City Calls On Artists For San Marcos Mural Project
This very cool piece of art was created by Graffiti/Mural Artist David Perez of Lestras Customs and is located on the west side of Black Rabbit Saloon and just below the Shade Rooftop Corridor News has been unable to find a website or contact info for the very talented David Perez. If any of our readers have this info, please email us at News@SMCorridorNews.com so we can include a link for our other readers.
City Calls On Artists For San Marcos Mural Project
The City of San Marcos and San Marcos Mural Arts seek to commission a visual/graphic artist or artist team to create a design for a mural consisting of up to five vinyl panels that will be installed onto a windowless exterior wall of a commercial building located at 110 East Martin Luther King Drive in San Marcos.
Artists may submit designs for between one and five panels. Artists may conceive of panels as stand-alone images, as a series of related images, or as one work cropped into five parts. The final selection may consist of multiple artists’ panels or one design comprised of two or more panels.
The Mural Art Committee, comprised of city staff from the Community Services Division and local artists, expect the project to deter future graffiti and create an artistic entrance to the city’s core. The project should meet the following objectives:
- Create a mural that is aesthetically pleasing
- Create a mural that reflects its surroundings and the community’s values
- Create a mural that gives visitors positive expectations
The committee will review the proposals and hold public meetings in May to receive citizen input on the proposed designs.
The artist stipend for this project is $1,000 per panel. Materials for the project and installation of the panels will be provided by the City of San Marcos. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 5 p.m.
Complete RFP guidelines can be found at www.sanmarcostx.gov/arts or by contacting Lisa Morris, Recreation Programs Manager 512.393.8409 or by email at lmorris@sanmarcostx.gov .
