We invite emerging and professional artists to participate in our annual call for art. It's a great way for you to engage with the city and activate public space.

For artists already on our mailing list, the call for artists to participate gets distributed in August by postal mail and email. To join our artists' mailing list, send us your contact information via the "Contact Us" form.

The 2027 poster series, to be released in late April, will feature "hidden gems" of Syracuse and Central New York. Poets are asked to prospect around well-known parks, landmarks, and cultural touchstones. And to then write about something or someone exceptionally good, valuable or beautiful, which somehow remains little noticed or under-appreciated. Poets will submit their work by Sept. 11. We'll then allocate several poems to each registered artist, and artists will each select one poem to illustrate.

In addition to this general aspect of the Project, we are teaming up with Baltimore Woods Nature Center to create a special poster marking the Center's 60th anniversary. Poets will submit poems related to Baltimore Woods. We have commissioned one of our repeat artists, Katie Mulligan, to illustrate this poster.

Artists submit work by mid-November. Announcement of the selected poet/artist pairs takes place by the end of the year.

To enter, first read our artist's outreach letter for 2027.

Then fill out an artist's agreement and provide some additional info via this Google form.

For more information, download our list of frequently asked questions for poets and artists.

Beyond posters, your work stands a chance of being shared with the public in other ways--via note cards and postcards, booklets, and large-format flat screens.

Thank you!