Call for Artworks Submission Deadline: OCTOBER 14, 2025
Total Budget: $132,000
Project Description
The University of Nebraska Lincoln is seeking existing 2D artworks for direct purchase to be displayed in the new Westbrook Music Building. The Westbrook Music Building, part of UNL’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts, is a state-of-the-art facility for the Glenn Korff School of Music. This professional, comprehensive arts institution is dedicated to advancing music and dance, preparing future arts professionals, and serving the arts community with key values that are collaborative, inclusive, and creative. The new building will house rehearsal rooms, practice rooms, a library, a performance space, classrooms, and faculty offices/studios.
The Committee is looking for works that have a conceptual connection to the Glenn Korff School of Music’s mission and values. The school is devoted to the advancement of music and dance, the preparation of future arts professionals, and service to the arts professions/institutions, holding key values such as being collaborative, inclusive, and creative. Artists should explain this connection in their letter of interest.
The number of works that are purchased depends on the price for each piece; only submit works priced between $1,000 and $20,000. The Committee will have full discretion over which pieces will be purchased and their locations within the building. If applicable, list any sites that may be ideal for the submitted work in the Letter of Interest, based on the site plans below. The potential sites are shown in purple.
Floor plans: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ZPKRNS3YmqLuOn7NC-yc7esiO_B-PfR/view?usp=sharing
While Nebraska based artists receive preference, all professional artists residing in the United States are eligible to apply.
Selection Process
The Westbrook Music Building Selection Committee, in consultation with NAC, has full oversight for the selection of an artist for this project. The Committee reviews RFQ submissions on Artwork Archive. Professional public artists/teams within the U.S. are eligible. The Committee encourages all to apply, including those with historically marginalized backgrounds.
Budget
A maximum of $132,000 is allocated for this project. The Committee will have full discretion on which artworks will be selected for the building and where they will be located. Framing and installation will be handled by a professional team; the listed price should breakdown the cost of the artwork and the delivery of artwork.
Selection Criteria
Presentation, description, and budget of completed work.
Conceptual connection to the Glenn Korff School of Music.
Timeline
*The timeline must be completed by March 2026.
Call for Art Open: Aug 25, 2025
Submission deadline: Oct 14, 2025
Artists notified: Dec 5, 2025
Artwork delivered: Jan 9, 2026
Artwork Installed, by or before: March 2026
Application Requirements
Visual Support Materials
Image descriptions: Label each uploaded image with title, dimensions, medium, year, artwork cost, shipping/delivery cost, and any relevant description. Please submit completed and available artworks; not samples of past works, or sketches of work that could be completed.
Images: Ten (10) jpg images of completed relevant artworks.
Required Materials
CV/Resume: Limit to three pages.
Letter of Interest: Describe your artistic style, background, and how work relates to this project. List any sites that may be ideal for the submitted work. Use 500 words or less.
Application Fee: There is no fee to submit for this project.
Contact
Meagan Dion, Public Art and Artist Programs Specialist
Nebraska Arts Council, meagan.dion@nebraska.gov
