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title: "Call for Indigenous Artists: Public Art Installation Overlook Plaza Project"
description: Call for Indigenous artists to propose an outdoor sculpture for La Crescent, MN's Overlook Plaza, installing May 2027.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/19eede33-e68a-4711-8f3c-a2cd93e8b5b7
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-09-08"
updatedAt: "2026-10-11"
programType: Public art
organization: City of La Crescent Minnesota
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/city-of-la-crescent-minnesota
deadline: "2026-10-17"
location: Overlook Plaza, La Crescent, MN, United States
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disciplines:
  - sculpture
---

# Call for Indigenous Artists: Public Art Installation Overlook Plaza Project

**Hosted by:** City of La Crescent Minnesota

**Type:** Public art | **Location:** Overlook Plaza, La Crescent, MN, United States | **Deadline:** October 17, 2026

## About This Program

> "Indigenous history, resilience, and public art"

### About This Call

The city invites Indigenous artists and Indigenous artist-led teams with connections to what is now Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Montana to submit a proposal for an outdoor sculpture to be installed in May of 2027. The goal of this project has been to be as inclusive as possible, create goodwill and to acknowledge that La Crescent sits on lands inhabited for millennia by Indigenous people. This first Indigenous History Public Art and Education project initiative by the city is meant to honor and reflect on the fortitude and resilience of the Indigenous people with connections to this region.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** National
- **Disciplines:** sculpture
- **Note:** Open to Indigenous artists and Indigenous artist-led teams with connections to what is now Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Montana.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 7, 2026
- **Deadline:** October 17, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://app.entrythingy.com/calls/external/call-for-indigenous-artists-public-art-installation-overlook-plaza-project