Deadline: July 22, 2025

Hillsborough County Public Art Program

About the Project

Public Art Call for Artist(s)

Total Project Budget:

$99,000.00

Budget Description:

The selected artist(s) will be responsible for the design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent artwork, including structural design of any required foundation and related permitting. Power is available at the site, and the artist is also responsible for a lighting design and the required fixtures to light the artwork.

Project Details:

Project Overview: Hillsborough County (County) is interested in receiving submissions from artists demonstrating their ability to provide completely realized three-dimensional artwork for exterior display at the Cross Creek Recreation Center now under construction.  The rec center is located in the northeastern suburbs of Tampa in Hillsborough County.  The artwork is expected to add to the identity of this location. The desired theme for the artwork is an exterior sculpture relating to nature, specifically the flora and fauna of Florida’s scrub and wetlands. The piece should require very low maintenance.  The artwork will become part of the County’s permanent public art collection.

Selection Information:

The project will have several stakeholders including the Public Art Committee, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other interested community organizations and individuals. For this project, a Site Advisory Committee composed of members of the public, County staff associated with the location, the County project manager, and members of the Public Art Committee will review the submissions and recommend to the Public Art Committee a short-list of a minimum of three artists to develop site-specific proposals.  This recommendation will be approved or modified by the Public Art Committee in finalizing a short-list of Artists. Short-listed Artists will be given further information on the project.  Using this information, each artist will develop site-specific proposal(s).  Artists may use models, drawings, computer-generated imagery and material samples to communicate their proposals. They must include in their proposals a working budget.  The site-specific proposals will be initially reviewed and ranked by the Site Advisory Committee.  The Site Advisory Committee’s ranking will be considered by the Public Art Committee for final rankings. Subsequently an Agreement will be negotiated with the top-ranked artist.

Application Requirements:

The following documents are required:

• A current professional resume of no more than two (2) pages for each submitting artist.
• A list of exterior sculpture/artwork installations completed in the last 5 years.  Please include owner contact information.
• A maximum of 8 digital images of completed exterior sculpture/artwork.  The images shall be in .JPG format.  Provide details, close-ups or multiple viewpoints of large or complex artworks.
• Image ID sheet, explaining the content and context of each image.

The following documents are optional:

• A written description of proposed artwork for this project including the title, type of media, dimensions, and up to 8 images/graphics to convey the design intent of the proposed artwork.
• Scans of publications, reviews or other items that may assist the County in evaluation of the artist’s capabilities.  (No more than 3 items of this type should be included in the submission.)

How to Apply:

Instructions for electronic submission:

Submissions may be made by e-mail to: [email protected].  Large files may be zipped. 

As an alternative to email submission, a USB flash drive may be mailed to the following address: Amy Jarman, Public Art Coordinator, P.O. Box 1110, Tampa, Florida 33601

To Apply Visit:

Supplemental Document:

Call for Artists Cross Creek Park Recreation Center - Final Small.pdf

For Questions, Please Contact:

Any artist requesting additional information, interpretation, and/or clarifications relating to this Call shall make a written request addressed to: Dan Myers, Public Art Staff; P.O. Box 1110; Tampa, Florida 33601; e-mail: [email protected]