The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center and The Center for Great Neighborhoods seek proposals for a new landmark public art installation to anchor Covington’s newest development, a 500-million-dollar mixed-use project in the heart of the downtown riverfront area. The Covington Central Riverfront site, a 23 acre site that was once home to an IRS processing facility, is being transformed into a neighborhood with a restored street grid, office, residential, retail, and public spaces.
Organization: The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center + The Center for Great Neighborhoods
Location: Intersection of 3rd & Russell, Covington, KY.
Contact: [email protected]
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Eligibility: Preference will be given to Artists living or working in Covington, surrounding areas, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or with strong ties to the region. Preference will also be given to Artists who have demonstrated a track record of designing, fabricating, or project managing public sculptures at similar scale to this project. Individual Artists or Artist Collectives may only submit one proposal each. If you submit one proposal as an individual, you may also submit one proposal as part of a group or collective.
Budget: Proposals should include preliminary budgets of up to $25,000 that includes research, materials, fabrication, labor, insurance during fabrication, installation planning, and transportation. Above and beyond this preliminary budget, the following costs will be borne by the Organizers: artist honorarium of $5,000; project management; fabrication support; on-site signage; publicity and promotion of the project; opening events; site preparation as negotiated; permitting: installation support and costs negotiated based on project needs.
Submission Guidelines: Apply
Application Requirements:
- Artist information
- Resume/CV
- Artist Statement (max 500 words)
- Personal connection to Covington, Northern Kentucky, or the region (max 500 words)
- Describe your proposed work and how responds to one or more of the given prompts (max 1000 words).
- Describe what your proposed work will add to the Covington community (max 1000 words)
- Describe your materials, any fabrication that may be necessary, and the material appropriateness to be permanently installed outdoors. To the best of your ability anticipate any ongoing maintenance issues. (max 1000 words)
- Describe the method that you plan to install your work at the site including any tools, equipment, or personnel (max 1000 words)
- Preliminary budget (template attached)
- Prior Work samples (preferably of work similar in nature to the proposed project but that is not a requirement) (up to 10 images)
- Drawings, renderings, illustrations or other visual examples of the proposed sculpture (up to 10 images)
Learn more and apply: Covington Landmark Art Installation