The
Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is once again reinventing itself, this time through its special
muraLAB initiative and with
Breadboard, the hybrid program out of the
University City Science Center that explores intersections between contemporary art, design, science and technology.
The partnership has formed a joint artist residency and exhibition opportunity that explores the intersection of muralism and technology. Last week the groups announced a
request for proposals to established and emerging artists--or interdisciplinary teams of two--with priority given to those having a strong Philadelphia connection. Four selected artists or artist teams will be given access to
NextFab Studio's high tech fabrication equipment and staff from November through March, 2012 to produce public art project concepts and models ad prototypes for exhibition in April and May at Breadboard's
Esther Klein Gallery. Projects will also be considered for full-scale public art projects produce by Mural Arts in 2013.
Artists and teams will earn a stipend of $2,000 and a $500 credit toward workshop and machine time fees and staff consultations. Deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.
There are two upcoming open houses at NextFab for interested artists--not mandatory but definitely encouraged--on Wednesday, Aug. 31 (5-7:30 p.m.) and Saturday, Sept. 10 (1-3:30 p.m.). RSVP
here.
Source: David Clayton, Breadboard
Writer: Joe Petrucci