Logo Design for Indigenous Public Art Program
City of Calgary
Deadline to apply: May 22, 2025, 11:59pm
Call for Indigenous designers
Who: Indigenous designers — all levels of experience are welcome to apply.
What: Logo design, digital art and illustration.
Location: Online/print opportunities with public art and design will represent the program
The Indigenous Public Art Program needs a new logo. Indigenous designers are invited by the City of Calgary Indigenous Public Art Program to submit examples of previous works as part of the selection process. Three short-listed applicants will be paid to create a solidified concept and present it to the team. From here, one person will be selected to fully realize their design concept and proceed to create the logo and accompanying illustrated graphics for the program.
Experienced Indigenous designers are encouraged to apply; however, Indigenous artists and illustrators familiar with design are also welcome to submit an application. This opportunity is open to Indigenous people who are from or reside in Treaty 7 and Métis Districts 5 and 6. Teams are not eligible to apply.
Dates:
- Deadline to apply: May 22, 2025, 11:59pm
- Project start: May 2025
- Project end: July 2025
How much:
- Stage one: $1,000 each for three participants (concept development)
- Stage two: $2,000 – $3,000 for the final participant (final deliverables)
Submit all questions in writing to indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca or via phone at 403.268.2994 before 4:29pm MT on May 15, 2025.
For more information and full guidelines visit Public art opportunities.
Budget
Three short-listed designers will receive an all-inclusive, maximum budget of $1,000 CDN (not including GST) to develop a concept and preliminary research for their logo design.
One successful applicant will receive an all-inclusive, maximum budget of $2,000 – $3,000 CDN (not including GST) to complete the logo design and accompanying illustrated graphics (see full details below under the section “Final Deliverables”).
The total budget includes but is not limited to the copyright of the final deliverables, design fees, supplies and materials, consultation, designers’ time for public engagement, travel, insurance and studio fees.
The designer is responsible for the project budget and will be paid based on deliverables per their Scope & Fee Agreement.
