Summary
The City of Reno is seeking existing video/digital media art to be displayed on a large-scale video wall facing Virginia Street in downtown Reno. This call is open to all artists working with video who live in the state of Nevada.

Description
The City of Reno is seeking digital artworks from artists to be displayed on a video wall located inside of the Canyon Flats off-campus student community in downtown Reno. The wall is visible to the public from Virginia Street, the main thoroughfare through downtown Reno. The video wall is approximately 12’ x 6.75’ and has sound projected outside along the sidewalk.

The City of Reno is looking for video/digital media art that is appropriate for all audiences. Due to the transitory nature of the audience, works up to 5 minutes in length or less are preferable. All rights of artwork remain property of the artist. Each artist may submit (1) one completed artwork for consideration.

Up to twelve artists will be selected and each artist’s work will be presented on its own for a period of one to three months. Selected artists will work with the program manager to adapt selected work for optimal presentation. Selected artists will receive a $200 honorarium.

Selection Criteria
The Reno Arts and Culture Advisory Board (ACAB) will review submissions based foremost upon demonstrated artistic merit. Artworks should be innovative, engaging, and compatible with the exhibition location in terms of public audience, scale, medium, and format.

Content must be appropriate for a public space: materials containing offensive or discriminatory depictions, nudity, profanity, illegal activities, or negative depiction of social, religious, ethnic, political groups or individuals will not be considered for display.

If applicable, selected artists must ensure that they have secured necessary talent releases and use rights. Works must respect and adhere to copyright and intellectual property law.

Location and Technical Info
The video wall is located inside of the Canyon Flat Apartments, an off-campus student community, in downtown Reno. The video wall faces Virginia Street, which is the main artery from the University of Nevada Reno campus through the heart of downtown.

The video wall is made up of nine (9) LG 55LV35A-5B LED screens that display the video as one large image (single channel). There are two directional speakers mounted on the outside of the building. However, due to the urban setting and traffic noise, video should not be highly dependent upon sound.

Timeline
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11pm PST – Submission due online via Submittable
Mid-December – Reno Arts and Culture Advisory Board review applications
Early January – Artists notified
March 2026 – Video Wall Programmed

*Depending on volume and length of applications, reviews, selection, and notification dates may be extended for the review committee and staff