01/21/2024
call for art.
San Pedro City Ballet: Call for Artists to Restore Mural
San Pedro City Ballet has received support from Arts United San Pedro to restore the iconic Misty Copeland mural at 1231 South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro. The original mural, painted in 2015 by artist KFish, has undergone excessive wear and needs to be refurbished.
Misty Copeland, who grew up in San Pedro and trained at San Pedro City Ballet, was the first African-American female Principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre in New York. Upon San Pedro’s dedication of the intersection where this mural stands as Misty Copeland Square, Copeland said, “San Pedro was the only place I ever think of as home… I always give credit to this incredible, small, warm community that made me the person that I am today.”
Professional artists and arts organizations are invited to submit their resumes and qualifications applying to lead the project of restoring the mural. You must demonstrate your ability to conceive, execute and paint a large-scale mural. You must include a rendering of the mural with any proposed changes to the artistic interpretation of the mural.
MURAL DETAILS
1231 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro
The Mural consists of 6 panels and 6 “pillars”.
The Panel dimensions from left to right are as follows:
62”X187”
179”X187”
179”X187”
179”X187”
183”X187”
80”X179”
The Pillar dimensions are from left to right are as follows:
24”X195”
24”X195”
24”X195”
24”X195”
48”X174”
48”X174”
We are open to a new artistic interpretation of the mural but the images of Misty Copeland are required to be as photo realistic as possible. The background should enhance the images of Misty. The idea is to make the images visually “pop”.
ELIGIBILITY
1) You must demonstrate your ability to conceive, execute and paint a large-scale mural.
2) Applicants must be 18 years or older, or applicant organizations with artists under 18 years old, must be supervised by an adult.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Your submission and qualifications will be reviewed by San Pedro City Ballet on the basis of the following:
• Artistic Quality
• Technical Ability
• Proposed mural rendering and color pallet
ARTIST AWARD
San Pedro City Ballet shall award the selected muralist $10,000. San Pedro City Ballet will provide up to $3,000 in supplies. The work can begin March 15, 2024 and must be completed by April 30, 2024.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The following are MANDATORY in your submission:
1) Artist Statement: brief description of your work as an artist, your interest, and qualifications for this project. (Limited to 250 words)
2) Resume: a current resume.
3) References: name, address, email, and phone number for 3 professional references or someone who can vouch for you.
4) Concept Sketch: a full color sketch of the proposed design in a PDF format.
5) Images: 3 images of past public art projects and/or a website highlighting your work. All image files must be in a PDF format and labeled with your name, contact info and date.
6) Contact Information: name, address, email, phone number.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
• Provide all documents electronically in a PDF format, in an email addressed to Gabbi Herrera, gabbi@sanpedrocityballet.org.
• Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.
• Submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of artists based on the criteria listed in the application.
DEADLINES
• All submissions are due on March 1, 2024.
• Selected artist will be notified by March 14, 2024.
• Selected artist can begin work on March 15, 2024.
• Work must be completed by April 30, 2024.
• Selected artist must be present at the Unveiling Celebration on May 19, 2024.
