Creative Waco is seeking Texas based artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for a new artwork installation in the Waco Family Medicine Board Room.

The artwork will be installed behind the boardroom cabinetry alcove and will serve as a visual anchor for a space used for leadership, strategic planning, and mission driven decision making. The final work should feel inspiring, professional, and visually impactful, with a strong “wow” factor that reflects the dignity, complexity, and human centered reality of healthcare service.

Artists are encouraged to demonstrate experience creating large scale work that is appropriate for a high level meeting space. If invited into the paid RFP phase, finalists may be encouraged to explore themes of sustainability, community participation, shared civic identity, resilience, compassion, and the daily rhythm of Waco Family Medicine’s work.

Approaches may include upcycled materials, relief work, mixed media assemblage, collage, textile based installations, or other feasible high impact methods.

Up to three finalists will be invited to participate in a paid concept proposal phase. Finalists will each receive a $1,000 honorarium to develop a concept design and present it virtually to the selection panel. The selected artist or artist team will receive a $6,500 final design and fabrication fee.

View the full RFQ here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19BkAva-C5eJAI-rTxsqoWx2V61t0Bxsizjo0trE3sX4/edit?usp=sharing

Submit qualifications here: https://airtable.com/appFeaUwh88cJaytC/paglm9RkQ39V9reOr/form

Artists must submit a single slide presentation, created in Google Slides, Canva, PowerPoint, or a similar format.

The presentation should include:

1. Cover slide
   Project title, applicant name or team name, primary contact, city and state, website, and social links if applicable.

2. Statement of interest
   Maximum 1 page. Include your connection to the project, artistic approach, and experience working with large scale art.

3. Past work samples
   Up to 10 images of completed large scale or relevant artworks. Include captions with title, year, material, dimensions, location, and commissioning agency.

4. Résumé or CV
   Maximum 2 pages per individual. Teams should combine résumés into one submission. Highlight public art commissions, fabrication experience, and community engagement experience.

5. References
   Three professional references connected to public work. Include image samples, organization name, location, and contact information.

Do not submit design renderings at this stage. This RFQ is qualifications based only.

This opportunity is open to professional artists and artist teams with demonstrated experience producing high quality artwork for public spaces.

Applicants must be able to complete large scale artwork and work collaboratively with the project team through revision stages.

This opportunity is open to Texas based artists and artist teams. Priority consideration will be given to artists based in Waco and McLennan County. Applicants residing outside the state of Texas will not be considered.