Request for Qualifications
Budget
$3,000
Application Deadline
Monday, February 16, 2026 by 11:59 PM ET
Summary
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts is seeking 3 – 4 multidisciplinary artists with strong interest in participating in a pilot program that is focused on both professional development and creating artist-designed walking tours.
The total budget for each artist will be $3,000, which includes an artist fee of $2,500. This opportunity is open to members of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps as well as any artist living and working in southwestern
Pennsylvania. Interested artists will also be considered for the Pittsburgh Creative Corps.
Eligibility
This opportunity has been released to members of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps and artists living in southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes residents of the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland.
Selection Process
Qualifications submitted through this RFQ for the pilot program Psychogeography: City Practice will be reviewed by a selection panel consisting of Program Manager of Education Rachel Klipa, writer Sherrie Flick, and two additional Shiftworks staff members.
Artist selection will be based upon submitted materials. All applicants will be notified of final decisions in March 2026.
Shiftworks may check references to assist in the evaluation of applicants’ qualifications.
Additional Information
Shiftworks hosted an information session for this opportunity via Zoom on Monday, February 2, 2026 to discuss the application process and respond to questions. The recording of this information session can be accessed at the link below.
Recording of the Info Session: Monday, February 2, 2026
Here is a supplemental reading from the February 2026 issue of Harper’s Magazine titled Another London by Hari Kunzru. This essay offers further explanation of what psychogeography is – experiencing a place through a different lens.
Another London by Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine, February 2026
Link to the essay in Harper’s Magazine
Application Assistance
Artists interested in assistance with or feedback on their application in advance of submission are invited to contact Shiftworks’ Program Manager of Education, Rachel Klipa.
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The Office of Public Art scans a variety of local, regional, and national resources in order to gather opportunities for artists to work in the public realm.
