Short Description
The City of Port St. Lucie is seeking up to two artists or artist team to conceptualize, fabricate, and install two newly-commissioned sculptures, one each for two newly-constructed roundabouts at Southwest Paar Drive and Southwest Darwin (“Paar/Darwin Site”) Boulevard and the roundabout at Southwest Paar Drive and Southwest Savona Boulevard (“Paar/Savona Site”). Construction is projected for completion in late 2026. In alignment with Port St. Lucie’s public art plan, sculpture for both roundabouts should reflect the character of Port St. Lucie and enhance the City’s visual landscape. Specific goals for sculpture at the new roundabouts include:
- Express Port St. Lucieʼs identity
- Offer a visually stimulating, transformative, and inspiring experience
- Enhance traffic and pedestrian safety
- Enliven the built environment
Eligibility
Visual, craft or design artists (or artist teams), including landscape architects and interior designers, at least 18 years of age and legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply. City of Port St. Lucie staff, Artist Selection Committee members and their family members are not eligible to apply. The City may not accept proposals from firms that have had adversarial relationships with the City or firms that have represented entities that have had adversarial relationships with the City. This includes the firm, employees and financial or legal interests
Submission Requirements
● Cover Letter (1 page)
- Contact Information
- Statement of interest
● Artist(s) Qualifications (1 to 3 pages)
- Participating artist(s)
- Lead artist(s) profile
- Relevant project experience with large-scale public art
- Contact information for no fewer than three professional references
- Up to 10 Images of Past Work (As many pages as needed), including examples of work similar to the scope of this project.
- The following information should be included for each image:
■ Title of the Work
■ Location of the Work
■ Year Completed
■ Cost of project, if details are available
How to Apply
Responses shall be submitted as a single PDF file via email to Anna Talarico, Public Art Coordinator, Designing Local (anna@designinglocal.com). Questions about this RFP shall be sent in writing to anna@designinglocal.com by September 12, 2025. Phone calls will not be accepted.
Program Benefits & Awards
Each sculpture has been allocated a lump sum of $150,000 for the selected artist(s) scope of services. The budget for this project is inclusive of all costs associated with the project, including but not limited to: artist expenses/honorarium, administration, sub-consultants, travel/lodging, artwork fabrication (including materials, details and specifications), site prep (including but not limited to foundation construction, structural engineering, plinth building, etc.), artwork storage, transportation and installation, related
permits, licenses, taxes and insurance. Any expenses that exceed the contracted amount will be the artistʼs responsibility.
Budget and Payment Schedule
Budget
- The budget for this project shall not exceed $300,000.00 with $150,000.00 allotted for the Paar/Darwin Site and $150,000.00 allotted for the Paar/Savona Site.
- The Artist shall prepare a budget (“Artist Budget,”) which shall include all goods, services and materials with such costs itemized. The Artist Budget is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
- If the Artist incurs costs in excess of the amount listed in the Artist Budget, the Artist shall pay such excess from the Artist’s own funds unless the Artist obtains approval in writing for such additional costs from the City.
Payment Schedule
- Artist’s completion milestones and payment schedule is as set forth in Exhibit B-1 and B-2.
- A completed W9 and invoices are required for processing payment.
- Payments will be made via ACH in accordance with City policy and procedures
Entry Fee
None
Location
Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 26 September 2025
Website Link: https://www.designinglocal.com/artist-calls/sculptures-at-two-newly-constructed-roundabouts
