City Walls Detroit is seeking artists (or collaborative teams) to design street mural installations at 2 locations along 10th in the Greater Corktown Choice Neighborhoods Planning area as part of the recently awarded National Endowment of The Arts (NEA) Our Town Grant.
The guiding principle of the City Walls program is for the artwork created to represent the values and identity of the community where it is showcased. As such, this project seeks to promote the vibrancy and civic pride of Greater Corktown communities and deepen connections with residents in the process.
The City of Detroit has a vision for neighbors to feel connected to each other, take shared responsibility for their neighborhoods, feel empowered to make a change in their environment, and envision a positive future for themselves, their children, and the built environment in which they live.
The community will be fully engaged in describing which aspects of their collective identity will be showcased through the wayfinding and art. This will foster organic representation of the area and increase pride of place, while simultaneously establishing a brand identity to be furthered by future public and private investments.
We are seeking artists or artist teams who can make a commitment to working in Detroit as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this project. Any artist or artist team is encouraged to apply.
Exhibition along 10th in the Greater Corktown Choice Neighborhoods Planning area for City Walls Detroit.
Budget:
The overall budget: $20,000 for street murals. This budget is all-inclusive, including but not limited to artist’s fees, artist’s assistant costs, artist’s studio costs, materials and supplies, installation, specify consultants, and community engagement participation.
There are two possible scenarios for the selection panel to choose how the $20,000 artist award will be distributed:
Along with completing the online form, interested artist/artist team should submit: