Minneapolis Invites Local Artists To Beautify Hiawatha Underpass And Create Glass Murals In Upcoming Public Art Projects

Minneapolis Invites Local Artists To Beautify Hiawatha Underpass And Create Glass Murals In Upcoming Public Art Projects

Calling all Minneapolis artists looking for an opportunity to showcase their work, the city has just dropped a new opening for you. The City of Minneapolis Government has gone to social media to announce two upcoming artist informational meetings about public art calls, aiming to beautify two specific locations through the medium of two-dimensional artworks. For those interested in leaving their mark on the Hiawatha Underpass Walls, the city held an informational session today at 5 p.m. Another opportunity to get the scoop on the vinyl mural on glass project is on November 13 at 4 p.m. If you missed the memo or need the virtual link for these meetings, shooting an email to mary.altman@minneapolismn.gov might just get you in.

Not just a pretty face to your urban landscape, these public art projects often offer more than a touch of aesthetic pleasure—they stitch the social and cultural fabric of a city together. According to the city's Facebook post, artists taking an interest in these projects can find out more about eligibility and application details by following a link provided in a post, surely offering a treasure trove of information for those ready to jump on these opportunities. The city is clearly putting an emphasis on making the process as accessible and transparent as possible—rather refreshing in the often opaque world of city government and public art dealings.

In the city's efforts to blend infrastructure with inspiration, these meetings represent vital points of contact between local government and the artistic community. They serve as a platform for artists to gather all the necessary information, ask direct questions, and understand the vision and requirements of each project before grabbing their brushes, or in this case, design software.

A quick visit to the official link could then propel aspiring artists into a public spotlight, turning drab urban underpass walls and perhaps more enticing glass surfaces into canvases of community expression. And not to fret if you couldn't get your virtual seat at today's meeting; the digital age blesses us with recorded sessions and plenty aplenty of follow-up resources. Be sure, however, to express your interest promptly—opportunities such as this have the tendency to attract a crowd, and rightfully so.

SOURCE: hoodline