Living Anthologies: Downtown Library Atrium Windows

Call to Artists | Public Art Boca

Living Anthologies: Downtown Library Atrium Windows  

Temporary Site-Specific Public Art Commission | PAB-2026-004

Commission: $55,000, all-inclusive  

Finalist honorarium: $2,500 each for up to three finalists  

Qualifications due: Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET  

Installation: August 2027  

Display period: Temporary installation, up to two years  

Application fee: None

Project Framework  

The City of Boca Raton, through Public Art Boca, seeks an artist or artist-led team to create a temporary artwork for the atrium windows of the Downtown Boca Raton Public Library. The work will draw on the Living Anthologies memoirs, written by Boca Raton residents 55 and older. It will be installed on a two-story glass wall seen from inside the Library and from NW 2nd Avenue. The work should respond to the memoirs, not simply illustrate them. Artists and artist teams working in any medium are welcome. Successful applicants will typically show experience with site-specific, public, or large-scale work.

Read the full Call to Artists before applying (PDF):  Living-Anthologies-Atrium-Windows---Call-to-Artists-102226-FINAL It covers eligibility, site and technical requirements, review criteria and City requirements.

What to Submit   Qualifications only. Do not submit a project concept, design, rendering or proposal.

• Letter of interest and artist statement (500 words maximum combined)
• Résumé or CV (two pages maximum per artist)
• Up to 10 samples of completed work, which may include up to two video links (three minutes maximum each)
• Annotated work-sample list
• Two professional references
• Team information, if applicable

Key Dates

• November 13: Questions due; answers posted by November 20
• December 8, 11:59 p.m. ET: Qualifications due
• January 13, 2027: All applicants notified
• January 21: Finalist site visit
• March 4: Finalist proposals due
• August 2027: Installation

Questions  

Email PublicArtBoca@bocaraton-fl.gov with the subject line “Atrium Windows Call to Artists.” Answers and addenda will be posted on this page. For help with the portal, visit submittable.com/support.

To request an accommodation, materials in an accessible format, or help with the online application, contact Veronica Hatch at 561-212-4207 or mhatch@bocaraton-fl.gov at least 48 hours in advance.