The City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts Department seeks to qualify an artist or artist team to enter into an agreement to develop a site-integrated artwork for the Veterans Memorial Park (Capital Improvement Program, Project No. 4609) is located on 93.7 acres, near the intersection of Faraday Avenue and Cannon Road, Carlsbad, California. The park’s permanent public art featured prominently on the upper plateau, where visitors can enjoy views of the lagoon, ocean and golf course. As a site-specific piece, the public art will serve as a truly special way to honor and evoke the spirit of those who have served our country.

The City of Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Park site is located southeast of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. It’s bordered on the west and south by Faraday Avenue, to the north by Whitman Way, and to the southeast by the Macario Canyon and Veterans Memorial Park Open Space Preserves. The site is 93.7 acres of which 48 acres are developable. The reminder of the site is protected habitat. The topography of the site is characterized by gentle south to southwest facing slopes. The Parks Department worked with RJM Design firm to develop the Veterans Memorial Park Master Plan which is the basis of design for entitlements and construction documents and reflects the community’s recreational desires while balancing park development in a way that is sensitive to the surrounding natural habitat.

The total budget for the artwork is not to exceed $350,000.

The Call for Artists Qualifications is established professional artists residing and eligible to work in the United States. Special consideration will be placed to those artists who have served in the military services or who have immediate family connections to those who have served our country.

Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 by 4 p.m. (PDT)