Public Art Projects

Artist-Designed Bike Racks—RFP #09-100

Farmers’ Market

Metro Arts Commission, in partnership with Metro Public Works and the Mayor’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, is soliciting design proposals from interested artists to design bicycle racks that will be fabricated and installed in downtown Nashville and adjacent neighborhoods in Spring 2010.

Public Square National Call-to-Artists—RFQ #06-26

Total project budget: $350,000

Metro Arts Commission commissioned two artists for two, distinct projects to infuse art into the design and architecture of the new Public Square, a four-acre park adjacent to the Metro Courthouse, which recently underwent major restoration. One of the projects, designed by Raleigh, NC artist Thomas Sayre, will be located at the southern edge of the central grass oval. A second project designed by Tennessee artist Ken Rowe, is comprised of three bronzes that will be creatively placed throughout the site, encouraging visitors to explore the park. Installation is scheduled for late spring 2010.

Courthouse and Public Square rendering

East Bank Greenway Public Art Project

Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks
Awarded to artist Alice Aycock

The city’s first Percent For Public Art work—a 100-foot tall, 100-foot wide and 60-foot deep sculpture—was installed on the East Bank Greenway in July 2007 and dedicated at a ceremony on the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge on July 26th.

Alice Aycock. Ghost Ballet. Rendering.

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