2023 Mural Project
Keith County Area Development is excited to announce the launch of the 2023 Mural Project in the community of Brule, Nebraska. Art in public places plays an important role in preserving our culture, conveying the history of our community, and beautifying our community. The main goal of the Mural Project is to support the creation of murals throughout Keith County to promote the creative expression of the artist and to provide an enriching visual experience for residents and visitors as a quality of place enhancement.
This project stems from the priorities identified during the 2020 Keith County Community Vision Planning process, through which three top community priorities were identified:
1. Housing Development
2. Early Childhood Development
3. First Impressions (or “Curb Appeal”)
Within the First Impressions category, efforts are underway across Keith County to improve green spaces, cohesive branding and wayfinding, and to add murals. The 2023 Mural Project will be the second mural resulting from these efforts. It is being pursued thanks to generous funding raised during the 2022 Keith County Big Give and a grant from the Keith County Foundation Fund.
The Guidelines & Process section contains the full, downloadable information packet.
This project stems from the priorities identified during the 2020 Keith County Community Vision Planning process, through which three top community priorities were identified:
1. Housing Development
2. Early Childhood Development
3. First Impressions (or “Curb Appeal”)
Within the First Impressions category, efforts are underway across Keith County to improve green spaces, cohesive branding and wayfinding, and to add murals. The 2023 Mural Project will be the second mural resulting from these efforts. It is being pursued thanks to generous funding raised during the 2022 Keith County Big Give and a grant from the Keith County Foundation Fund.
The Guidelines & Process section contains the full, downloadable information packet.
Project Informationwho is involved
Keith County Area Development (KCAD) is administering the Mural Project, with support from the First Impressions Committee. The Committee includes community members and interested volunteers. KCAD is governed by a Board of Directors. Property Owners provide the wall for mural installation. Artists provide the original work installed on the provided walls. Timeline
Property Info
The mural will be located on the exterior walls of the Barton Park public restroom building. Barton Park is located at 401 West 5th St in Brule- in-between State and Oak Streets and 5th and 6th Streets. The park covers a whole city block. The public restroom building is located on the South end of the beautiful, tree filled park. There will be construction on the building this Spring/Summer to remove the current privacy walls so they are ADA handicapped accessible. The public restroom building exterior is 25 feet wide on the North and South walls, 10 feet wide (with the removal of the privacy walls) on the East and West walls and 9 feet (peaks) and 8 feet tall- approximately 630 square feet. The artist may choose to apply a mural to a portion of the building or to its entirety with consideration to existing features and fixtures, such as doorways and utilities. See Guidelines and Process for more details and photos of the site. ARtist Info
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ProcessCreative Brief
Beauty, Creativity, Nature First Impression Mural Project survey results supported the words ‘beauty, creativity, and nature’ as the top-rated values of respondents. Other values that rose to the top of the survey as being very important to respondents were vibrancy, kindness, grace, unselfishness, authenticity, rustic, and history. Some of the comments given were:
See Guidelines & Process for more information, including factual information about Brule and Keith County for context. Selection Criteria
The approval process for executing/installing Murals on public or private property within Keith County is administered by Keith County Area Development’s First Impressions Committee (the Committee), and the Property Owner. The Mural should be a professionally designed, original work of exceptional quality with consideration of the following criteria:
Application Process
Artists Applicants (Artist) shall:
Budget
Because the size/scope of the mural within the identified wall is variable, we understand that the project budget may vary widely. A total of $10,000 has been identified for the purposes of this project. Travel costs, materials (including ladders), and personal liability insurance should be included in the budget. The Committee may collaborate with the artist to request needed in-kind contributions from local partners, within reason. Each finalist will be paid a $250 stipend upon completion of his/her finalized design proposal. |
ApplicationApplication Requirements
Artist Applicants must submit the following items to KCAD by April 30 to be considered for this project: ** Artist Application (Available online or in the guidelines packet) ** Artist Portfolio ** Primitive draft of the concept for the Mural ** Written narrative ** Project budget ** Drafted Mural Installation and Maintenance Agreement Please see Guidelines & Process below for full details on these requirements. Guidelines & Process
Full details on all the project information included on this website may be downloaded here:
The selected artist, property owner and KCAD representative must sign the Mural Installation & Maintenance Agreement prior to project implementation. It is included here for your reference.
Submission Instructions
The Artist Application is available online or in the guidelines packet (see Guidelines & Process above). You may email your Application and supporting materials to: [email protected] ATTN: First Impressions Committee or send by mail to: Keith County Area Development ATTN: First Impressions Committee PO Box 418 Ogallala, NE 69153 Deadline for applications is April 30, 2023. Questions?
If you have questions, please contact Keith County Area Development at (308) 284-6623 or [email protected]. | ||||
