Thank you for your interest in Eastern State Penitentiary's artist proposal process! We are presently revamping our artist installation program and are therefore not accepting proposals at this time. Please check back for updated information in winter 2024.
Proposal Deadline & Submission
Please check back for updated information in winter 2024.
Program Contact
Damon McCool
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Artist Installation Proposals
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-236-5111 x227
[email protected]
Additional Resources
- Pre-recorded virtual art orientation
- Sample Proposals
- Linda Brenner’s proposal for The Ghost Cats, 2004.
- Dayton Castleman’s proposal for The End of the Tunnel, 2005.
- Ruth Scott Blackson's proposal for No Trace Without Resistance, 2015.
- Emily Waters' proposal for America's Ten Worst Prisons: The Plate Collection, 2015.
- Jesse Krimes' proposal for Apokaluptein16389067:II, 2015
- Current Installations
- Past Installations
