City of El Paso Police Department Headquarters Mural Project

The City of El Paso Public Art Program is seeking artists or artist teams to create a series of murals on the west-facing façade of the Police Department Headquarters building located at 911 N. Raynor. Four panels have been identified on Piedras Street, each measuring approximately 8ft by 12ft. The commissioned artist will be required to gather research and present an original design reflective of the history of the Five Points area.

Eligibility is open to all artists and/or artist teams who are residents in the County of El Paso, are professional practicing artists, and have experience working on large scale paintings and/or murals. If applying as a team, the team leader must be knowledgeable and experienced with murals and mural-related materials. Artists or artist teams must agree to sign a contract with the City of El Paso, carry personal liability insurance, meet all contractual obligations, engage in meetings with community members and stakeholders, and adhere to a timeline. Current employees of the City of El Paso, their spouses, or members of the Public Art Committee are not eligible. The City of El Paso does not accept qualifications from undergraduate students for Public Art Projects.

The total project budget is $20,000 to include design and installation. Applicants must submit a letter of interest, current resume, and six images of completed past artworks with title, dimensions, medium, year of completion, location, three-sentence description, and budget amount. Images must be submitted in BASELINE JPEG format, sized to 1920 pixels on any one direction, no more than 1.8 MB in file size, and saved in RGB color space (preferably sRGB). Applications must be submitted through the CAFÉ online application system at www.callforentry.org. The submission deadline is February 29, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. MST. Artist selection will occur March 8, 2012, with Public Art Committee review on March 13, 2012, and notification to selected artist on March 19, 2012.