EXTERNAL APP -- https://www.publicartist.org/artist/call.cfm?id=7054 -- The Maine Arts Commission seeks qualifications from artists/artist teams for public artwork at the new Lawrence Elementary School in the town of Benton, Maine serving the towns of MSAD#49: Benton, Fairfield, Clinton, and Albion. Artists/artist teams are invited to submit qualifications for this exciting opportunity to celebrate and represent the school community through one or more large-scale works of art. This project seeks to celebrate the rich history, natural beauty, and strong sense of community that defines this rural school district that straddles Somerset and Kennebec Counties.

APPLY VIA LINK >> https://www.publicartist.org/artist/call.cfm?id=7088 << The Maine Arts Commission seeks qualifications from artists/artist teams for public artwork at the State of Maine Cultural Building in Augusta, Maine. Artists/artist teams are invited to submit qualifications for this exciting opportunity to celebrate and represent the site through a large-scale work of art.

APPlY HERE -- https://berwickmuralsociety.wixsite.com/berwickmuralsociety/call-for-proposals -- $14,000 CAD -- Art for art’s sake. This project is an opportunity for artists to follow their individual inspiration and showcase their most personal work. Whatever direction you wish to go—bold, beautiful, profound, thought-provoking— this is your chance to enjoy complete freedom of subject and style. The site is an expansive wall allowing large-scale work with great visibility on the town’s main commercial street. Dig deep into your creative well and give us your best.

APPLY HERE -- https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14751 -- The late Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed were students of Hans Hofmann who studied with him in both New York and Provincetown. They were active at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) as artist members, instructors in the summer school, and they served on a variety of committees throughout their 50 years on Cape Cod. Lillian, in particular, was sensitive to the challenges artists face, especially those working against the mainstream or outside of popular schools of art. Her desire to provide financial support to mature artists through this generous endowment gift speaks to her passionate commitment to art created regardless of the demands and whims of the marketplace. Grants are offered to American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in painters who lack adequate recognition. A jury made up of three art historians, artists, curators, and critics will review the applications in the late spring. Applicants will be notified no later than July 1, 2025.

APPLY HERE -- https://form.jotform.com/alexandra.hall.artist/WallsBetweenWatersMuralFestival_RFQ -- About Essex County Land Bank: At the Essex County Land Bank, we are committed to revitalizing and transforming vacant, abandoned, and underutilized properties into valuable community assets. As an land bank administered by North Country Rural Development Coalition, our mission is to foster sustainable development, promote economic growth, and enhance the quality of life for residents throughout Essex County. In 2025 The Essex County Land Bank, in partnership with the North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC), will work with the community to program a mural festival in the Town of Ticonderoga. Walls Between Waters aims to transform spaces near blighted, vacant, and abandoned properties through public art installations. This new public art will foster community pride and encourage economic revitalization. The project will focus on the creation of five murals in the downtown corridor, accompanied by a community festival. Essex County Land Bank and NRDC are seeking qualified artists for five large-scale mural projects. Walls Between Waters will be held in downtown Ticonderoga in the first week of June 2025. Project Overview: During the Request for Qualifications, RFQ Phase, PHASE I, a review panel will evaluate initial responses according to the criteria outlined in the RFQ applicaiton. Artists or artist teams whose proposed qualifications demonstrate, in the review panel’s sole opinion, the qualifications that best fulfill the purposes of this RFQ will move to the finalist selection phase, PHASE II. In PHASE II artists will be hired to create proposal concepts based on specific themes. Those proposals will undergo a community jury review. The selected artist in PHASE II will be contracted to implement their mural concept in Ticonderoga in June of 2025.

APPLY VIA LINK >> https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14929 << Artwork for the newly renovated Regan Unit of Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH) will be commissioned by ESH and the Department of Capital Asset, Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) through Rhode Island’s Public Art Law, which mandates that 1% of all state capital construction and renovation funds be allocated to the purchase and maintenance of public art. Through this program, the State recognizes that “public art creates a more humane environment: one of distinction, enjoyment, and pride for all citizens.”