RFP/Q's RFP: Public Artwork for City of Mansfield
Opportunity Description
U.S. National Deadline: June 6, 2025 – The City seeks a professional artist to create the City’s first public artwork under the new Public Art Program.
The artwork will be prominently featured as a permanent installation at a newly constructed City facility, the Mansfield Animal Shelter and Service Center. The new facility will replace the current shelter. It will feature cutting-edge amenities, including 130 living areas for dogs, 135 cat kennels, medical facilities with extra recovery kennels, and designated spaces for community outreach and education. There will also be a dedicated “get-to-know-you area”, including a play yard, to help adopters meet their potential pets.
Expected construction completion is spring 2026. The artist must complete and install the project by April 30, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
The City of Mansfield has opened this project to all professional artists, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disability. Artist teams, including teams of artists from multiple disciplines, are eligible to apply. Artist teams must designate one artist as the main point of contact.
Applicants should have experience in public art and large-scale installations. Artists must also demonstrate a proven track record of successfully completing projects of similar scope.
BUDGET
the City has allocated $80,000 (all-inclusive) to cover all costs associated with the project and commensurate with the intended scale. Costs related to the project may include, but are not limited to: artist’s design fee, research, professional consultations, formal reports from licensed structural and electrical engineers where appropriate, a long-term care and maintenance report from a licensed professional conservator, travel, materials, fabrications, foundation, transportation, installation, documentation and photography of the artwork, insurance, signage and educational materials.
About:
Mansfield is a suburban city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The city is located mostly in Tarrant County, with small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties. Its location is approximately 30 miles from Dallas and 20 miles from Fort Worth, and is adjacent to Arlington.
City of Mansfield
1200 E. Broad St.
Mansfield, TX 76063
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