Call for Submissions

NYC DOT Art Car-Free Earth Day Art Interventions | Call for Artists: Request for Proposals

NYC Department of Transportation Art

New York City, NY 10041

Deadline

Feb 09, 2025

Posted

Jan 22, 2025

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, NYC DOT will host its annual Car-Free Earth Day event, transforming NYC streets into active and attractive public spaces. As part of the event, NYC DOT Art is seeking environmentally conscious professional artists to submit proposals for new or existing artwork to be presented as a one-day installation along the event route. Selected artists for one-day installations will receive up to $10,000 to cover all project costs and will be responsible for installing and de-installing the installation on the day of the event, coordinating with NYC DOT throughout the project, being available to monitor the installation on site, and providing an engineering memo pending project scale.

For more information, visit the PDF version of this RFP on our website: https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/cfed-rfp-2025.pdf

Requirements

Selected artists for one-day installations will be responsible for the following:
• Installing one (1) final artwork on site of event on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The event will be held rain or shine.
• Being available to meet and coordinate with NYC DOT throughout all project phases from February through April.
• Providing a signed and sealed technical memo prepared by a NYS licensed engineer upon proposal approval, pending project scale.
• Removing installation after the event completion. Installations may not remain installed following the event.

Application Instructions

Interested artists must submit their applications by Sunday, February 9, 2025, 11:59 PM EST through the NYC DOT Art Submittable portal: nycdotart.submittable.com/submit.

Application requires:

  • Artist contact information
  • Website or Instagram link
  • Conceptual Design (sketch or rendering)
  • Up to four images of past work
  • Artist CV
  • Short response questions
  • Proposed Project Budget