Artist Selection
Consultants
Contracts
Fabricators

Artist Selection:

The following resources offer advice, information about best practices, examples of artist selection processes, and juried artist rosters.

Call for Artist Resource Guide

This guide offers advise and examples about developing Requests for Qualifications and Request for Proposals.

Methods of Artist Selection Issue Paper

This issue paper discusses the range of processes to use for artists selection and offers advice about best practices for each.

Pittsburgh Artist Registry

The Office of Public Art has developed a registry of visual, literary, and performing artists in the region. Visit the registry to view over 1,000 artist profiles.

Public Art by the Book

This publication includes articles by Cath Brunner about using an artist roster as a selection method. For more details about the book, click here.

Artist Registry Volume VI:

4 Culture, an organization based in King County, Washington, develops a national, juried, artist roster every three years. The roster is divided into three sections: artist made building parts, sites, and plans. If you are seeking a prequalified list of artists, this is an excellent resource.

Consultants:

The Office of Public Art maintains a list of national and regional public art consultants. Download a copy.

Contracts:

The following resources offer advice and provide examples of artist agreements for public art commissions.

Public Art Network

The Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts has produced a series of annotated public art contracts. The document is not a model, but a tool to understanding the complex issues involved in public art, and gives great examples of contract language.

Download a copy of an agreement between an artist and a private entity.

Download a copy of an agreement between an artist and a government entity.

Public Art by the Book

This publication includes articles by Ruri Yampolsky about developing sound public art contracts. For more details about the book, click here.