Multiple Public Art Opportunities at Kansas City International Airport

At just over one million square feet, the Kansas City International Airport Single Terminal is the largest single infrastructure project in Kansas City’s history. It will have a profound and lasting economic impact on the region in the form of new jobs, opportunities for local and small businesses, and a first-class traveler experience for airport users. Completion is scheduled for Spring 2023, with 39 gates and the ability to expand to 50 in the future, the project will also include a seven-story 6,200-space parking structure along landside and airside improvements.

Apply to Public Art Calls at KCI by location:

Check-In Hall: Large-scale ceramics (Location Budget: up to $400,000, all inclusive)
Connector: experiential art installation (Budget: up to $350,000, all inclusive)
Parking Garage Stairwells: installations (Location Budget: Garage stairwells, up to $500,000, all inclusive)
Arrivals roadway: lighting installation (Location Budget: Arrivals Roadway Underpass to Parking Garage, up to $500,000, all inclusive)

Deadline for the above projects is February 13, 2021. Concourses A & B: wall-mounted/portable artworks (OPENS Spring 2021)

Eligibility:

Professional visual artists, or artist teams, at least 18 years of age are eligible. Artists located outside of the United States are requested to use a U.S.-based fabricator. Demonstrated experience working with diverse community stakeholders is desired. Full-time, permanent City of Kansas City, Missouri employees, project consultants, project contractors, and their employees and sub-contractors are ineligible to apply.

For more information, download the full RFQ project specifications, here, or visit https://www.buildkci.com/call-for-artists/