University Line Public Art - Shiftworks Community + Public Arts and The Art Supply Co. (Due June 9)
University Line Public Art - Shiftworks Community + Public Arts and The Art Supply Co.
Deadline: June 9th, 2025
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts and The Art Supply Co. (TASC) have been hired by the City of Pittsburgh (City) to manage the artist selection and public art process for the University Line. The University Line is a joint project of the City and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) to connect Oakland, Uptown, and Downtown via a new bus rapid transit line. As part of the transit line construction, the City and PRT are interested in engaging an artist or artist team to design artistic enhancements within the transit corridor and surrounding public spaces. The selected artist or artist team will collaborate with the project team to identify opportunities for artistic enhancements that align with the project’s goals, site conditions, and community context.
The opportunity has been released to artists who are members of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist roster and artists living in southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes residents of the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland. Interested artists are asked to submit an application as part of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. Artists may apply as an individual or as a team. All applicants, whether team or solo, must be led by a visual artist.
Shiftworks will host an information session for this opportunity via Zoom on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET to discuss the application process and respond to questions. Participants are required to pre-register for the meeting. To attend the information session visit the Zoom registration page.
Artists are not required to attend the information session in order to submit an application. The session will be recorded and made available on the Shiftworks Vimeo page within 48 hours.
$150,000 Budget