I-94/22nd Avenue South bicycle and pedestrian bridge

The City of Minneapolis invites experienced artists with the capacity to work in a range of materials and a range of scales to apply to design and create public artwork on the I-94/22nd Avenue South bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting the Seward and West Bank neighborhood at Augsburg University. The City is seeking an experienced artist/artist team to collaborate with the project steering committee, project design team, and community to create a public artwork for this location. 

Possible art opportunities include but are not limited to: 

• Railing design (entire railing, or custom panels) 

• Form liner or stamped patterns in parapet, pilasters, walls or other poured concrete surfaces 

• Potential etched or sandblasting, patterns in vertical concrete surfaces 

• Artwork inset into recessed areas in concrete surfaces such as tiles, panels, bronze medallions etc. 

• Sculptures adjacent to bridge on the approach 
  

Goals of the public art project include:  

• Connect to and expand upon the goals and themes previously identified by the various stakeholders of the project. 

• Create a public artwork that fosters belonging and celebrates the importance of this site in the neighborhood, community, and city.  

• Commemorate and celebrate the rich and culturally diverse communities in the area and their histories as gathered through input from community members. 

• Support the idea of connection:  

  • Connecting past, present and future 

  • Connecting the north and south sides of 1-94/22nd Avenue South bicycle and pedestrian bridge

  • Connecting people, places, and ideas