OPEN REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS | NASHVILLE CAMPUS FOR EMPOWERMENT

CALL SUMMARY

Metro Arts is issuing an Open Request for Qualifications to design, fabricate and install an interior, permanent Public Artwork Wall Sculpture for the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment (NYCE) in Nashville, Tennessee.

The new youth campus will replace the existing juvenile court located at 100 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37213. The new site is located at 1354 Brick Church Pike, 2.5 miles north of the original site, near the intersection of I-24 and Trinity Lane. The total artist budget allocated for the new public art sculpture at the juvenile justice center is $400,000.00.

Once selected, the artist or artist team must facilitate a minimum of four (4) community engagement activities, including at least two (2) in-person events with residents and stakeholders. Community input will inform the artist’s proposed design for the public art. We encourage the artists to read and find their connection to Metro Arts commitment to equity and the city’s vision for redefining juvenile justice. This will inform artists’ community engagement process and the development of their work. After the design is approved, the selected artist will develop drawings, fabricate, and install the permanent public artwork at the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment (NYCE) prior to its targeted opening in January of 2027.