Call for Artists: Temporary Public Art Spring 2027 (Clark County Residents Only)

Clark County Parks and Recreation Department’s Public Arts Office is seeking eight artists who are interested in public art (but have not worked in the field before or have limited experience), to participate in a professional development and mentorship program. This project is open only to artist residents of Clark County, older than 18, who are not part-time or full-time Clark County employees or currently under contract for any Clark County Public Arts project larger than $50,000. Any artist that has participated in this program for the previous three years is not eligible.

Artists will be selected through a competitive process and will participate in training with the guidance of public art staff. Selected artists will create a concept and proposal for the project, lesson plan, and lead workshops with youth to create a temporary public sculpture at Clark County facilities. The goal is to create a professional and thoughtful traveling temporary public art installation with elements created by the children enrolled in the program. In return, the artist develops skills in workshop facilitation, community engagement, public art creation, collaboration, project management, and learns how to maintain artistic creativity and vision while attending to the demands of the public process.