Call for Indigenous Artists: Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge Public Art, City of Mississauga

Rendering of the Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge

Call for Indigenous Artists – Expressions of Interest (EOI): Permanent Public Art for Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge

Submission Deadline: July 8, 2026, 11:59pm ET

The City of Mississauga seeks to commission an Indigenous artist or Indigenous-led artist team to create permanent public art for the Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge, a pedestrian bridge crossing the Credit River between Memorial Park and Port Credit GO station.

The City seeks artwork that responds to the Credit River as a place of living cultural, spiritual, and historical significance, honouring Indigenous presence, treaty relationships, and the enduring role of the river in sustaining Indigenous ways of life.

The City aims to unveil the artwork in fall 2027.

Compensation

The budget for this artwork is $253,400.00 + HST CAD.

Selection Process

This is a two-stage artist selection process. Up to three artists will be shortlisted from this call to develop a proposal.

How to Submit

Please download the submission package and submit your Expression of Interest via the online submission form on the City of Mississauga website.

Submission Deadline: July 8, 2026, 11:59pm ET

For additional information or questions, please contact:
Philippa French, Public Art Curator
public.art@mississauga.ca

City of Mississauga
300 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1
mississauga.ca/publicart
public.art@mississauga.ca

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