Request Proposals: Temporary Vinyl Murals at Indianapolis International Airport

Request for Proposals:
Temporary Vinyl Murals at Indianapolis International Airport

Deadline: 08/23/2026

The Indy Arts Council invites visual artists to submit images of pre-existing two dimensional or digital artworks for consideration for reproduction as large-scale, temporary murals. The artworks will be photographed and the murals digitally printed on adhesive vinyl by third-party vendors and installed at no cost to the artist.

Three murals will be produced and installed in early 2027. Two murals will be placed in the terminal concourse connector in January 2027, and one mural will be placed in the parking garage in March 2027. These murals will remain on view through December 2028 (concourses) or March 2029 (parking garage).

• Artists must be 18 years or older and live in Central Indiana (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, or Shelby counties)
• Artists must be legally able to work in the United States: status will be confirmed through the federal E-Verify process

Compensation

Each of the selected artists will receive $500 as a license fee for their work. Artists are not responsible for producing the finished vinyl artwork; the airport authority will take care of this at their expense.

Artwork sites

Two of the artworks will be installed inside the terminal, in the concourse connector at either end of the passageway between Concourses A and

B. The artworks will be viewed primarily by ticketed passengers and airport employees moving between the two concourses, although they will be somewhat visible to viewers standing at the east end of Civic Plaza.

The third artwork will be installed inside the Parking Garage, in the lobby area on the 3rd level as people enter or leave from the pedestrian bridge. This location is viewable by anyone with no airline ticket required.

Copyrights

The submitting artist must have produced the artwork, and the artist must own the copyright for the image. Images with shared copyrights must also include authorization from the other copyright owner(s) to submit the artwork for consideration.

Please note that artworks created entirely by generative AI cannot be used in this program, as current law states that such works cannot be copyrighted. The application form will ask whether your submitted image(s) was generated by AI at any point in its (their) creation—if you check “yes”, we will inquire further about how you used AI if an image is under active consideration.

The artist retains full copyrights to their work at all times. Artists selected for this project will enter into a licensing agreement with the IAA to allow their work to be used in this context and for the associated publicity and promotion.

Timeline

• Call released:
  Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
• Application workshop (virtual, via Zoom):
  Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6:30-7:45 p.m.
  • Register here.
  • The workshop will be recorded and the recording link available through the application form.
• Final date to receive applications:
  Sunday, August 23, 2026 11:59 p.m.
  • This is an automated deadline. Applications still in process at the deadline will not be reviewed.
  • We recommend that you submit your application several days early. You can continue to edit and a submitted application up until the deadline!
• Jury selection process:
  September, 2026
• Artists notified: by September 30, 2026
• High-resolution image due OR original artwork delivered for photography:
  Thursday, October 8, 2026 10:00 a.m.
  • If no high-resolution image already exists, photography will be commissioned by the Arts Council at no expense to the artist. Artist will receive a copy of the image.
• Artwork installed:
  • January 2027 for the concourse connector artworks
  • March 2027 for the garage artwork
• January 2029 for the concourse connectors artwork
• This is an online application process with digital images.
• Look for the KIND Arts & Culture logo, and the words “Concourse Mural Application”, and click on the button that says “Start Application.”
• If you have an account on the platform, please sign in before beginning your application.
• If you do not have an account, you will have the opportunity to create one when you apply. Accounts are free.
• The form will automatically…