Public Art Calls

Browse through the current Calls for Submissions, Expressions of Interest, and Public Engagement Opportunities.

Nectar Alley, Brendan Browne, 2021

Current Calls

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Request for Proposals – Lethbridge Airport “Destination YQL” Public Art Project

The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to submit Request for Proposals for a free-standing public art project. Proposed artworks should engage with the history of aviation in Southern Alberta, creating a site-specific sculptural work that will withstand high-intensity winds and significant sun exposure. The art project provides three integrated component opportunities:

A signature, sculptural component that acts to welcome visitors to Lethbridge.
A custom lighting co......
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Past Calls

Call for Indigenous Artists: Airport Land Acknowledgement and Territory Welcome

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”

#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: Mural Pilot Project

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 Projects

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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Call for Proposals: Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Community Centre

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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Call for Expressions of Interest: Utility Box Wrapping Downtown

August 11, 2020
Utility Box Wrapping Downtown
The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is seeking artists to design artworks to be used to vinyl wrap utility boxes located in Galt Gardens and at Casa. The boxes to be wrapped are a variety of sizes and shapes. Artists will be commissioned to provide designs for the vinyl wraps but will not be responsible for the fabrication and installation of the wraps. This work will be completed by City of Lethbridge contractors. Artists sel...
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Call for Artists: ATB Leisure Centre Galleria

July 28, 2017
ATB Leisure Centre Galleria
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in two three-stage public art calls. Selected artist(s) will receive a commission to design, fabricate and install significant public art works for a new civic leisure centre in Lethbridge, Alberta (population 97,000). Total budget for the Galleria Art Project is $126,000.00. This fee will be inclusive of all project costs. (all-inclusive includin...
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Call for Artists: ATB Leisure Centre Aquatic Wall

July 28, 2017
ATB Leisure Centre Aquatic Wall
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in two three-stage public art calls. Selected artist(s) will receive a commission to design, fabricate and install significant public art works for a new civic leisure centre in Lethbridge, Alberta (population 97,000). Total budget for the Aquatics Centre Art Project is $100,000.00. This fee will be inclusive of all project costs. (all-inclusive includi...
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Call for Submissions: SLP Skate Park

July 1, 2014
SLP Skate Park
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a two stage public art competition. The selected artist will receive a commission to design, fabricate and install a public artwork in conjunction with the SLP Skate Park project which was recently completed in Lethbridge, Alberta. The intent of this project is to provide a public artwork that recognizes the donors who made the construction of this much-desired community facility possible...
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Call for Submissions: Casa Gate and Grill

January 1, 2013
Casa Gate and Grill
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a design competition for an integrated public art work for the new community art centre currently being constructed in downtown Lethbridge. The selected artist will receive a commission to provide the design for a two panel gate (each design area approximately 34” x 65”) as well as a grill (design area approximately 24” x 50”) for an open section of a wall that is being co...
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Call for Artists: Casa Main Foyer Front Desk

October 1, 2012
Casa Main Foyer Front Desk
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a three-stage public art competition. The selected artist will receive a commission to design, fabricate and install a reception desk for a new community art centre currently being constructed in downtown Lethbridge. The centre was designed using a community consultation process and is expected to maximize community access to the arts and enhance the development of arts progr...
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