Valley Art Center is thrilled to announce a collaborative public art mural project to beautify the construction site in downtown Chagrin Falls during the Main Street bridge reconstruction project and inspire the community. Leveraging the power of public art to create positivity and community engagement amidst the challenges of construction, Valley Art Center is proud to be providing a source of joy and inspiration to the community.
Designed by local artists and voted on by the community, the mural project includes plans for 8 murals to line the construction fence in Riverside Park. The 6 feet high by 8 feet wide-foot murals will include 7 designs selected by the community through a public vote of submitted designs by local artists and one community mural designed by esteemed lead mural artist, Pam Spremulli. Ms. Spremulli’s mural will incorporate elements drawn by community members of all ages, emphasizing the inclusive and collaborative nature of the community focused project.
Thank you to the private family foundations that are making Community Murals possible.
Submissions should be 6 feet high by 8 feet wide. 1 submission per artist.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DETAILS:
The Valley Art Center is seeking 7 public murals to be designed and professionally printed on a large scale for installation on plywood construction barriers for a period of 18-24 months in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The murals will be located on non-traffic facing construction barriers near the Main Street bridge during its reconstruction (53-65 N. Main St.). Chagrin Falls is an affluent Village suburb of Cleveland, Ohio with just over 4,000 residents, dozens of local owned shops and restaurants, 2 waterfalls, and tons of small-town charm. Featured on Good Morning America’s Main Street U.S.A. segments in 2023, a Top 10 small town to shop in by USA Today in 2023, and a Best Hometown by Ohio Magazine, Chagrin Falls is a destination for many visitors and shoppers in Ohio.
The murals are intended to beautify the construction barriers for residents and visitors during bridge reconstruction (estimated 18-24 months timeframe) while also enhancing local quality of life, creating community pride, and increasing the public’s awareness of the importance of the visual arts.
MEASUREMENTS: The printable surface of each digitally produced murals is estimated to be 6 feet high by 8 feet wide.
SOURCE SPECIFICATIONS: The mural designs can be digitally designed or painted/created and scanned for digital reproduction to scale. FINAL imagery must be designed digitally in vector format or be able to be scanned at a high-quality resolution (not photographed).
THEME: Celebration of community and togetherness!
SELECTION PROCESS: A public vote by the community will determine the top mural designs for selection.
PAYMENT: Artists of selected mural designs will be paid a $500 stipend for the right to reproduce the mural for installation in final enlarged size. Final printed murals will become the property of Valley Art Center after the 18-24 month period of installation. This stipend will be paid to selected artists within 2 weeks of receipt of acceptable digital image for reproduction by Valley Art Center. Finalization of all costs of reproduction and installation are the responsibility of Valley Art Center. All costs for designing and submitting mural designs digitally in response to this Request for Proposal are the responsibility of the artist.
DEADLINE
Proposals shall be submitted no later than Friday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00pm through the online platform “artcall”.
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More about the Valley Art Center past public art projects:
https://www.valleyartcenter.org/public-art.html
More about the Village of Chagrin Falls:
https://downtownchagrinfalls.com/
Images of Chagrin Falls, Ohio:
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