The City of Pensacola is hosting an interest meeting for any artists or designers interested in submitting a design for the Pensacola welcome sign structure contest, which is underway now through April 26. The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 13 from 9-10 a.m. in the Hagler-Mason Conference Room, located on the second floor of City Hall at 222 W. Main St.
The meeting is not required in order to submit a design, but anyone interested in learning more about the project or the contest submission process is encouraged to attend.
The City of Pensacola is hosting the design contest for artists to create a three-dimensional welcome structure, which will greet as many as 100,000 visitors daily on the Pensacola side of the Pensacola Bay Bridge, or Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Bridge.
The city is working in partnership with Dalrymple Sallis Architecture for the contest, with a goal of creating a design that will greet visitors to Pensacola for decades to come. Funding for the project will be provided in part through a Joint Participation Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation.
The selected design will be fabricated and installed by the city, to be placed in the area between Bayfront Parkway and Gregory Street facing south-southeast. Please see the project area map for location details.
All interested artists are encouraged to submit their designs for consideration to submissions@cityofpensacola.c
A panel of city staff and citizens will review submissions and select the best design using a scoring rubric. Artists are asked to take into consideration the location’s aesthetics, physical limitations, Pensacola history and cohesiveness when creating their design.
Artists should review the application packet for more detailed information about the design criteria, dimensions, materials and submission requirements. For more information or questions, please email submissions@cityofpensacola.c
