Tulsa’s Route 66 Village sends out Public Art RFP

The City of Tulsa is accepting submissions from professional artists or teams of artists in response to a public art opportunity at the Route 66 Historical Village. The Route 66 Village is a railroad, transportation, and oil themed attraction on Route 66, located at 3770 Southwest Boulevard, Tulsa, OK 74107.

This call seeks to identify artists or teams of artists capable of designing, fabricating, and installing an original work of art serving as an artistic photo-op on the Route 66 Historical Village’s Train Depot site.

The artistic goal will be to welcome Train Depot visitors with a permanent installation of an artistic piece that is consistent with the time period of the Train Depot. We encourage the artist, when creating the “Photo Op” Art piece, to encompass the Route 66 Village’s history for educational purposes, telling the story and presenting an opportunity for a “Photo Op” art piece to be exhibited outside of the Red Fork Depot Plaza.

The project is open to all professional artists, designers, or firms, age 18 and over, regardless of residence, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental ability. Please share this RFP opportunity with any artists that you know that might be interested.

Deadline for submissions will be October 20th, 2023.

The RFP in full, which includes more information, can be seen here.