CC/AA Interior Artist Pool for Pediatric Hospital

Overview

Chandra Cerrito / Art Advisors is developing a pre-qualified Interior Artist Pool for a new pediatrics hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. The New Hospital Building (NHB) serves diverse patients from infants to young adults and will open in late 2031. The building's architectural theme centers on Temescal Creek, a key waterway flowing from the East Bay hills to the San Francisco Bay. Artworks should appeal to children and families while engaging hospital staff, visitors, and the broader community.

Art Program Goals

• Enhance the healing environment
• Celebrate cultural richness of the area
• Feature artworks expressing ingenuity, innovation, creativity, and thoughtful engagement
• Appeal to various age groups (infants to young adults)
• Feature nature (Northern CA landscapes, plants, animals)
• Be welcoming, calming, uplifting, and colorful
• Celebrate diverse voices and perspectives
• Be sensory rich and appealing to neurodiverse audiences
• Feature families, children, and community

Artwork Opportunities

• Opportunity #1 Original Artwork: Unframed artworks (available or commissioned) in durable materials. Mediums include works on paper, prints, drawings, paintings, pastels, collage, photographs, and shallow relief wall-mounted sculpture (glass, ceramic, metal, wood, mixed media). All wall-mounted, max 4" deep.
• Opportunity #2 Image Usage: Permission to print artwork images up to four times on mural-sized wall coverings or on canvas for stretching and framing.

Submission Requirements

• Image list (PDF) with title, date, medium, dimensions (height × width × depth in inches), edition size if applicable
• Price per artwork for Opportunity #1, or Art Licensing Price Sheet for Opportunity #2
• Artist resume or CV (PDF)
• Artist Statement (PDF, one page limit)
• Artist Supplemental Information (optional form)

Artwork Specifications

• Size range: 15"–48" high × 15"–72" wide × maximum 4" deep
• Wall-mounted only, no framing provided by artist
• Materials must be durable
• Bay Area artists responsible for delivery to local framer at artist's expense
• All other artists may be responsible for delivery of high-resolution digital files (minimum 300 ppi at final print size) or original artwork for scanning/photography

Budget

• Opportunity #1 (Original Artwork): Approximate price range $250–$8,000
• Opportunity #2 (Image Usage): Approximate fee range $1,000–$3,000

Timeline

• Submission deadline: July 28, 2026
• Artist Pool identified: Winter 2026–2027
• Artwork selections: 2027
• Artworks complete and framing begun: Fall/Winter 2027
• Installation: 2031

Eligibility & Application

Open to artists nationally. This call is limited to the first 250 applications submitted. Early submission is encouraged.