Ewald Park

The City of Alexandria's Public Art Program is commissioning public art within Ewald Park—an existing a 3.88-acre neighborhood park located within the West End of Alexandria at 4452 Duke Street that is planned for renovation. The park largely serves the surrounding community, including the Wakefield Tarleton, Brookville Seminary, and Foxchase neighborhoods. The park features a playground, a basketball court, an open field, and a parking lot, and is popular for pick-up soccer and basketball games.

The project budget, inclusive of design, fabrication, and installation may not exceed $150,000.

For more information and to apply to the call, click here. All applications are due by Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST. All applications must be submitted on callforentry.org to be considered.

Powhatan Park

The City of Alexandria’s Public Art Program is commissioning public art for Powhatan Park, a 1.5-acre neighborhood park located between Richmond Highway/Route 1/North Henry Street and North Douglass Street in North East Alexandria. A major renovation of the park is in the planning process.

The project budget for phase one, inclusive of design, fabrication, and installation may not exceed $100,000. An additional $10,000 is budgeted for the design of public art for phase two.

For more information and to apply to the call, click here. All applications are due by Friday, March 3, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities' Arts Division stewards the City of Alexandria's Arts Grants program with the intent of reaching these goals: 

• To strengthen Alexandria's creative capacity by providing its residents with diverse opportunities to meaningfully engage with the arts
• To improve the capacity and stability of Alexandria-based arts organizations to create, perform, and present works of artistic excellence and innovation through organizational support and program funding
• To create a vibrant urban environment by supporting diverse individual artists, organizations, and other entities in the creation, performance, and presentation of high-quality works of art across the City of Alexandria

Program Grants Deadline: Annually. Learn more about Alexandria's Arts Program Grants.

Torpedo Factory Art Center encourages artists and artist groups to apply for available studios.

Visit  torpedofactory.org/artopps for more opportunities to show work at Torpedo Factory Art Center. Many calls are national and international.