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Mount Vernon Sculpture Trail

Opportunity Type
Call for Artists
Public Art Projects

Artist Discipline

Visual
Sculpture

Application Available

Start Date: January 19, 2025
End Date: March 10, 2025

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Compensation / Fees (if applicable)

Compensation Amount: $15,000
Application Fee:
Event Participation Fee:

Opportunity Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa
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Request for Proposals (RFP) from interested artists-public art sculptors

Entry Deadline: March 10, 2025

Budget: $15,000

The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) is seeking proposals from artists for a three-dimensional artwork to be installed on the Mount Vernon Sculpture Trail. The piece(s) may be new creations and/or existing sculpture(s).

Background: The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council has partnered with the City of Mount Vernon, IA, and the Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Commission to create a sculpture trail along an existing walking path in Mount Vernon. The trail runs through Nature Park, along Hahn Creek, and intersects the route of the old Lincoln Highway. The path is concrete and lighted by reproductions of old-fashioned streetlamps. The land is owned by the City of Mount Vernon and is part of its park system. In 2023, four sculptures were installed along the path, with multi-year plans to add sculptures along this trail. A fifth sculpture was installed in 2024.

Description of Opportunity: The selected artist(s) will provide or create a three-dimensional piece which will serve as part of a multi-piece, multi-year installation.

Anticipated Timeline:

Deadline for submittal of proposals: March 10, 2025

Artist(s) Selection: April 15, 2025

Completion of installation: October 15, 2025

Artist or artist team must submit the following, preferably in one document (PDF):

  • Typed letter of interest
  • Current artistic resume, no longer than two (2) pages
  • Description and renderings or photographs of proposed piece
  • At least five (5) but no more than ten (10) digital images of previous artwork
  • Names & contact information of two (2) references

Deadline: Artists must submit their applications by March 10, 2025 via email mvartcouncil@gmail.com

For questions about this project or the application process as well as the application itself email to mvartcouncil@gmail.com; include Sculpture Trail Application in the subject line.


Last Updated: January 21, 2025, expires: Mar. 15, 2025

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