Call for Portfolios: Public Art Opportunities at Sherwood Park Fieldhouse Multisport Facility
- Deadline
- 75 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $145,000
- Location
- Sherwood Park Fieldhouse Multisport Facility, 240 Broadview Drive, Sherwood Park, AB
- Exhibition window
- Sep 1, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Dec 1, 2026
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Submit a portfolio demonstrating your qualifications and past work for consideration in multiple public art opportunities at the Sherwood Park Fieldhouse Multisport Facility.
Overview
Strathcona County invites Canadian artists and artist teams to submit portfolios for multiple public art opportunities at the new Fieldhouse Multisport Facility in Sherwood Park. The County seeks artists interested in creating memorable public artworks that contribute to a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive environment. Desired themes include movement, play, wellness, gathering, sport, landscape, community connection, and shared public life. This is a portfolio-based call; artists are not required to submit a finished concept at this stage.
Opportunities
- Exterior Plaza Sculpture – $145,000: A landmark sculpture or sculpture series that creates a strong sense of arrival. Must be durable, visually compelling, and suitable for prominent outdoor public space.
- Exterior Mural (Vinyl Installation) – $40,000: Large-scale mural on an aluminum panel wall approximately 40 m wide by 5 m high. May be a single composition or interconnected elements.
- Interior Stairway Wall Artwork – $10,000: Murals, vinyl, low-relief, mixed media, or other durable wall-based treatments on a painted concrete block wall approximately 4 m x 2.9 m. New public artists especially encouraged.
- Main Vestibule Artwork – $25,000: A 5.5 m x 2.9 m interior wall with integrated lighting. Suitable for mural, vinyl, digital imagery, relief work, or mixed media.
- Elevator Wall Artwork – $15,000: A vertical wall approximately 2.3 m x 4.9 m in a high-traffic area. Create through colour, pattern, imagery, or relief-based approaches. Emerging public artists encouraged.
Who Can Apply
The call is open to Canadian artists at all stages of their careers. For the exterior plaza and mural opportunities, artists should demonstrate experience with projects of comparable scale and complexity. For interior wall-based opportunities, Strathcona County is particularly interested in supporting artists new to public art, including illustrators, designers, muralists, digital artists, studio artists, and community-based practitioners.
Key Dates
- Call Opens: July 13, 2026
- Submission Deadline: September 30, 2026, at 12:00am MT
- Portfolio Review: October 2026
- Interviews: November 2026
- Artist Selection: December 2026
- Design Development: January–Spring 2027
- Fabrication: Spring–Summer 2027
- Installation: Late Summer/Fall 2027
Submission Requirements
- Letter of Interest (maximum 2 pages)
- Up to 10 portfolio images
- Current CV or résumé (maximum 3 pages)
- Artist biography (maximum 150 words)
- Optional supporting materials such as website links, videos, publications, or project documentation
Selection Process
- Stage 1 – Portfolio Review: Artists submit qualifications, images of past work, and a brief statement of interest. A selection panel will review submissions and shortlist artists for one or more opportunities.
- Stage 2 – Interview: Shortlisted artists will be invited to participate in an interview and presentation discussing their practice, interest in the project, and approach to the site. Shortlisted artists will receive a $186 honorarium.
How to Submit
Contact
- Website: strathcona.ca/PublicArt
- Facebook: @Strathcona.County
- Instagram: @strathcocounty
- X/Twitter: @strathcocounty
- Award
- Exterior Plaza Sculpture: $145,000; Exterior Mural (Vinyl Installation): $40,000; Interior Stairway Wall Artwork: $10,000; Main Vestibule Artwork: $25,000; Elevator Wall Artwork: $15,000. Shortlisted artists receive $186 honorarium for interview participation.
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian artists at all stages of their careers; artists interested in exterior plaza and mural opportunities should demonstrate experience with comparable scale and complexity projects.
- Audience
- Canadian artists at all stages of their careers; emerging and new public artists especially encouraged for interior opportunities.
- Size & format
- Exterior Plaza Sculpture: site-specific; Exterior Mural: approximately 40 m wide by 5 m high (aluminum panel wall); Interior Stairway Wall: approximately 4 m x 2.9 m (painted concrete block wall); Main Vestibule: 5.5 m x 2.9 m (interior wall with integrated lighting); Elevator Wall: approximately 2.3 m x 4.9 m (vertical wall)
- Also worth noting
- Exterior Plaza Sculpture: site-specific; Exterior Mural: approximately 40 m wide by 5 m high (aluminum panel wall); Interior Stairway Wall: approximately 4 m x 2.9 m (painted concrete block wall); Main Vestibule: 5.5 m x 2.9 m (interior wall with integrated lighting); Elevator Wall: approximately 2.3 m x 4.9 m (vertical wall)
- Contact
- [email protected]
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