ONE WALL MOVEMENT — Open Call for Muralist

Hi-ARTS is now accepting submissions for the 2023 ONE WALL MOVEMENT. ONE WALL MOVEMENT is a large-scale mural initiative that centers the voices and talents of muralists, writers, and street artists who self-identify as BIPOC, PGM, women, femmes, trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming. ONE WALL MOVEMENT commissions artists with an interest in or experience with community-engaged art and with a history of working within their communities. Commissioned artists are provided with public-facing art as a canvas to creatively express reflections of their lived experiences with no restrictions on their subject matter or process.

Artist fee: $15,000

Requirements

ELIGIBILITY

Emerging and established muralists, graffiti artists, writers, and street artists

Artists self-identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), People of the Global Majority (PGM), women, femmes, trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming.

Demonstrated ability and technical knowledge required to execute a large-scale artwork 

Prior experience: work samples that demonstrate prior experience with leading or assisting with murals or other large-scale works  must have painted or assisted with murals or other artwork at a significant scale

Priority will be given to artists based in New York City and/or the Tri-State area. However, national and international artists are invited to apply. Geographic preference for artists based in New York City and the Tri-State area; however, we accept submissions from national and global artists. 

Teams and Individuals are welcome to apply.