CT State Gateway - Art in Public Spaces Call for Art
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and CT State Gateway are currently seeking to purchase artwork by Connecticut artists for CT State Community College Gateway campus in New Haven, CT. The committee is considering two-dimensional interior wall mounted works of art.
Budget: up to $50,000 is available to purchase a variety of art by several artists.
Submission Deadline: 11:59pm ET on December 15, 2026 (submissions will be reviewed in January, 2027)
About CT State Gateway
Gateway is located in the heart of downtown New Haven, a thriving city with academic, cultural, and retail opportunities within blocks of campus. Gateway provides residents and businesses of the Greater New Haven area with innovative educational programs as well as social and cultural opportunities. More than 14,000 full and part-time students choose from more than 100 accredited degree and certificate programs.
The four-story, 358,000 sq. ft. community college campus was designed to accommodate student achievement, classroom functionality, connection to downtown New Haven, and a commitment to sustainability. A glazed tower defines the main entry, marking a corner of one of New Haven’s “Nine Squares” and the building culminates in a curved, multi-story glass volume that houses the college library and makes a unique urban gesture as a “gateway” to the city.
The downtown Gateway campus is a linear structure consisting of two large buildings and is linked by a 3-story pedestrian bridge spanning George Street. A highly integrated work of art was created and installed within the pedestrian bridge as part of the earlier construction project along with the acquisition of a number of 2D artworks.
Project Description
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and CT State Community College, Gateway Campus are currently seeking to purchase artwork by Connecticut artists for the campus building in New Haven, CT. The college is enhancing its art collection and will be considering a few new 2D acquisitions that resonate with the student population and add to the academic experience.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists who are residents of Connecticut
Artists must be able to complete a W9 and enter into a contract with the State of Connecticut for the purchase of the artwork. Contracts can only be administered with an artist. Contracts cannot be issued with a gallery representing the artist, an estate, a non-profit, etc.
Application Requirements
Artists may submit up to six (6) images of available art for purchase.
The selection committee will review submissions in January, 2027 with notifications anticipated for early February, 2027. COA will contact artists who are selected by the committee for further review and consideration and additional art may be requested and reviewed.
Artwork does not need to be framed to be consider for purchase. Please make a note of the framing status within the submission.
Artists are not required to 'hold' these pieces. We do not want you to miss out on other opportunities for the sale of your work. The committee has been made aware that submitted artwork may be available for sale or exhibit elsewhere. If a submitted artwork is no longer available then please send an email to tamara.dimitri@ct.gov so we can remove it from the review.
How to use Artwork Archive
Artists can use Artwork Archive to submit a Call for Entry at no cost.
Here is a link to a resource on how to set up a free account.
Here is a link to a resource for artists with existing Artwork Archive accounts.
Contact
For questions about this Call for Art, email Tamara Dimitri at tamara.dimitri@ct.gov
FAQs
COA will provide FAQs to common questions about this Call for Art on an ongoing basis. Feel free to reach out to Tamara Dimitri by email if you have questions and/or revisit this page for future FAQs.
Rules and Terms
PAYMENT
The Artist shall submit a billing/invoice on his/her letterhead to DECD. The State will process the invoice and make payment to the Artist approximately thirty (30) days after the Work of Art has been inspected by DECD or its duly authorized representative and determined to be satisfactory, and picked up by DECD or its designated transportation contractor. Payments are issued as a check by mail or direct deposit.
WARRANTIES
The Artist warrants that: (a) the Work of Art is solely the result of the artistic effort of the Artist; (b) the Work of Art is unique and original and does not infringe upon any copyright; (c) the Work of Art is an edition of one (1); (d) the Work of Art, or duplicate thereof, has not been accepted for sale elsewhere; (e) the Work of Art is free and clear of any encumbrances from any source whatever; and (f) the Work of Art will be free from faults of material and workmanship for a period of twenty-four months (24) months after payment by the State.
REPRODUCTION
The Artist hereby reserves all rights to graphically reproduce the Work of Art, but shall not unreasonably refuse the State permission to graphically reproduce it. The Artist also reserves all rights under any copyright laws to which the Work of Art may be subject.
Notwithstanding the above, the State shall have the right to graphically reproduce the Work of Art for brochure, newsletters, or other media as produced and distributed by the State. When reasonably possible, any graphically reproduced images used by the State will include a credit line stating the name of the artist(s) and title of the Work of Art.
It is hereby agreed that the Artist will not reproduce the Work of Art in like manner.
Note: The term "reproduce" as mentioned above refers to the creation of an exact copy of the artwork. The term "graphically reproduce" refers to images of the art used for promotional purposes. Artwork may be part of an edition as long as the art is assigned a unique edition number.