The City of Melrose is seeking artists to create site-specific art installations as part of the Wayfinding & Creative Placemaking Initiative. This is part of a long-range plan to engage with the local community to create public art and to improve the experience of residents and visitors to the City of Melrose.

We hope to commission 3 – 5 projects for completion this summer. Projects may be $1,000 to 10,000, inclusive of all expenses. The Initiative is funded through a grant secured for this purpose.

PROJECT OVERVIEW:
• This call is open to those who live or work in Massachusetts, preferably within a 50-mile radius of Melrose.
• We request that projects engage with the Melrose community and can pair up as needed.
• We have identified specific City-owned sites in Melrose but you may propose your own.
• All materials safe and suitable for outdoor use may be considered.
• Work proposed may be temporary or permanent.
• Artists will be evaluated based on their previous work.
• Please describe your idea but designs are not requested at this time.
• The City will assist when possible with wall prep, installation, etc.

HOW TO APPLY:
1. Complete the online form.
2. Email PDF resume (if available) and up to 10 images of previous work to melrosepublicart@gmail.com 
Images may be up to 5MB each or all together in a PDF. The total email size must be under 50MB.

Please contact melrosepublicart@gmail.com OR eschnur@CityofMelrose.org if you have questions.