Call for Artists: Adams County Fairgrounds Gateway Mural
Design and install a large-scale gateway mural at Adams County Fairgrounds, inspired by contemporary Western aesthetic and reflecting the history, culture, and future of the Fairgrounds.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $80,000
- Location
- Adams County Fairgrounds at Riverdale Regional Park, Brighton, Colorado
- Exhibition window
- Jul 15, 2026 → Aug 16, 2026
About
Overview
Adams County is seeking a Colorado artist or artist team to design and install a large-scale gateway mural at the Adams County Fairgrounds. This highly visible public art commission will span approximately 3,000 square feet across the exterior of the Al Lesser Building and welcome more than one million visitors each year. The selected artist will engage the community to create a mural inspired by a contemporary Western aesthetic that reflects the history, culture, and future of the Fairgrounds.
Key dates
- Project period: July 15, 2026 – August 16, 2026
Eligibility
Colorado artist or artist team.
Awards
- Commission: $80,000
- Finalist honorarium: $750 to develop project proposals
- Award
- $80,000 commission ($750 honorarium for finalists)
- Theme
- The mural should reflect the history, culture, and future of the Adams County Fairgrounds, inspired by a contemporary Western aesthetic.
- Eligibility
- Colorado artist or artist team.
- Size & format
- approximately 3,000 square feet
- Also worth noting
- approximately 3,000 square feet
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