“Arts for All Seasons”
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Arts is accepting proposals for new indoor mural in the classroom spaces at the Arts Center in downtown Saratoga Springs. This will become a ‘paint by numbers’ collaborative community project.
Overall inspiration for the design is the four seasons and the history of Saratoga Arts’ and its mission. Priority will be given to applications that consider and include references to all genres of the arts, the historical significance of the building and its location within Congress Park, how arts and culture benefits and impacts the community.
Apply by Friday May 5. Winner will be notified by May 9.
The proposal should include a rendering of the finished mural but the selected artist(s) will be tasked with translating their design onto our primed white wall as a ‘Paint by numbers’ from May 17-21. The color will be added by members of the community from Aug. 21- Sept. 1, with a celebration and grant opening on Sept. 2.
The winning Artist will receive a stipend of $1,500 to come up with the mural and transpose as a paint by numbers design onto the wall in the allotted timeline. The budget for any supplies needed to achieve this should not exceed $500 and must be itemized and submitted within one week of being selected. Saratoga Arts will order and have these supplies on site for the artist(s) to begin for May 17. An additional $700 in paint supplies has been set aside to complete the second phase of community engagement and color application.
Physical Space:
Saratoga Arts’ main hallway wall in our first-floor classroom area. Wall Material: Drywall, will be primed flat matt white prior to start day May 17th. Wall Dimensions: 94 inches tall x 480 inches wide
All applicants are required to submit:
1. A written description of their project and how it relates to the theme Arts for All Seasons.
2. Sketches or renderings of the design, in both phases – finished product and paint by numbers.
3. A clear description of their timeline and methods used to complete the mural.
4. A comprehensive materials list for both phases of the project including paint colors and preferred supplier
4. Examples of prior work and any other reference support materials
Apply at: www.saratoga-arts.org/Open-Calls.