
Artist Discipline
Application Available
Start Date: January 19, 2025
End Date: March 10, 2025
Opportunity Contact Information
Danielle Chargo
info@ironleafpress.com
563-379-4434
Compensation / Fees (if applicable)
Compensation Amount: $15,000
Application Fee:
Event Participation Fee:
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.