The Bastrop Cultural Arts Commission invites sculptors to submit designs for consideration for a
Veterans Memorial Sculpture. Bastrop has a large community of Veterans, and the Commission seeks
to honor the memory of fallen soldiers through the timeless beauty of iconic art.
The Commission requests that the image of Julius Thomas (the first Bastropian killed in the
Vietnam war) be included in the memorial sculpture.
The memorial will be placed in one of the following various outdoor locations, to be determined:
• In front of the Police Department building at 104 Grady Tuck Lane
• Next to the American Legion building at Mayfest Park
• Next to the Kerr Community Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Please read the following information and criteria carefully. Applications must be complete, and
projects must follow all guidelines for acceptance and consideration.
2025-26 Call for Entries
You are invited to submit your proposal to be displayed in a public space. The following criteria are
required:
1. The iconic art project must depict the image of Julius Thomas and imagery or verbiage honoring
fallen soldiers.
2. No minimum height and width requirements
3. The call is open to all artists without geographic distinctions or restrictions.
4. Required Medium: Bronze or Stone
5. Reproductions of original art will be accepted. No copyrighted logos or advertisements may be included.
6. Each artist may submit up to 3 images of the proposed original art for consideration. A highresolution
digital or hand-drawn image of at least 300 dpi and 5x7 size is required to be juried.
**You do not need to produce a detailed, polished representation of the project.
We simply require an image that will convey the project and style.
Please note that the quality of the image can influence the jury process. Artists must also
submit prior work examples and attach references such as websites or social media
account. No substitutions will be allowed after the juried process has been completed.
Send all images, including an artist’s photo by email listed below.
7. Upon artist selection and design approval, the project will begin production. Selection will be
done by jurying process by members of the Cultural Arts Commission for final decision.
8. Compensation will cover design, supplies, labor and installation for the project. Budget should be
submitted with your application. The selected artist will also be recognized at an
unveiling/appreciation event, the date of which is to be determined. Note** the City has up to
$500,000 for full completion of project (site development, lights, etc).
9. The artist selected to exhibit will be required to sign an Artist’s Agreement with the City of
Bastrop that will detail the rights and responsibilities of all parties related to staging, installation,
security, materials, liability and removal, etc.
Design Limitations
All project submissions must be “family appropriate” and pose no risk to public safety; nothing of
sexual, violent, or political nature shall be accepted. No advertisements or copyrighted material is
allowed, however, the Artist may incorporate his/her signature into the design. Project supplies and
submissions must be compatible with outdoor elements by using materials impervious to UV and
weather deterioration.
Upon acceptance, a representative from the Cultural Arts Committee will communicate sizing
limitations, once a site is approved by Bastrop City Council.
More information and application can be found HERE.