APPLY HERE -- https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_232961.htm -- Are you a young artist from a NATO member country? Would you like to create a mural for the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, in June? Submit your design for a chance to win a unique opportunity to showcase your talent and creativity. NATO is launching its third annual mural competition to mark a NATO summit and highlight the Alliance’s vital role in protecting one billion people across Europe and North America. The first mural was created for the 2023 Vilnius Summit in Lithuania and unveiled in January 2024. A competition was held to select the designer of the mural commemorating NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, D.C. in 2024. Now, NATO is calling on young artists from across the Alliance to submit their proposals in view of the upcoming 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague. The winner will work with a local street artist to immortalise their mural on a wall in the city. This year’s competition theme is: “Maintaining our Shared Future”. Young artists are asked to submit entries in a 3D street-art style that creates an optical illusion via three-dimensional impressions on a two-dimensional horizontal surface.

FOR CITIES -- APPLY HERE -- https://cip.placemaking-europe.eu/en/open-call/ -- Want to be part of the Cities in Placemaking programme? This programme is a peer-to-peer learning experience for European cities, designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Placemaking, its application in the context of urban governance, and its implications for long-term systemic change. The goal is to create a collaborative effort that benefits from a wide range of perspectives, through interactive, participatory, and experiential learning, with a practical focus on the importance of Placemaking as a city-level strategy.

APPLY HERE - https://www.thecrystalship.be/en/open-call -- Join The Crystal Ship festival in Ostend and showcase your interpretation of CHANGE on a large public wall! 🌍🎨 🎨Theme: CHANGE — explore societal shifts, personal transformations, environmental issues, or art’s role in change. Deadline: February 16, 2025 Festival Dates: March 31–April 12, 2025 Location: Ostend, Belgium 🌸 What’s Covered: Fee: €2,500 incl. VAT per work. Materials: All provided (paint, cherry pickers, etc.). Hospitality: Free accommodation, meals, bicycles, and shuttles. Travel Reimbursement included. Work featured in a permanent open-air exhibition with festival marketing, social media, and press coverage. 🌸 Eligibility: Experienced street artists with a portfolio of large-scale public works. Submit a concept reflecting CHANGE with a brief text on your vision. Professionalism & cherry picker certification required.

APPLY HERE -- https://www.charleville-mezieres.fr/le-parcours-rimbaud -- €4,000-9,000 Since 2015, the City of Charleville-Mézières has commissioned artists to create urban artwork on the city's walls. These creations, which combine text and illustrations, are aimed at the entire population and highlight Rimbaud's work without the barriers of books or museums. The murals created help to fill the gap in reference to Rimbaud's work within the historical tour and, above all, to make the texts of the Caropolitan poet visible to as many people as possible. These works are aimed at all audiences, Rimbaldians but also non-specialists who are initially attracted by the artistic project and who will then be able to go and discover the rest of Rimbaud's works. This "Rimbaud tour" also aims to introduce tourists to little-known areas of the city. The applications must be sent to the following address : Ville de Charleville-Mézières Service musées et archives municipales PARCOURS RIMBAUD Mairie, place du Théâtre CS 40490 08109 Charleville-Mézières Cedex Or by email to: musees@mairie-charlevillemezieres.fr

MORE INFO -- https://www.instagram.com/p/DGqeSjgCaAZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== -- York’s first street art paste up festival will take place in 2025 showcasing the work of hundreds of artists from around the world…you send it, we’ll stick it✊>>>>Send your paste ups to be featured…details 👇 Quantity: Send as many as you like Size: No bigger than A2 please Paper: Thin is best (newspaper or printer paper thickness) Stickers also welcome Please send work in envelopes instead of tubes Remember to clearly include your name and social media handle Deadline: 4th April 2025 Post to: Paste Up York 39 Maple Avenue, York YO23 2RG

APPLY VIA LINK -- https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/leisure-sport-culture/freelance-practising-artist-public-art-panel - We are seeking a freelance practising artist to serve as a member of the Public Art Panel. The Edinburgh Public Art Panel advises on public art in the following areas: commissioning acquisition placement maintenance Requirements of the role The artist will be involved in the review of proposals and plans submitted for public art projects in Edinburgh and will be required to participate in panel discussions to evaluate submissions; offering insight into the quality, innovation, and feasibility of proposals from their own perspective as a practising artist. There will also be involvement in broader policy discussion as part of the panel. Find out about the roles and responsibilities of the Public Art Panel. Essential criteria Practising visual artist based in Scotland, with at least 10 years’ professional experience in applying for, and delivering art commissions. Familiarity with diverse artistic disciplines and cultural perspectives. Commitment to equality, inclusion, and accessibility in public art. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Demonstrable knowledge of the city of Edinburgh and its cultural infrastructure. Desirable criteria Experience of working in Scotland, the UK and internationally delivering public art commissions. Priorities We will prioritise applications that meet the criteria and that particularly demonstrate a track record and familiarity with diverse artistic disciplines and cultural perspectives. Time commitment Panel meetings will normally occur quarterly and may be held in person or virtually. Each meeting will require up to 4 hours of review and discussion time, as well as prior reading of applications and review of meeting reports. The artist will be appointed for a 2 year period, which will include up to 8 panel meetings. Fees and payment This is a self-employed contract and it is anticipated that the artist will work up to 60 hours per year. Hours of work will be agreed in advance, and payment made at current Scottish Artist Union hourly rates. How to apply Submit the following materials by 11.59pm on 15 June 2025. Summary resume or CV (2 pages max). Letter of interest outlining your experience and why you wish to serve on the panel (1 A4 page max). Up to 3 online links showcasing recent artistic work. Send your application to culturaldevelopment@edinburgh.gov.uk and our staff will review against the criteria and priorities. Successful applicants will be notified of their interview by 5pm on 23 June 2025. We will hold online interviews later in the week beginning 23 June 2025. Unfortunately, we will not have capacity to provide feedback on applications. For questions email Lisa Kapur at lisa.kapur@edinburgh.gov.uk.