A vinyl wrap on a bus shelter by artist Joyce Watkins King

"Seasons of Change and Hope", Joyce Watkins King, vinyl wrap, Together Raleigh bus shelter 

Public Art Opportunities & Resources

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Artist Calls Arts Funding Opportunities Arts Resources Local Artwork Fabricators & Installers List Community Public Art Toolkits

The links below contain a variety of helpful resources for public artists. You can learn more about the business of being a public artist, connect with local public art fabricators, apply to artist calls, and more.  

Artist Calls

A vibrant mural featuring a bike that spells out Raleigh

“Bike Month 2023”, Mayanthi Jayawardena, located at 67 S Harrington St.

Raleigh Arts posts artist calls and other opportunities from the City of Raleigh and our partners as they become available.

View open Artist Calls.

Arts Funding Opportunities

A collage of photos of murals painted by Gabriel Eng-Goetz on the walls of a rain garden on Hillsborough Street by Dan Allen Dr.

"Rain Garden Mural", 2022, Gabriel Eng-Goetz, located at Hillsborough St. near Dan Allen Dr.

Want to learn more about how to pay for your project idea? The City of Raleigh and our arts partners offer several funding opportunities related to art in public spaces. 

Learn more about Arts Funding Opportunities 

Arts Resources

a box on a post filled with chalk sits next to pavement covered in mural and chalk art

"Make Your Mark", 2021, Anna Totten and deft and level, Neighborhood Art Funds project, located at Powell Drive Park

Raleigh Arts has created a list of resources from the City of Raleigh and our partners. 

Resources are divided into two categories: For Artists & Community Members and For Organizations

Local Artwork Fabricators & Installers List

A signal box wrapped with artwork by Raquel Assanoua

"Belleza Del Mar", 2023, Raquel Assanoua, located at W. Cabarrus St. & S. Salisbury St.

You don’t have to create a public art project from scratch. Many artists design the artwork and hire a fabricator (like a welder, carpenter, etc.) to build the final artwork. Raleigh Arts has compiled a list of local art fabricators with public art experience. 

Current list of Fabricators and Installers. If you are a local fabricator who would like to be added to this list, please get in touch with the public art team. 

Community Public Art Toolkits

An artist paints a bird on a sewer up next to a Raleigh greenway

Local wildlife on greenway sewer riser, 2020, Nora Reston, located on the Neuse River Trail near River Bend Park

Raleigh Arts has a set of toolkits to guide artists and community members through common arts projects and permitting processes. These toolkits were developed as part of the self-funded Community-Initiated "Do-It-Yourself" Public Art Projects program. 

Learn more about the toolkits here. 

Not sure where to begin?

Email Jenn Hales, Public Art Coordinator, at jenn.hales@raleighnc.gov for guidance.

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