ArtBridge + Slate + RiseBoro 

RFQ for mural @ 326 Rockaway Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn

OVERVIEW

What: RFQ for a 140 ft x 40 ft outdoor mural in Brownsville

Application deadline: December 19, 2024, 11:59pm

Application notification: January 10, 2024 (est)

Target installation: March/April 2025

Budget: 

• Artist payments: $50k in total: $40k for painting, $10k for community engagement guided by ArtBridge.
• Artist expenses: none
• Paint: ArtBridge pays for all paint costs, including primer, paint, sealant, brushes, rollers, etc, as well as for transport and storage of materials.
• Installation costs: ArtBridge pays all installation costs, including scaffolding rental/install, insurance, permits, etc.
• Artist assistants:  ArtBridge pays all costs to one or two assistants of artists' choosing.
• Additional assistance: ArtBridge will arrange all aspects of the project on behalf of the artist -- from paint ordering/delivery, to COIs, to community engagement, to scaffolding rental/install, etc.  We are here to fully support the selected artist in any way that is needed.

INTRODUCTION:

ArtBridge is partnering with Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership to install a large-scale mural on the side of a new affordable housing building at 326 Rockaway Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The mural will be 140 ft tall by 40 ft wide. We are seeking a Brooklyn-based muralist to create a design, in partnership with local community stakeholders, and to lead the hand-painted installation on the side of the building in the Spring of 2025.
 

THREE STAGES

Stage 1:

• This RFQ: Brooklyn-based artists submit 3 to 5 samples of their previous work, demonstrating large-scale outdoor installations. Previous experience hand-painting murals on large, outdoor walls is required. Previous community-engagement experience is preferred.

Stage 2:

• 4 artists will be selected from this RFQ and asked to draft a mural design for the wall. These artists will each be compensated $1,000 for their proposals.
• These 4 submissions will be reviewed by ArtBridge and our partnering local organizations and a panel of local stakeholders.
• One artist will be selected.

Stage 3:

• The one winning artist will work with local stakeholders to refine the design draft, to best reflect the values, cultures, histories, and voices of the Brownsville community.
• The selected artist will be paid a fee of $50,000 to create install the final design, directly painting it onto the wall.
• ArtBridge will be responsible for all project costs, including wall prep, paint, rental and installation of a hanging scaffold system, an artist’s assistant (of the artist’s choosing), insurance, and all other costs. The selected artist will not incur any project costs.
   

ELIGIBILITY: 

• Must be an artist who lives or works in Brooklyn, or who otherwise has deep, meaningful connections to Brooklyn.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• You may submit as an individual, or as a collaboration, or on behalf of an organization or collective. 
• Must have extensive previous experience working at large scale, outdoors.
• OSHA certifications preferred, but not required.
• Previous community-engagement experience preferred, but not required.

 

TIMELINE:  

Application deadline: December 19, 2024

4 finalists selected: January 10, 2025

4 finalists present design drafts: February 1, 2025

1 winner selected: February 15, 2025

Community engagement: Feb/March 2025

Target installation: March/April 2025

 

QUESTIONS:

Email: info@art-bridge.org with the subject heading Brownsville RFP. Or call or text 646-450-1463 

 

About ArtBridge

New York City currently has 320 miles of street-level construction. Since 2008, ArtBridge has transformed these underutilized spaces into canvases for local artists. ArtBridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Chelsea.     

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