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Artists Sought to Help Dress Up Oak Park Railroad Retaining Walls
Alright all you artists out there, here's your chance to help make Oak Park beautiful:
Visit the Village website for more details.
Oak Park artists are being sought to transform the railroad retaining walls along the Green Line corridor from dull, blank concrete into canvases that promote creative expression and provide an enriching visual experience for residents and visitors alike.
Called the Community Mini-Mural Project, the first phase of the program will select eight artists to paint separate murals ranging in size from about six-by-eight feet to six-by-eleven feet. The first murals will be along North and South boulevards near Oak Park Avenue. The long-range goal of the program is to cover the entire length of the railroad with art, where possible.
In this first phase, each of the eight selected artist will receive $500 for materials prior to beginning the project and another $500 upon completion. Artists and their concepts will be selected by a panel of judges from the local arts community.
Interested artists must submit an application, available on the Village web site or at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. Each application also must include a rendering of the proposed design.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Tues., April 20. Selected artists will be notified by Wed., May 5. The goal is to have the murals on the walls in June.
Concepts will be selected on artistic merit, appropriateness for a public way and originality. Paint is the only medium that may be used and should be of a quality to withstand weather conditions for a reasonable amount of time.
In this first phase, each of the eight selected artist will receive $500 for materials prior to beginning the project and another $500 upon completion. Artists and their concepts will be selected by a panel of judges from the local arts community.
Interested artists must submit an application, available on the Village web site or at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. Each application also must include a rendering of the proposed design.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Tues., April 20. Selected artists will be notified by Wed., May 5. The goal is to have the murals on the walls in June.
Concepts will be selected on artistic merit, appropriateness for a public way and originality. Paint is the only medium that may be used and should be of a quality to withstand weather conditions for a reasonable amount of time.
Visit the Village website for more details.
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