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RFP-BOSTON ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE (AIR) PROGRAM - RESIDENT ARTIST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Description: The City of Boston is requesting proposals for resident artist professional services for its Boston Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program. The posting identifies this as an open-market professional-services procurement, not a grant program. Respondents are directed to City of Boston Supplier Portal event EV00017855 for details and electronic responses.

Buyer: City of Boston
City · MA, US
Released: Sep 28, 2026
Closes: Nov 17, 2026(19 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.

Meeting agenda
Apr 9, 2025
537 days before RFP
The FY2026 hearing notice proposed a $800,000 Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture revolving-fund limit for goods and services supporting public art throughout Boston.
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COMMITTEE HEARING NOTICE April 9, 2025 The Boston City Council's Committee on Ways and Means will hold public hearings on the FY26 recommended budget, as well as various relevant budget-related dockets, according to the attached schedule. These hearings will take place in the Iannella Chamber, Fifth Floor, Boston City Hall, unless noted otherwise. The…
Boston City Council Committee Hearing Notice
Meeting agenda · Apr 9, 2025
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Board meeting
Apr 8, 2026
173 days before RFP
The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture proposed a FY27 revolving fund capped at $800,000 to purchase goods and services supporting citywide public art.
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0751 Message and order approving an order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2027 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from easements within the public way granted by the Public…
Boston City Council Council Meeting
Board meeting · Apr 8, 2026
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Board meeting
Jun 10, 2026
110 days before RFP
The City Council passed a Fiscal Year 2027 order authorizing the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture to purchase citywide public-art goods and services through a revolving fund capped at $800,000.
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City Council Meeting Minutes June 10, 2026 0751 On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2026, Docket #0751, approving an order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2027 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston. This revolving…
Boston City Council Meeting
Board meeting · Jun 10, 2026
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RFP published
Sep 28, 2026
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Key Contacts on this RFP

Decision makers connected to this RFP from City of Boston.

David HernandezAcademy Director

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Natoya CastilloAccounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Manager

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Rosemary Chung-DellActing Deputy Director of Real Estate Management and Sales

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Hannah FongActive Transportation Planner

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