...
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Mentorship Opportunity: Call for Expressions of Interest Public Art Mosaic MentorshipThe City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is seeking a Lethbridge and area artist, with experience in community-based art, for an exciting mentorship opportunity. Artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for this opportunity in response to this call.BackgroundThe City of Lethbridge has recently contracted ceramic artist Susan Day from London, Ontario to com...
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Airport Land Acknowledgement and Territory Welcome

The City of Lethbridge acknowledges that we are gathered on the lands of the Niitsitapi | Blackfoot peoples and respects the contributions of Blackfoot and all Indigenous peoples people past, present, and future, while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship to the land. The City of Lethbridge is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.The City of Lethbridge Public Art Progra...
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#YQL Airport “Selfie Check-in”The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program, in partnership with The Lethbridge Airport and Tourism Lethbridge, is seeking a local Lethbridge artist to design a Selfie Check-in backdrop to be installed at the Lethbridge Airport. The design should be vibrant and exciting. It should serve as a playful backdrop that frames airport travelers who stop to “snap a selfie” and take home a memory of Lethbridge. The selected design will be installed...
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Legacy Park Mosaic Project

Request for Proposals – Legacy Park Mosaic Project The City of Lethbridge is inviting Artists to submit proposals for a public art project in conjunction with the establishment of a new 30-hectare regional park located in the Uplands/Blackwolf neighborhoods on the city’s north side. The successful Artist will be contracted to create an exterior mosaic on the Legacy Park Group Picnic Shelter. The proposed artwork should attract users ...
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Call for Expressions of Interest The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program and Heart of Our City Committee are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for community murals. A mural is an artwork painted or applied directly on a wall. Murals help add vibrancy to our community by activating public spaces, promoting community expression, and deterring graffiti vandalism. EOIs can be submitted by either building owners seeking a mural on an exterior building wall, or by an artist who ha...
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Indigenous Legacy Commemoration ProjectsThe City of Lethbridge is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from Indigenous artists to facilitate a community engagement process in support of two commemoration initiatives centered around Residential School Survivors, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples. The successful artist will conduct community engagement on both of these commemoration initiatives and present recommendations on how they sho...
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Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Community Centre, Lethbridge AlbertaProject Intent The City of Lethbridge is inviting professional artists to submit proposals for a permanent public artwork to be situated in the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens Community Centre. The Community Centre is a purpose-built, year-round facility, which will enhance the mission of the organization: To provide an opportunity to experience the serenity and peace of our natural environment as expressed t...
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