LOCATION:
Plains Conservation Center (Aurora)
CATEGORY: Call For Artists
UPCOMING DATE AND TIME:
- Wed, Nov 4, 2026 - Wed, Dec 2, 2026
Compensation (Budget, Stipend, etc):
$67,500
The City of Aurora’s Art in Public Places program is seeking an Indigenous artist or artist team to create a sculpture for the Prairie Wetlands Laboratory. This project marks the fifth and final public art commission by Indigenous artists at the Plains Conservation Center.
The Prairie Wetlands Laboratory is an outdoor classroom located on the northeastern edge of the 1,100-acre shortgrass prairie preserve. The site features gathering spaces, shade shelters, and a bird blind designed for school programs, citizen science, and community wildlife viewing.
The selected sculpture should invite visitors to engage with the prairie wetland landscape and reflect on connections among water, land, wildlife, and people. Artists are encouraged to draw from their own cultural knowledge and artistic practice to address themes such as water, observation, seasonal change, migration, renewal, reciprocity, and stewardship.