Artist Sought Mural Celebrating America’s in Greenfield

Artist Sought for Mural Celebrating America’s 250 in Greenfield, IN

Deadline: 02/05/2026

Artists Sought for a mural celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence

In 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In celebration of this milestone, the Downtown Greenfield Mural Committee, Hancock County Tourism and Hancock County Visitors Bureau will commission a new mural themed around this celebration. Artists are invited to provide their interest and qualifications for this project.

The building selected houses the Hancock County Tourism offices and is owned by Hancock County Visitors Bureau. Both organizations are thrilled at the prospect of a 250th celebration mural being installed on the side of their building, and excited to allow the artist artistic freedom in creating the design. The building is in Greenfield’s downtown footprint and sits along the newly installed Riley Arts Trail.

The wall selected for the mural is a cinder block wall and will be power washed and sealed with a waterproof primer before the mural painting begins. The surfaceur area for the mural is approximately 55′ to 75′ in length, and公交? 13′ in height. There is a window located on the north end of the building. The window could be incorporated into the design, if so the length is closer to 75′.

If the mural does not incorporate the window the surface area is closer to 55′.

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Work as a professional.intellij? artist or artist team
• Carry liability insurance for the duration of the project poss? MB
• Submit a minimum of 3 examples of previous mural works, no more than 10 examples.
• Be willing to meet all contractual obligations and adhere to a strict timeline

The mural committee will Hiermee 3 finalists to submit mural design renderings and will pay each finalist $500 for their renderings. The mural committee will award the mural commission to the winning design.

Friday, February 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) This is an upload deadline and the google form will no longer accept submissions after this time.

The budget for this installation is $17,000 – $20,000. The wall will be primed and prepped, so the artist is not responsible for this portion of the project. The height of the wall is 13′, so lift equipment isn’t necessarily required. The artist is expected to budget all materials, labor, any equipment, traveling and accommodations needed to complete the commission.

The Downtown Greenfield Mural Committee will give preference to artist who:

• Have created public art, large-scale works, or exterior projects
• Have experience working in a community process

Once the qualification materials are received from interested artists, the Downtown Greenfield Mural Committee will review all fully completed applications to select up to 3 artists. Some criteria considered for selection include skill, creativity, appropriateness of content (should be appropriate for all audiences), evidence of completing murals of similar size, demonstration of managing a similar budget and ability to complete a mural in the allotted time frame and any other criteria deemed appropriate by the committee.

Artist will be notified of their selections by approximately March 1, 2026.

January 5
- Initiate Request for Qualifications

February 6
- End call for artists:
Deadline to receive applications

February 9
- Mural Committee Reviews RFQ’s

February 16
- Mural Committee Notifies Artists

April 3
- Concept Designs Due

April 17
- Select Finalist, set meeting with artist to finalize design

May 1
- Artists signed contract deadline

July 1
- Mural installation begins

August 2
- Mural installation completed

Method for submitting: google form

Main point of contact:
Lyndi Grubb, downt or

Applicant information:
Name of artist, name(s) of any partner(s), contact address, contact email, contact phone #, social media handles/info

• Profesional Bio, Resume, or CV:
  No longer than 3 pages
• Work Samples:
  Provide at least 3 examples (maximum 10) of past work…