Indy Arts Council Public Art Project Manager; Temporary

Indy Arts Council Seeks Public Art Project Manager (Temporary, Contract)

Deadline: 01/05/2026

Public Art Project Manager | Contract Work | Hybrid

Posted December 3, 2025

About Indy Arts Council

Indy Arts Council is central Indiana’s leading arts advocacy and services agency. Our mission is to foster meaningful engagement in the arts by nurturing a culture where artists and arts organizations thrive. Advancing racial equity, inclusion, and access, which includes ensuring arts and culture experiences and audiences reflect the diversity of our city, is at the heart of our vision of “A Creative Life for All.”

Position Overview

The Indy Arts Council seeks a contract Public Art Project Manager to support new public art at the Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center. The Project Manager will curate and manage the commissioning and execution of a mural in a private area of the new facility. This is a position with significant independent responsibility.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Managing client communications and artist correspondence
• Artist recruitment through open calls and direct outreach
• Managing project budget and overseeing expenditures
• Installation planning and coordination of on-site fabrication
• Support for marketing and promotional activities
• Additional administrative tasks as needed

Compensation

• Total contract payment of $10,000 for delivery of the completed artwork.
• Work may be conducted remotely and independently; however, the contractor must be local to Indianapolis for periodic client meetings and site visits.
• Office space and equipment are not provided.
• This is a temporary contract offer and does not include employee benefits.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education in the visual arts, arts or office administration, art history, museum studies, project management, or a related field (associate’s degree or higher preferred, not required).
• Demonstrated experience completing mural projects valued at $25,000+, including managing an open call selection process for public and private clients.
• The ideal candidate is a freelance, independent public art project curator and project manager.
• Due to funding requirements, applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.

Technical Skills

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, via email, phone, and video conference platforms
• Basic math and spreadsheet skills for budgeting and expense tracking (Excel or Google Sheets preferred) and client-ready document preparation
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Personal Attributes

• Creative and resourceful
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Able to manage multiple tasks effectively

HOW TO APPLY

If you believe you can perform this contracted project at a high level of quality, we’d love to learn who you are! Please send or deliver your resume with a cover letter. Use your cover letter to outline your experience, note special considerations, and express what you feel you can bring to the role. As an attachment, provide images and budgets of previously completed mural projects where you have been the primary project manager and include the client name, artist name, dimensions, and year completed for each project.

The Indy Arts Council is an equal employment opportunity workplace.