Jiffy Lube Mural Program Seeks Muralists

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Jiffy Lube Mural Program Seeks Muralists

   

Jiffy Lube Mural Program

Submission deadline:  Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. EDT

The Arts Council of Indianapolis is partnering with Jiffy Lube of Indiana to commission 10 wall-based, exterior artworks on Jiffy Lube franchises in central Indiana over the next two years. This program will expand on an arts initiative started in 2016 by Jiffy Lube, which produced three previous murals on their locations in Broad Ripple, Castleton, and Carmel. The new artworks will serve to further Jiffy Lube’s mission of “growing people through work” as well as beautify the communities in which the stores reside and create a sense of place.

For the 2018 round, five artists will be commissioned to incorporate their own original artwork onto walls provided by Jiffy Lube locations around Marion County. The 2018 locations are:

  • 8580 N. Michigan Road
  • 5444 W. 38th Street
  • 5630 N. Georgetown Road
  • 9825 Fall Creek Road
  • 6275 N. Keystone Avenue

Artworks can be painted murals, or any other type of artwork that is relatively flat (projecting no more than 4-6 inches) and can be attached to a wall.  Traditional murals may be painted directly onto the wall surface or can be painted on a panel and attached to the wall using a framework system.   Artists may choose to incorporate community involvement in the mural, or may choose to do the work themselves.

Project Budget

Commissions will range from $5,000 to $12,000 for walls ranging in size from 250 to 600 square feet.  Budgets are inclusive of design, travel, artists’ fees, materials, labor, insurance coverage, and associated costs relating to the design and production of wall-based artwork.  Equipment rental (scaffolding or lift) will be provided separately, if needed.  Jiffy Lube will ensure that the site is adequately prepared for the artist prior to installation of the artwork.

Eligibility

  • Artists working in all media and styles are encouraged to apply.
  • Artists must be at least 18 years of age and live in Indiana.
  • Be willing to meet all contractual obligations and adhere to a strict budget and timeline

Selection Process

The Arts Council will receive qualification packages from interested artists according to the instructions in this Request for Qualifications.  Representatives from Jiffy Lube and the Arts Council of Indianapolis, as well as members of our Public Art Selection Committee, will review submitted qualifications to identify one artist for each of the five sites listed above.  Selected artists will work directly with the Arts Council and Jiffy Lube to develop a design for the assigned site.

Artists who are on the Arts Council’s prequalified muralists list may simply indicate their interest and we will transfer your most recent information.  To indicate your interest and/or to update the information we have on file, email Lindsey Lord, llord@indyarts.org.

Note:  while this is the intended selection process, in the event of an insufficient number of qualified applicants the Arts Council of Indianapolis reserves the right to invite an artist to propose, or to directly select an artist or artwork; and also reserves the right to cancel the opportunity entirely at any point and for any reason.

Selection Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following:

  • Artistic quality:  artist’s submission displays a record of appropriate, yet innovative, concepts brought to a site or project, and documents creative and stylistically distinctive solutions to design and site challenges
  • Aesthetic sensibility:  artist’s work displays an aesthetic that would be desirable for this project
  • Technical ability:  artist’s submission indicates skill with materials and techniques similar to those that would be required for this project
  • Experience:  artist has demonstrated the ability on past projects to quickly acquire the skills needed to be successful on a project similar to what the artist will encounter with this project
  • Process:  artist has a record of smooth and pleasant working relationships on past projects

Project Timeline

This timeline represents the project as it now appears.  Changes may be necessary as the project progresses.

  • Deadline for qualifications submissions:  March 11, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. EDT
  • Selection panel review:  March 19 – 23, 2018
  • Selection notification:  by March 30, 2018
  • Design phase: April – May 2018
  • Mural Installation:  between June and October, 2018

How to Apply

Artists must submit the following information via Dropbox.com or WeTransfer.com (Send the link or sharing request to llord@indyarts.org):

1.    Applicant Information: Complete the form and submit in .doc, .docx or .pdf format.  An editable copy is available here.

2.    Professional Resume or CV: No longer than 3 typed pages.  Submit in .doc, .docx or .pdf format.

3.    Examples of previous artwork: Submit 2-10 digital images in .jpg format of past work. Please limit the file size of each image to 1MB or less.  Include images of at least 2 previous projects that are appropriate to the project conditions described above, and are of a similar size and budget to this commission opportunity.  You may submit any number of projects and any number of images for each project, but do not exceed the maximum of 10 total images.

4.    Image information sheet:  Submit a sheet with the following information about each submitted artwork example:  title, date completed, client/neighborhood/site name, total artwork budget, and a brief (1-2 sentences) description of the site and challenge, and how your artwork met the challenge.  Include a directory of which image titles you have submitted are associated with each project.  (example, for an artist named Smith:  PROJECT X:  images Smith1, Smith2, Smith3.  … PROJECT Y:  images Smith4, Smith5, Smith6.)  Submit this sheet in .doc, .docx or .pdf format.

Artists who are on the Arts Council’s prequalified muralists list may simply indicate their interest and we will transfer your most recent information.  To indicate your interest and/or to update the information we have on file, email Lindsey Lord, llord@indyarts.org.

Delivery of Submissions

All required materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, 2018.  We will not accept emailed submission materials: only filesharing links will be accepted.

Questions?

Lindsey Lord
Public Art and Artist Services Coordinator
Llord@indyarts.org
(317) 631-3301 x214