APPLY HERE: https://forgeproject.submittable.com/submit -- Forge Project is pleased to announce its open call for applications for its 2025 funded fellowship program for Indigenous artists, scholars, organizers, cultural workers, researchers, and educators. The application is live and applications are due Saturday, February 15, 2025, by 11:59 PM ET Forge Project is a Native-led non-profit organization whose mandate is to cultivate and advance Indigenous leadership in arts and culture. Located on the ancestral homelands of the Moh-He-Con-Nuck people, Forge is situated on a 38-acre campus in the Mahicannituck (Hudson River) valley. A change-making model for Native cultural self-determination and leadership, Forge fuses traditional and contemporary knowledge and practices to build community, public education, and collective action.

APPLY HERE -- https://form.jotform.com/243544690862161 -- In 2025, the Bonafiglia Family Foundation will collaborate with their partners to facilitate the installation of murals in downtown Seneca Falls, NY. Each mural will align with the Advance Seneca Falls 2024 Comprehensive Plan and reflect the objectives of the community. The goals and purpose of this type of artwork implementation include: - Highlighting community assets - Embracing the value of public art investment - Bringing visitors to the community - Encouraging economic growth - Improving quality of place The Bonafiglia Family Foundation is seeking qualified artists to install a mural project in Seneca Falls, NY. -- 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 application. 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 Seneca Falls, NY in 2025. Mural site: 37 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY -- MURAL THEME -- The mural will highlight Seneca Falls as the Birthplace of Women’s Rights, and it will depict the significant impact of this history on the community’s current identity & culture. The goal is to provide a creative installation that will resonate with Seneca Falls, NY. A creative brief is being developed by Bonafiglia Family Foundation. This document will be shared with Phase II finalists to aid them in designing their proposal concept. Phase II muralists are asked to use this reference material to develop their design.

APPLY HERE -- https://www.ithacamurals.com/thriving-futures-2025.html -- Smart Energy Choices and Ithaca Murals are excited to announce $56,000 available for16 mural projects across the Southern Tier of NYS! For community members to paint murals in areas of the Southern Tier where they live or work. We will be funding 1-3 murals in each of the 8 counties in the Southern Tier: Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Delaware -- FUNDING -- $2,000 Awards For 8 medium-sized projects! (Opportunity open to 1st time muralists) ​$5,000 Awards for 8 large-sized projects! (Opportunity for experienced muralists) -- TIMELINE -- March 21, 2025, 11:59 pm: Applications due (International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination) April 7, 2025: Winning artists contacted and announced (World Health Day) April - June 2025: Artists and organizing team monthly meetings (1st meeting in person in Ithaca, other 2 meetings will be Zoom) May - July 2025: Mural projects painted

We are working on a grant for a 3-year grant application that will fund murals in a small, rural town in Tioga County, PA. We have building owners with walls willing to work with us and our county development office in coordination. We will update the budget and the walls available as we progress. The anticipated budget is much higher than described, but we will keep it low until we secure funding.

SUBMIT THROUGH THIS LINK >> https://firstfridayptbo.com/mural-call/ -- First Friday Peterborough’s 2025 Mural Project aims to celebrate and contribute to the vibrancy of our downtown and local arts community by establishing a large mural in a prominent, accessible, and visible location. This project is an exciting opportunity for First Friday Peterborough and project sponsors to support artist livelihoods, facilitate public engagement, and foster new connections and dialogue between artists, community members, and visitors alike. This project is organized and facilitated by the First Friday Peterborough Committee, and made possible by project partners and sponsors including Ashburnham Realty, the DBIA and JBR Paint & Repair.

APPLY VIA LINK -- https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15259 -- The Buffalo Bills Public Art Program seeks to commission professional visual artists, or artist teams, to create new site-specific public mural(s) to be placed in (new) Highmark Stadium. This artwork will be thematic, public-facing, and part of the permanent collection at the Stadium. Through an open Call for Artists Request for Qualifications (RFQ) / Request for Proposals (RFP) process, the Public Art Program will solicit applicants, review portfolios, and select qualified artists or artist teams who can innovatively and thoughtfully design within the context of the new stadium. Over three separate Calls for Artists, the Buffalo Bills Public Art Program will be seeking sculptural ceiling art, murals, and wall-based artworks of various sizes and budgets to becurated on multiple levels of the Stadium. The public art at Highmark Stadium should reflect the city’s diverse demographics, team and fan engagement, and be welcoming to travelers of all backgrounds to experience artwork in an inclusive environment. Arts and sports are universal languages that allow people to express themselves and connect with others across communities, cultures, and generations. About the Buffalo Bills Public Art Program & General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are located at https://www.buffalobills.com/new-stadium/public-art-program The Buffalo Bills Public Art Program at Highmark Stadium is for new site-specific work created to best fit each stadium location.