CALLS FOR ARTISTS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

Jack Myers Memorial Public Art Commission

Freeport Art Museum | Arts Plaza | Freeport, Illinois

Call Overview

RFQ Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Artist Stipend : $15,000 - 20,000

The Freeport Art Museum (FAM) invites professional artists and artist teams to submit qualifications for the creation of a permanent public artwork honoring Jack H. Myers, whose extraordinary generosity made the Arts Plaza possible through his donation of the property and significant financial support for its development.

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is the first phase of a two-stage artist selection process. Artists selected as finalists will receive an honorarium to develop site-specific proposals for review by the selection committee.