PUBLIC ART CALL / RFQ for the University Ave. Underpass Mural Project - Opportunity | Culturalyst | Culturalyst Acadiana

Description

Are you a muralist with experience painting outdoors and a passion for community-driven projects? Your time is here! 🌟 Basin Arts, in partnership with Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG), invites qualified artists or artist teams to submit qualifications for the design and implementation of a large-scale public mural at the University Avenue underpass, located at 339 N. University Avenue in Lafayette, LA . This project seeks to transform a key gateway corridor into a vibrant, welcoming landmark that invites locals and visitors towards vital education and public service institutions along the roadway, including the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette City Hall, the Lafayette Regional Airport, the Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Elementary School, Truman Early Childhood Education Center, alongside historic neighborhoods, and a multitude of local businesses from Interstate 10 to Highway 90. The selected artist will be commissioned to create an original mural that enhances the visual identity of the University Avenue corridor. The mural should celebrate the history and stories of the surrounding neighborhoods, honor the role of education and public service towards a thriving Lafayette, and contribute to the broader revitalization efforts along this important public thoroughfare for generations to come. This RFQ is open to professional artists or artist teams with demonstrated experience in large-scale mural design and installation. Preference may be given to artists with a connection to Lafayette or the Acadiana region. This is the first of three public art calls to be released as part LCG's University Avenue Creative Placemaking Initiative, facilitated by Basin Arts. Be on the lookout for more in 2026! 👀 🗓️RFQ Application Deadline | December 15th

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Letter of Interest (max 2 pages): Describe your artistic practice, interest in this project, statement of approach for this project, and relevant experience. A professional résumé highlighting mural experience. A minimum of five images/maximum of 10 images of past work (completed within the past seven years) that demonstrate the artist’s ability to complete mural projects of similar scale. Include titles, locations, dates, and brief descriptions for each project. Contact information for two professional references of related past projects. Artists must include the reference’s name, title, phone number, email, and affiliation with the reference. Artist applications must be submitted through CaFE (www.callforentry.org). Interested artists must create a FREE artist account at www.callforentry.org to submit an application. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Artists should not submit mural proposals to this RFQ. Proposals will be requested only from selected finalists. Proposals submitted as part of this application will not be juried.