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.

SUBMIT THROUGH THIS LINK >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5z-OP1Lr2MPO-u1Ah1u-PHJVc3Hg4Pi6GZGgedXhDp9EBxg/viewform -- Let It Shine! Public Art Partnership is seeking an experienced artist to paint a 30-foot by 40-foot mural in downtown Pittsfield at 7 North Street in Summer/Fall 2025. Let It Shine is ready to inspire the community with another dynamic, large scale mural. We aim infuse the community with an expertly crafted artistic vision by working in partnership with an established muralist. The goal of this mural is to contribute positivity to Pittsfield's visual landscape, through a vibrant and inclusive lens. Let It Shine has acquired public art through a variety of methods including a commissioned mural by Sylvia Lopez Chavez, open calls to artists, and community mentoring programs. Once selected by the Mural Selection Committee, the artist must submit a to scale, color concept sketch by an agreed upon date. Community members and property owner will be available for consult during sketch and ideation phase. The design must be approved by a panel of 15 community members. Some sketch revisions based on feedback should be expected. Designs must be family friendly. The mural is to be completed by October 31, 2025 (a Spring 2026 timeline may be considered). The artist stipend for this mural is $18,000. Lifts will be provided, the wall will be prepped. Artist must supply their own paint, sealant, and materials and organize their own lodging and travel accommodations. This mural will be painted on brick. DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 20, 2025 at 5 pm.

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 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://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.

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.