This Request for Designs is for residents of the District of Columbia. Applicants who meet the following eligibility requirements at the time of application may apply.
Individual Artists or Artist Teams must (at the time of application):
- Be experienced artists or designers, over the age of 18 years.
- Artist/Lead Artist must be a legal resident of the District of Columbia as listed on government-issued identification or tax returns. The address provided on all application on materials must match exactly the address provided on the submitted IRS W-9 form. Post office boxes are not allowable as a primary address.
- Maintain residency in the District of Columbia during the entire funding period (October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023).
- Be in good standing with CAH. Applicants with incomplete or delinquent reports from any prior funding program, as of October 15, 2022 (or otherwise as determined by CAH), are ineligible to receive additional funds from CAH in FY 2022.
- Demonstrate at least 3-4 years’ experience designing, fabrication, and installing exterior public art works.
- Artist Teams must identify a lead artist. All artists on the Team must meet all eligibility requirements listed above at the time of application.
Applicants restricted from applying include:
- Artists or Artist Teams with artists who reside outside of the District.
- Individuals that require "fiscal agents”.
- Organizational entities, including, but not limited to non-profit or tax-exempt organizations; for-profit (commercial) businesses, ventures, or joint ventures; private foundations; political organizations; colleges or universities; foreign governments; federal government entities; and other District of Columbia government agencies, including DC Public Schools and charter schools.
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