Arts Commission Seeks Artists/Designers for Sidewalk Art

KETCHUM, Idaho – The City of Ketchum, Idaho, invites professional artists and designers to apply to create designs to be sandblasted in concrete sidewalks throughout Ketchum. Total budget for the design fee is $2,000, exclusive of the production of the templates.

The selected artist, designer or artistic team will work with the City of Ketchum Arts Commission to design a cohesive set of five designs for production in steel templates. The designs will be fabricated into steel templates to sandblast imagery onto concrete sidewalks throughout the City of Ketchum.

The project is intended to enhance the public realm by adding visual interest to the sidewalks while displaying original artistic work.

The call for artists, which provides detailed information on the submission process, can be found at www.ketchumidaho.org/rfps. The deadline for submission is Nov. 15, 2019, no later than 5 p.m.