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Apply to create an original mini-mural artwork on a 48x72 inch panel for the SawMural! Mini-Mural Festival.
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Get matched →The Public Art Urban Enhancement Division invites greater Albuquerque area artists (Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia counties) to create mini-murals for the inaugural SawMural! Mini-Mural Festival. This public art and creative workforce development initiative will transform a 1,000-foot segment of the Rail Trail into a vibrant open-air gallery, with up to twenty artists selected to receive commissions.
The east side of the Sawmill Segment Trail between Bellamah Ave. NW and Mountain Rd. NW is approximately 1,000 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. Works will be displayed in city-owned Taycar outdoor exhibition frames installed along the trail corridor.
Selected artists will create original mini-mural works on 48-inch by 72-inch marine grade plywood panels. Mural subject and style are open to the artist's interpretation. Artworks must be two-dimensional, accessible, and appropriate for a broad, multi-generational, and diverse public audience. No electricity will be available for lighting.
Works should engage with the Sawmill trail and surrounding communities. Proposals including apparent violence, inappropriate nudity, denigration of individuals or cultures, desecration of significant cultural symbols, or political or religious speech will be reviewed for appropriateness for public display.
Legal residents of the greater Albuquerque area (Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia counties) are eligible to submit. Proof of residency will be required for finalists.
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Applications are submitted online via CaFÉ (Call for Entrée). The SawMural! Review Committee will jury selections based on demonstrated artistic quality, familiarity with the Sawmill trail and surrounding communities, professional qualifications, and ability to create the proposed design within the $4,000 budget. Up to three final mini-murals may be selected for the Albuquerque Public Art Collection.