Mural Project at the Emeryville Greenway

The City of Emeryville invites California-based artists, as individuals or teams, to submit proposals for the design and implementation of a public art mural project at the Emeryville Greenway; Powell to Stanford segment. This new segment of the greenway is located in the central part of the City where a wide variety of uses come together at one of the City's primary intersections. The site is visible from multiple intersections and from auto, bicycle, and pedestrian viewpoints, and therefore presents a unique opportunity for artists to highlight this key location in the heart of Emeryville.

Emeryville is a small, vibrant city located between Berkeley and Oakland at the eastern foot of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. The city is a regional retail destination and headquarters of companies in high-tech, biotech, film, new media, culinary and the fine arts. Its residential population of just under 12,000 includes an ethnically and culturally diverse mix of people. The city is home to a well-known artist community that hosts the annual Emeryville Celebration of the Arts event. Your artwork will be viewed by a wide variety of visitors including those visiting for the day, shopping, doing business, picnicking, attending bicycle events, jogging, walking, or attending the month-long annual Celebration of the Arts.

Public improvements for the Greenway are currently anticipated to include a functioning windmill, a multi-modal pathway, seating areas, green (trellis) walls, and landscaping. The Broken Rack also anticipates improvements to their building such as awnings, overhead lighting and low fencing installations and seating either immediately adjacent to or as part of the improvements to the wall(s). The proposed plans will need to consider those improvements as part of the project context. Submissions must include 1-12 images. The submission deadline is November 30, 2017. Contact Emi Theriault at [email protected] or visit www.emeryville.org for the full RFP document and application procedures.