Contest Information 

We’re thrilled to launch our Public Arts Projects, a celebration of creativity and community collaboration across Laredo!

Thanks to the support of City Council and city officials, Laredo’s first-ever Public Arts Annual Plan is now approved — bringing public art to over 100 locations citywide.

 

Click to explore full details and learn how to participate:

    -Eligibility Requirements & Project Overview–See if you qualify and view project design requirements.

    -Submission Guide–Follow the steps to submit your designs.

    -Evaluation Criteria– Learn how submissions will be reviewed.

    -Compensation for selected projects: Original Visual Designs & Artworks submissions – $500-$750 depending on the project (includes your printing costs) || Writing submissions – $250.

Project Templates

Click each project to access its template:

1. 1. Footnotes: A Literal Story Walk- Sidewalk Poetry

   2. Jumpstart Creativity Ground Hopscotch Murals

   3. Mini-Gallery Posts: (Designs & Artworks)

   4. Library Murals

Multiple installations are planned for each project — you’re welcome to submit multiple designs per project, combined into a single file.

 

PUBLIC ART CONTEST SUBMISSION FORM

Submission Deadline: Sunday, December 7th, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. CST

Library Murals Submission Deadline: Sunday, January 5th, 2026 @11:59 PM CST

Please review carefully. All submissions will be evaluated after the deadline, and selected artists will be contacted notified email.