📣 Calling all mural artists! Apply to the Pre-Qualified Artist Registry to be considered for an upcoming mural project near the City Hall Annex! In collaboration with the City’s Landscape Services and Transporation, the Cultural & Public Art Program is seeking an Artist or Artist Team to design and install a mural on the exterior wall of the City Hall Annex, located at the West-facing wall along N Mangum St.
🌿 The selected Artist or Artist Team for this project will design artwork to include a live planting, with a strong preference for vertical growth or vines, integrated into the mural and site.
📍The wall is located near 314 Mangum St on the West-facing wall along N Mangum St.
📅 Submission deadline: 11:59 p.m., Thursday, May 15
💲Total project budget: $30,000
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__________________________________________Pre-Qualified Artist RegistryThe Pre-Qualified Artist Registry has a rolling deadline for upcoming public art projects. Apply today!Project Overview
The City of Durham’s Cultural and Public Art Program invites artists and artist teams to submit portfolios as an entry to join the City of Durham Pre-Qualified Artist Registry. This registry will serve as a resource for the program’s selection of artists and artist teams to create City cultural and public art projects. Access to a predetermined network of qualified artists saves artists and staff members valuable time by making the process for responding to the numerous calls issued by the City more efficient. It also strengthens and streamlines the program by maintaining a database of artists in the community with particular skill sets.
The application process does not have a deadline.
Submission RequirementsApplication materials must be received on Submittable. Items required include:
- Artist StatementBriefly describe your experience, your discipline(s), and your qualifications for completing artworks. Artist teams should explain their interest and qualifications collectively.
- Images
- Resume
- References
