Tampa International Airport 2026 Call for Artists

Tampa International Airport seeks to commission eight (8) new artists to create bold, innovative public artwork for our collection. Commissions range from $200,000 to $1,200,000.

Tampa International Airport seeks artists to create bold, innovative public art projects.

For more than 50 years, Tampa International Airport has been building a diverse and internationally acclaimed art collection that reflects our vibrant community. It is with great pride and anticipation that we now look to tomorrow. Your creative and innovative works can help create moments of respite, introspection and joy that the Tampa Bay community and our millions of visitors from around the world will experience for years to come.

Thanks to an expanding airport, we have identified eight new locations and now invite artists to submit their materials for consideration. A wide range of forms and media for the artwork will be considered for commissions including freestanding sculpture, wall-mounted or ceiling-hung art, technology-based art and possibly functional elements.

Please visit https://www.tampaairport.com/call-for-artists for additional details.

This opportunity is open to artists or artists teams that have completed a commission or sold, at a minimum, one piece of artwork at a minimum of $15,000.

This Call for Artists is open to local, state, national, and international visual artists working in any medium with experience executing their ideas from concept to installation completion, meeting a specified budget and timeframe, and working in the public realm with public agencies.