About the Sacramento County Department of Airports Request for Qualifications and Experience (RFQ&E)
Deadline to submit qualifications and experience: May 1, 2025
Artist Services for the Design, Fabrication, and Installation of Public Artworks at Sacramento International Airport (Concourse B Expansion)

Project Overview
The Department announced on February 1, 2023, a $1.4 billion expansion program collectively known as “SMForward” that will reshape the Airport to accommodate projected passenger growth over the next seven years.
SMForward, which includes six major construction projects, represents a historic opportunity to integrate art into the traveler’s experience while reinforcing and contributing to the Sacramento region’s identity. When completed, SMForward will include permanent artworks inside and outside the new buildings, on the facade of the new parking garage facility, within the new pedestrian walkway, at the new Terminal B gates, and at sites in and around the new Ground Transportation Center. These new works will add to the more than two dozen artworks already gracing the Airport’s public spaces. This RFQ&E is a call for multiple artwork opportunities under SMForward’s Concourse B Expansion project.
Artwork Sites and Budgets
This RFQ&E includes the following project site. All budgets set forth below are inclusive of all costs associated with delivering the services described in this RFQ&E, including artists’ fees, and costs associated with design, fabrication, and installation of artwork, including transportation.
CONCOURSE B EXPANSION
ART BUDGET: $25,000–$200,000
Number of commissions or direct purchases of existing artworks: 4–6
Six (6) additional gates will be added to the west end of Concourse B. These areas are primarily for passengers awaiting departure but also for arriving passengers. They are areas of interlude that give the viewer time to slow down and reflect before, after, or between flights. The opportunity here is to invite travelers deeper into the works of art and revel in their detail, sparking moments of curiosity, contemplation, and calm.
In collaboration with the architect, spaces to hang two-dimensional works of art or low-relief wall pieces will be designed at multiple gates. Artworks for these spaces could be large or small scale and commissioned or purchased with budgets ranging between $25,000 to $200,000. This opportunity was specifically created to engage Artists who do not have Public Art experience. This site is open to qualified regional artists
Eligibility
Professional artists or artist teams residing in the Sacramento region are eligible to apply. This includes the counties of Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.

Project Timeline
RFQ&E Issuance |
March 25, 2025 |
SOQ&E Submission Deadline |
May 1, 2025, 11:59 pm (PST/PDT) |
First Panel Review Meeting – Selection of Finalists |
May 2025 |
Finalist Orientation Meetings |
June 2025 |
Second Panel Review Meeting – Interview Finalists |
August 2025 |
Artist Selected and Awarded Contract |
August 2025 |
Contract Agreement Executed |
September 2025 |
Artwork Fabrication |
Fall 2025 – Spring 2027 |
Artwork Installation |
Spring 2027 |
Download the SMF Artwork RFQ
Download the SMF Artwork RFQ here. All active participation within the SMF Artwork RFQ process will occur on SlideRoom.

Download SMF Artwork RFQ
SlideRoom RFQ Portal
How to apply
Applications are available through SlideRoom, an online application system for calls for entry. There is no charge to artists for using SlideRoom. Please be sure to allow adequate time to submit your application as technical difficulties can occur. Applications that are mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered will not be considered.
Applications will not be accepted after the May 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (PST or PDT) deadline.
Application materials include:
- Resume
- Letter of Interest
- 10 images of previous work
- Image descriptions
Apply at SlideRoom
Questions
All inquiries regarding this RFQ&E and any request for clarification of the contents of this RFQ&E must be directed in writing via e-mail to Air-SMForward-Art@saccounty.gov no later than April 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time. Please include “Art RFQ” in the subject line.