Fort Worth Public Art

Art Commission wants your input to review the public art plan for 2025. The Art Commission finalizes the Endorsed Draft Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Work Plan. The Fort Worth Public Art program, with community input, facilitates public artworks throughout Fort Worth.

The plan lists 39 new and ongoing public art projects located across all districts. Following the public hearing, it’s anticipated the Art Commission will make its final recommendation to the City Council for consideration. Residents can review a copy of the endorsed draft plan on the Fort Worth Public Art program.

Learn more, including reviewing the draft plann by visiting our website (link in bio).

Fort Worth Art Commission August Meeting
Monday, August 19
Meeting: 5:30 p.m.
Public Hearing: 7:30 p.m.
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, Tx, 76107

A public art installations in Fort Worth is among three in Texas nominated as a Top 100 CODAawards finalist this year.

The CODAawards is an international art competition celebrating projects that "successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces."

Do Something Good for Your Neighbor by The Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design is alongside Lake Como. This public art installation honors local community leader William H. Wilburn Sr. and is inspired by the natural beauty and rich history of Lake Como Park. The steel sculpture's sides are engraved with text excerpts from The Lake Como Weekly archives and other historically relevant documents.

This artwork aimed to showcase the unique qualities of the Lake Como community and share its story with future generations.

Fort Worth and Dallas art installations among Top 100 CODAaward finalists, voting open now Online voting for the CODAawards runs through July 2.

Installing in April, 2024, artist Mark Reigelman’s artwork for the Las Vegas Trail Roundabout, 'Right Turn Only', is a playful artwork created from hundreds of bright blue traffic arrows that twirl and point toward the sky. It nods to the directional signage on the roundabout and acknowledges the community’s aeronautical history through its reference to the circular air patterns created by airplane wingtips. Commissioned by the City of Fort Worth through Fort Worth Public Art and realized at the Demiurge art fabrication studio in Denver, Colorado, it is being prepared for transport to Fort Worth. (The white masking protecting the outer layer of arrows will be removed once the artwork is installed).

Learn more about this project and others at fwpublicart.org

Artist Anita Blayton is at Alliance Park collecting shoe treads at Alliance Park's soccer fields (just past the playground). The collected prints will be a part of her work 'Sipping From the Wetlands."

Saturday, April 13th is last day to add your impression to the work. Learn more through the link in the bio.

The design acts as a symbol of harmony and positivity. Inspired by the wetland and patterns of organisms in the environment, including footprints of visitors which become one with the ecosystem, Blayton proposes a larger-than-life hummingbird appearing to drink water. The mirrored stainless steel faceted bird will have a series of five wings on each side detailed with laser cut shoe treads submitted by community members that together mimic the wings' rotation. Including the blue conical water shape, the sculpture will stand 24' tall and just over 24' at its widest point.

In celebration of National Wetland Day, we’re spotlighting Anitra Blayton 's “Sipping From the Wetland,” a new public art project planned for Alliance Park. Inspired by the wetland and the patterns of organisms in the environment, including footprints of visitors which become one with the ecosystem, Blayton’s larger-than-life hummingbird appears to drink water. The faceted, mirrored stainless steel “hummingbird” will have a series of five (5) wings on each side of its body to mimic the wings’ motion, detailed with laser-cut shoe treads submitted by community members. Stay tuned for more details on how to submit your shoe treads!

Fort Worth dedicates interactive public art on Near Southside Arts Fort Worth has dedicated a piece of public art on the Near Southside. The Oak is a bronze and glass acorn on the southeast corner of Magnolia and 5th Avenue.

Hi everyone, my name is Karla Garcia. I create art about the land around us, connecting it with materials that speak about specific histories and cultural symbols connected to the natural environment and our lived experiences. You can see more of my work at karlamichellgarcia.com or follow me at .

It was great to be inspired by the community surrounding Trail Drivers Park. At the beginning of my research, I spoke with neighbors about the values they felt were important when creating a sculpture for their neighborhood. A few keywords were heritage, legacy, diversity, and community, along with an overall feeling of hope and strength. Some neighbors talked about the multi-generational families that have been part of the history of this region from the beginning. They described their home as a friendly, tight-knit community that is there to help when in need. The industrial architecture, the park's natural landscape looking to downtown Fort Worth, the historic shelter, and the multi-generational homes in the neighborhood all formed a part of the design and location for installation.

Join me and Fort Worth Public Art on Saturday, December 9th for the dedication followed by an artist talk.

Save the Date: Seed the Future Dedication
Saturday, December 9th at 9 a.m.
Location: Trail Drivers Park, Fort Worth, Texas

'Seed the Future' is the result of the history I learned from the community surrounding Trail Drivers Park and the history of the cattle drivers that traveled through this space. From the city’s archives, I learned that cattle workers migrated through this region in order to create an industry that is still part of the culture of Fort Worth. The name Trail Drivers Park is based on the historic cattle trail that went from Mexico to Texas. The migration of cattle, food, workers, and culture all met within this space and gathered at the shelter. Years later, the diverse neighborhoods in this area were built for the meat packing industry, surrounded by railroad tracks.
As I was spending time at this park, I found one dandelion flower that made me think about how both ideas of the flower and the cattle drivers migrated back and forth through this space. The seed is spherical, which connects to the idea of community. I wanted to make a large sculpture that was a symbol of legacy and community. This piece is made of multiple parts and made with mirrored stainless steel that fits into the landscape of the park.

Save the Date: Seed the Future, Dedication Ceremony
Saturday, December 9th at 9 a.m.
Location: Trail Drivers Park, Fort Worth, Texas.
Artist Talk by Karla García following the dedication

Hi everyone, my name is Karla Garcia, and I create art about the land that is around us, connecting it with materials that speak about specific histories and cultural symbols that are connected to the natural environment and our lived experiences. You can see more of my work at karlamichellgarcia.com or follow me at .

Join me on December 9th at Trail Drivers Park to celebrate the team I worked with to create the sculpture titled “Seed the Future” a sculpture that commemorates the cattle drovers who contributed to the Fort Worth prosperous industry. Thank you to Kevin Goodman from FWNA Engineering; to Stealth Industry for fabrication and installation; and to AJ Kuhn and Sergei, Frizzel for the final rendering.

Seed the Future is an 8-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture inspired by the Dandelion seed flower. It is a symbol of good wishes, resilience, and prosperity. The sculpture is symbolic of the community in this region and is made in parts with repeating longhorn designs that are symbolic of the cattle drivers that traveled through this park working and contributing to Fort Worth’s prosperous economy.

Save the Date: 'Seed the Future' Ceremony
Saturday, December 9th at 9 a.m.
Trail Drivers Park, Fort Worth, Texas

Artist Talk by Karla García

Are you an artist interested in public art? City of Austin Cultural Arts Division has three open calls for the Austin Art in Public Places Program. Click the link below to learn about each one:

Art in Public Places | AustinTexas.gov The Art in Public Places program works with local and nationally-known artists to create cultural landmarks in Austin's community.

Read Fort Worth Report's article about the history of the Diamond Hill Community Center and then join us Saturday, November 4 at the Diamond Hill Community Center Grand Opening and Public Art Dedication !

‘It was well-attended, but run down.’ Diamond Hill Community Center wraps up renovation | Fort Worth Report After renovations, Diamond Hill Community Center shines. Here’s a first look at the health and recreation facilities before its ribbon-cutting Nov. 4.

CALL FOR ARTISTS
RICHARDSON, TEXAS
PUBLIC LIBRARY, FIRE STATION 5, AND ANIMAL SHELTER
The City of Richardson, Texas is interested in commissioning artists for four upcoming opportunities related to facility renovation projects as part of the 2021 Bond Program. These opportunities are open to US-based artists with the capacity to successfully complete design and installation/fabrication of the project within the timeline. The submission process is described below. Up to three (3) finalists will be selected to develop concept proposals for each of these four opportunities. The budgets for the projects range from $45,000 to $300,000. Submissions are due December 11, 2023.



Visit https://www.cor.net/our-city/arts-and-culture/public-art/call-for-public-artists for more information.

Call For Public Art Artists | Richardson, TX The Richardson Public Library re-opened Monday, Oct. 23, at its new temporary location at 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd. For more information, click here.

Local artist Anitra Blayton’s Final Design for Alliance Park was recently approved by the Fort Worth Art Commission! “Sipping From the Wetland” is intended to act as a landmark, a symbol of harmony and positivity for the park. Inspired by the wetland and the patterns of organisms in the environment, including footprints of visitors that become one with the ecosystem, Blayton’s larger-than-life hummingbird appears to drink water. The faceted, mirrored stainless steel “hummingbird” will have a series of five (5) wings on each side of its body to mimic the wings’ motion. All wings will be sandblasted stainless steel, detailed with laser-cut shoe treads submitted by community members. Including the translucent blue conical “water” shape, the sculpture will stand twenty-four feet (24’) tall and just over twenty-four feet (24’) at its widest point. The artwork will be placed near the park entrance in proximity to the newly constructed sidewalk, making it highly visible to a variety of passersby.