Arts Foundation Mural Project

We are excited to announce a new mural opportunity made available by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Tucson and Southern Arizona. Six artists will be chosen to paint individual murals on Desert Survivors’ structures. The work will be done in partnership with our supported employees with disabilities. The expectation is that the artist will allow our clients to have some limited input into design aspects of the work, paint alongside them in small groups, and be engaged with them throughout the entire process. It is understood that the bulk of the work will be done by the artist alone.

We have completed two murals and are soon to complete a large mosaic using this same approach. But we ran out of funding for these types of projects and applied for this grant to ensure we will have an art project in the works for the coming year.

Artists will be provided with the supply funds ($100) upon accepting the offer, and the fee ($400) will be provided once the mural is complete. Rates are non-negotiable as they were established by the grant.

The QR Code for the submission form is below, and there is a flyer attached for sharing. Please help spread the word so we can support local artists and our job seekers with disabilities.