Floating Public Art Service for Harbour Square Park Basin

Waterfront Toronto requires a professional artist or artist team to create, fabricate, install, and remove a temporary floating artwork for the Harbour Square Park Basin. The artwork must float on the water, require minimal maintenance, and activate the basin during summer 2027. Bidders must produce stamped construction drawings, an anchoring plan, and a bi-weekly project schedule. Submission is restricted to Canadian onshore organizations, with performance occurring offsite. Artists must email a single PDF submission containing a completed submission form, an artist statement, technical details, a sustainability statement, a budget breakdown, and qualifications. Enquiries are due by November 26, 2026, and proposals are due by December 11, 2026. An evaluation team will score proposals out of 100 points based on the artwork concept, sustainability, technical feasibility and budget breakdown, and artist qualifications. The total commissioning budget is $100,000 USD plus HST, which must cover all artist fees, drawings, permits, insurance, materials, studio space, and installation costs.