City of PSL seeking artist submissions for public art projects

Published on April 16, 2025

The Port District aerial with labels

The City of Port St. Lucie has two unique opportunities for artists to submit proposals for public art projects.

Anchor installation at The Port District

The City of Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency is seeking six artists or artist teams with experience creating site-specific artworks to conceptualize and apply a unique design to six prefabricated anchor sculptures at The Port District.

Artists from St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin or Okeechobee counties with demonstrated experience in public art are invited to submit proposed designs. Once selected, artists will be responsible for conceptualizing and installing a design for one anchor. The anchors are 72 inches tall by 56 inches wide by 6 inches in depth, and will be mounted to a metal baseplate on a concrete platform.

Each artist or artist team will be paid $2,500 upon completion and approval of their painted anchor.

A submission packet, which includes a cover letter, qualifications, up to 10 examples of past work must be submitted as a PDF.

The deadline for submission is Friday, May 2. A selection committee will choose the artists.

For full details on submission requirements and contact information, project goals and timelines, as well as selection criteria, please read the official request for proposal.

Read Anchor art installation request for proposal(PDF, 207KB)

Showcasing art on utility boxes

utility box traffic cabinet wrapped with a sunset photo The City invites amateur or professional artists of all ages to participate in a public art initiative to beautify streets, neighborhoods and public spaces.

The project transforms metal utility boxes into vibrant works of art that reflect Florida’s natural beauty. As new utility boxes are installed, they will be decorated with wraps of the artwork. New wraps are also installed to replace fading or damaged installations to keep the displays fresh.

Artists are encouraged to submit artwork that celebrates nature with depictions of local flora and fauna. Photographs will be considered.

Submissions will be reviewed by the City’s Public Art Advisory Board, which will evaluate pieces based on artistic quality, relevance to the theme and printability.

Submission guidelines:

  • Submission period closes Wednesday, April 30.
  • Submissions can be emailed to bgrubbs@cityofpsl.com.
  • Artists may submit only one piece of artwork.
  • The artwork must be submitted electronically as a high-resolution JPG file with a landscape orientation.
  • The artist’s name, contact information and title of the piece must be included with the submission.
  • Minors must include the name, relationship and contact information of their guardian.

For full details on submission requirements, selection criteria and more, please read the official request for proposal.

Read Utility Box art request for proposal(PDF, 134KB)

For more information about the City's Public Art Master Plan, visit CityofPSL.com/art.

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