---
title: >-
  A Call for Illinois Artists: Illinois Department of Transportation District 5:
  Farmland Rest Areas Farmers City, Illinois (DeWitt County)
description: >-
  RFQ for Illinois artists to create permanent public art at IDOT Farmland Rest
  Areas in Farmer City, IL. $40,000 all-inclusive project budget.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/e975867c-2de6-4788-b168-5bdff7ac119c'
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: '2026-05-28'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Public art
organization: Capital Development Board
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/capital-development-board'
deadline: '2026-06-03'
location: >-
  Illinois Department of Transportation Farmland Rest Areas, Farmer City, IL,
  United States
isOnline: false
compensationRange: >-
  $40,000 all-inclusive project budget covering design, materials, fabrication,
  tools, project management, travel, installation, licenses, insurance, and
  documentation
disciplines:
  - sculpture
  - installation
  - mural
  - mixed media
  - public art
---

# A Call for Illinois Artists: Illinois Department of Transportation District 5: Farmland Rest Areas Farmers City, Illinois (DeWitt County)

**Hosted by:** Capital Development Board

**Type:** Public art | **Location:** Illinois Department of Transportation Farmland Rest Areas, Farmer City, IL, United States | **Deadline:** June 3, 2026

## About This Program

> "Farmland rest areas; site-responsive permanent public art for an Illinois Department of Transportation facility in an agricultural setting"

The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the Illinois Department of Transportation Farmland Rest Areas in Farmers City, Illinois (DeWitt County). The budget for the project is $40,000, which covers all expenses associated with the completion and installation of the work including, but not limited to: the project design, materials, fabrication, tools, project management, operations, meetings, travel, installation, licenses, insurance, contracted services, delivery of the work to the site, and documentation of the completed project.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** sculpture, installation, mural, mixed media, public art
- **Note:** Open to Illinois professional artists only.

## Compensation & Benefits

$40,000 all-inclusive project budget covering design, materials, fabrication, tools, project management, travel, installation, licenses, insurance, and documentation

**Includes:** Commission fee

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 28, 2026
- **Deadline:** June 3, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://codaworx.com/rfp/rfp-detail/a-call-for-illinois-artists-illinois-department-of-transportation-district-5-farmland-rest-areas-far