RFP: Macon Mural Festival

Event Dates: September 8 - 10, 2023

Entry Deadline: April 1st

Acceptance Notification: May 1st

Contact: Colin Penndorf, maconmuralfestival@gmail.com

The goal of the 2023 Macon Mural Festival (MMF) is to brand Macon, GA as a vibrant and creative destination. This year, we are seeking 3 – 5 artists to participate in this 3-day event. Each participating artist will be given a prepped wall to complete their mural and a $1,000 stipend. Murals can be open theme but must be approved by the business that sponsors the wall. Thanks to our generous sponsor, Triangle Arts, the first 40 artists to apply will have their $25 entry fee reimbursed.

To kick off the festival, artists will arrive in Macon, GA on Thursday, September 7th. The festival will host a kick-off breakfast on Friday, September 8th, and then artists will have all day Friday and Saturday to complete their murals. All murals will be unveiled on Saturday, September 9th at our MMF Celebration Party.

One artist will be selected as our featured artist in residence. The festival will provide the featured artist lodging, the largest wall, and a higher stipend for their mural materials. This artist will also receive the most press for the event.

The Macon Mural Festival is hosted by Macon Arts Alliance. Macon Arts Alliance fosters support for the advancement of arts and culture in Central Georgia. We strive to be an innovative leader of a thriving regional arts community. We value strategic partnerships that strengthen the diversity and vibrancy of arts and culture for tourists, residents, artists, businesses, and civic organizations. Visit our website for more information: maconartsalliance.org.

Participation Requirements:

Selected artists will need to provide their own transportation and materials. The festival will prep each wall prior to the festival weekend.

The artists will need to apply their own graffiti coating at the end of the festival

Each artist, other than the selected artist in residence, will need to provide their own lodging and meals for the event.

Walls will be no larger than 20ft. X 20ft.

Invited artists will be required to submit concept drawings after wall/location assignments are given

Invited artists will also be required to return a completed contract and W9

Timeline:

Entry Deadline: April 1st

Acceptance Notification/Wall Assignments: May 1st

Application Requirements

Submit at least 3 - 5 examples of completed or in-progress murals and concept drawings. If an artist has not yet completed a mural before, please provide the most relevant current work. 

 Please provide bio and resume, as well as a website, and socials if applicable.

Eligibility Criteria

All artists over the age of 18 who reside in the US.