Peace & Justice Art Banner Application

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Request for Proposals

We’re looking for a local artist or artist team to create a series of artistic graphic designs to be printed on three vinyl banners and hung between the columns of the Old Post Office building in downtown Chapel Hill, a site known as Peace & Justice Plaza.

Banner specs. The banners will be 4 feet wide x 5 feet long and displayed for approximately 12 months. The designs should speak to the themes of peace and justice, with a particular focus on racism, anti-racism, and/or the struggle for racial justice.

Finalist proposal stipends. $200 / artist or team
Project commission budget. $3,000

DEADLINE EXTENDED. Monday, March 25th at 5 p.m.
Eligibility. Applicants must be 18+, live within 40 miles of Chapel Hill, and submit application materials using the directions below.

Community Arts & Culture aims to inspire creativity and celebrate community for a better Chapel Hill. We value inclusion, experience, and understanding, and encourage proposals that reflect these values.

Banners displayed below (left to right) were designed by Charlie Dupee and Victoria Primicias.

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Complete this application and upload the following materials as one zipped file. Don’t know how to zip a file? Learn more here. File formats other than those requested will not be considered.

Applications should include:

Four (4) Images and List of Previous Work:
- Submit 4 image examples of your art that are relevant to this project.
- Each image should be about 900 pixels (longest dimension) and no larger than 600 KB.
- Submit each image as a separate .jpg file.
- Submit an image list as a separate .docx or .pdf file and include the file name, media, and dimensions.
Art Resume
- No more than 2 pages for each artist / team member, providing artistic resume and description of relevant projects
Application materials and Finalists’ proposals will be reviewed by a Selection Team made up of representatives from the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, artists and activists involved in previous banner projects, and other downtown stakeholders. The selected proposal will be based upon its artistic and thematic excellence.

Around 3 selected finalists / finalist teams will each receive a $200 stipend to submit a proposal. The selected artist or team will receive a stipend of $3,000 to hear stakeholder input and finalize their proposal as digital files at print specifications provided by the vinyl banner fabricator that will print and install the banners.

About Peace & Justice Plaza

Dedicated in 2009, the square in front of the Old Post Office known as Peace & Justice Plaza, honors the energy and spirit of the thousands who –for decades–have exercised their rights to assembly and speech and have spoken out on issues of peace, justice, and equality.

Learn the history

Peace & Justice Plaza

Disclaimer

The Town of Chapel Hill reserves the right to refuse any or all submissions or works, to refuse any finalist, and to waive informalities in procedures should it be determined that submissions or works are not adequate, or for any other reason prior to a written arrangement being reached.