We're looking for an artist or a group of artists to create a mural on the Red Shed outside McGuffey Art Center. The physical space is located in the parking lot behind McGuffey Art Center and spans (18’ x 6’ — pictured to the right). We're asking artists to come up with their best mural designs that facilitate community dialogue and create a vibrant and welcoming environment.
This project is a partnership between McGuffey Art Center, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and Charlottesville Mural Project, focused on creating opportunities for Central VA artists to expand their creative repertoire in mural-making.
This mural will be rotating in nature, meaning that the mural will be redesigned and repainted each year, with the intention of encouraging a variety of unique artistic perspectives and showcasing the work of multiple artists each year.
As a muralist or muralist group, you’ll get:
All painting materials costs covered
An artist stipend of $600 for your time and creative labor
Volunteers to aid with your mural painting (if needed!)
Documentation of the mural progress / finished mural for your artist portfolio
Featured on the McGuffey Art Center, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and Charlottesville Mural Project’s respective websites and social medias
Your completed mural and artist bio archived on the McGuffey Art Center & Charlottesville Mural Project permanently
To participate in a mural reveal and artist talk (to coincide with a First Friday opening, COVID-19 permitting)
The deadline to apply for the Red Shed Mural Project is June 30, 2021.The selected muralist(s) will be expected to create their mural in late July - early August 2021.
To apply, fill out your application HERE. Within the application, artists are required to submit:
Contact Information
Artist CV / Resume(s) — This can be a simple document which includes an artist bio or statement, your relevant art experiences (previous exhibitions, residencies, etc), and any artistic achievements. This document should be no more than 1 page. If submitting this application for a collaborative group of artists, you may attach multiple files.
Samples of your work — Please submit 3-5 samples of your work, which you feel are representative of your body of work as an artist or your focused artistic medium. Please label each of your images accordingly, with the title of the work and dimensions of the work (if relevant). If submitting this application for a collaborative group of artists, you may attach multiple files.
A visual pitch for the mural space — Please submit a mock-up of a mural design. This will be your intended design for the given mural space (18’ x 6’, or a portion of that space). Your submission can be a scanned or digital work. Please include dimensions with your mock-up (if you are submitting a smaller mural design).
After the application deadline passes, submissions will be reviewed and the selected muralist(s) for the inaugural mural will be notified on or before July 7, 2021.
This application is open to all artists in the City of Charlottesville and neighboring counties within the Central Virginia area. Artists without any prior mural experience are encouraged to apply, as well as artists who create collaborative mural designs with other artists.
The mural space is located on the Red Shed in the parking lot immediately behind McGuffey Art Center (201 2nd Street Northwest, Charlottesville, VA 22902). The dimensions of the mural space are: 18’ x 6’. Muralists are welcome to submit mural design ideas that encompass a smaller dimension of the space.
Come by and visit to take a look at the physical space!
If you have any questions regarding the application process, eligibility, or about the mural project itself, please reach out to Sri Kodakalla & Brielle DuFlon at mcguffeyrei@gmail.com.