2012 Call for Entries: Fourth Street Mural Project

Deadline for Design Submission: March 1, 2012
Final Design Selection: March 19, 2012
Artist Completion Deadline: June 30, 2012
Installation: Summer 2012
Download Application here

As part of its public art initiative and in its ongoing effort to beautify the downtown, Easton Main Street Initiative is calling for an artist to design insert panels to be installed on the Lafayette Hotel, northeast corner of 4th and Northampton Streets. Artists are asked to submit drawings for five jazz-themed silhouettes (see dimensions below). Panels should be black silhouettes on a single color background, and will be inserted in place of the street-level panels currently on the 4th street side of the Lafayette Hotel.

Request for Proposal:
This call is open to amateur and professional artists of all backgrounds. Up to three proposals may be made by each artist/artist group. Each proposal shall include a series of drawings that are original and graphically strong, taking into account the design parameters and theme requirements. The City of Easton will provide the treated boards to be used as the base, but other materials to be used, fabrication/production concepts, and all associated costs shall be clearly addressed in the artist(s) submittal.

Dimensions of the panels are as follows:
Panel A: 7’9” by 14’1”
Panel B: 7’9” by 6’11”
Panel C: 7’9” by 6’11”
Panel D: 7’9” by 18’10”
Panel E: 7’9” by 13’4”

Stipend:
The commissioned artist will receive a stipend of $4500, intended to provide recognition and financial support to purchase materials necessary to successfully complete the project. Installation will be provided by the City. The selected artist will be awarded 50% of the total stipend upon entering into the silhouette panel contract. The remaining 50% will be awarded upon delivery of the project, not upon completion.

Timeline:
Deadline for Design Submission: March 1, 2012
Final Design Selection: March 19, 2012
Artist Completion Deadline: June 30, 2012
Installation: Summer 2012
Unveiling Event: tba

Application: Download Application here

Contact:
Megan McBride
Assistant Manager
Easton Main Street Initiative
35 S. Third Street
Easton, PA 18042
610-330-9942
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www.EastonMainStreet.org