New Mexico-based artists can apply to sell their work to New Mexico’s Art in Public Places Program. The deadline to apply is September 22, 2025.

The Art in Public Places Program enriches New Mexico’s public spaces through an innovative and diverse public art collection. Since its inception in 1986, the program has placed more than 2,500 works of art in all of New Mexico’s 33 counties. The program aims to reflect the diversity of the arts in New Mexico, the Southwest, and the nation while building a dynamic public art collection for the State of New Mexico.

Through an open public process, local and regional selection committees work with New Mexico Arts to select artwork for their communities. The Art in Public Places Program also commissions large-scale projects that are designed for integration directly into the architecture of a building. It also purchases existing original artworks to be placed in public buildings.

New Mexico galleries may apply on behalf of any artists represented by the gallery, regardless of the artist’s residency.

Purchases made by the state range from $1,000 to $50,000, including all costs such as materials, transportation to the site, taxes, and anything else related to the accepted art.

Find all of the criteria and apply here by September 22, 2025.

Miss the deadline? The nonprofit lender DreamSpring maintains a list of business grants, including grants for artists. Find the September 2025 list here.