Public Art Calls

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

Nectar Alley, Brendan Browne, 2021

Current Calls

Current

Call for Artists – FLVT Youth Engagement Pilot Project

The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is inviting artists to participate in a Youth Engagement Pilot Project. The selected submission will receive a commission to coordinate a youth-led project to paint a pedestrian underpass located in west Lethbridge near the communities of Heritage Heights and Willow Park. Public engagement is a participatory process that heightens a sense of shared responsibility and community. In context with public art processes, it harnesses the will of the peopl......
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Past Calls

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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Call for Artists: Royal View Cemetery

June 1, 2012
Royal View Cemetery
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 an integrated public artwork for a new cemetery currently being constructed Lethbridge, Alberta (population 86,659).  The work will act as the gateway to the new cemetery and will need to incorporate lockable gates. Total budget for the Royal View Memorial ...
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Call for Submissions Casa Foyer

April 1, 2012 
Casa Foyer
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 significant public art work for a new community arts centre currently being constructed in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta (population 86,659). The work will be a signature element in the main foyer/ reception area of the centre. Total budget for the Community Art Centr...
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Call for Submissions: Fire Hall

August 1, 2010
Fire Hall
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a two stage public art competition.  The winning submission will receive a commission to create and install a public art work on the site of a new City of Lethbridge Fire Hall. Total budget for the Fire and Emergency Services Public Art Project is $135,000.00. The competition is open to regional, national and international artists.Read more

Call for Submissions: Southern Alberta Art Gallery

November 1, 2009
Southern Alberta Art Gallery
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a three stage public art competition. The winning submission will receive a commission to create and install a public art work on site at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in conjunction with the grand re-opening of its newly renovated spaces.Total budget for the Southern Alberta Public Art Project is $180,000.00. The competition is open to regional, nation...
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Call for Artists: Helen Schuler Nature Centre

September 1, 2013
Helen Schuler Nature Centre
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 Helen Schuler Nature Centre renewal project currently occurring in Lethbridge, Alberta (population 90,417). The intent of this project is to provide a public artwork that embraces the objectives of the Helen Schuler N...
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