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How to Submit Your Design
Deadline for the 2013 submissions has passed! If you are interested in submitting designs for the 2014 year, please email Jane at jmaginot@uaex.edu and she will contact you when we open our next call for artists.
What are we looking for? There are 14 storm drains identified for this project. We are asking artists to submit their ideas using the attached application. A committee of city representatives, local artists, and representatives from the art community will choose designs from those submitted. Each art piece will be approved by the appropriate mayor. Keep in mind the messages we are trying to convey as you create your design- that storm drains lead to creeks and streams. We are asking all designs to have the message “Drains to Creek” somewhere in the art. We will also have a 2”x2” vinyl QR Code that can either be incorporated into the design or will be placed next to the art. The code will be used by smartphones apps to link directly to our website. You may tailor your design based on one of the locations below or choose to do a more general design that could apply to any storm drain. If you are tailoring your design, please remember to mark that on the application.
Look at the location of each storm drain one the left side bar of this page.
Art Perimeters
Each artist is challenged with incorporating the physical confines of each storm drain. The general size of storm drains are 4’x6’. This will fluctuate with each drain. All artwork should remain within the confines of the storm drain structure. This is the concrete that immediately surrounds the opening (or throat) of the storm drain. Each storm drain will have a lid. This is the metal manhole cover that is used for municipal drain access. The lids may not all have the same placement within the structure. There are different circumstances with each drain (one in Rogers is even split in two parts). The cities have allowed access to artist to paint the throat of the drain (which may allow a three dimensional component) but the art can not extend into the street. It is strongly encouraged that each artist visit the site of the storm drains before designing their art. Art must be tasteful and original.
Please include the storm drain physical components (lids, throat, box) into your drawing so we can see the way in which the art is in connection to the storm drain. Feel free to attach any reference photos or swatches if you find it would be helpful including other pieces that you have created. The application is attached at the bottom of this page.
Please mail your designs with the application found at the bottom of this page to:
Jane Maginot
Washington County Extension
2536 N McConnell Ave.
Faytteville, AR 72704
or scan in copies and email to jmaginot@uaex.edu.
What to expect?
Each city will power wash the storm drains before the project begins by each city. The artist will be responsible to pick up orange cones from the City which they will be required to use during painting. The artist will also be given Seal-Krete Clear Coat to put on before and after the painting is done. Acrylic paints in basic colors will also be provided. We will have media events and receptions recognizing the selected artists. On the application you will see deadlines for bio submittal and art completion. These deadlines are critical to the success of the project. Once the storm drain murals are completed, professional photos of each drain will be taken, blown-up and mounted. These photos, along with the artist’s mounted bio, will be displayed at local gallery spaces across the region. A flyer will be created using the photographs and artists’ names and distributed throughout the year. A variety of press releases, dedicated web pages social networking sites, and newsletter articles for the project will be utilized. Artists may be called upon for media events such as interviews or photo opportunities. The artwork is anticipated to last for several years. We hope the murals will continue to raise awareness long after the initial planned events.
What are we looking for? There are 14 storm drains identified for this project. We are asking artists to submit their ideas using the attached application. A committee of city representatives, local artists, and representatives from the art community will choose designs from those submitted. Each art piece will be approved by the appropriate mayor. Keep in mind the messages we are trying to convey as you create your design- that storm drains lead to creeks and streams. We are asking all designs to have the message “Drains to Creek” somewhere in the art. We will also have a 2”x2” vinyl QR Code that can either be incorporated into the design or will be placed next to the art. The code will be used by smartphones apps to link directly to our website. You may tailor your design based on one of the locations below or choose to do a more general design that could apply to any storm drain. If you are tailoring your design, please remember to mark that on the application.
Look at the location of each storm drain one the left side bar of this page.
Art Perimeters
Each artist is challenged with incorporating the physical confines of each storm drain. The general size of storm drains are 4’x6’. This will fluctuate with each drain. All artwork should remain within the confines of the storm drain structure. This is the concrete that immediately surrounds the opening (or throat) of the storm drain. Each storm drain will have a lid. This is the metal manhole cover that is used for municipal drain access. The lids may not all have the same placement within the structure. There are different circumstances with each drain (one in Rogers is even split in two parts). The cities have allowed access to artist to paint the throat of the drain (which may allow a three dimensional component) but the art can not extend into the street. It is strongly encouraged that each artist visit the site of the storm drains before designing their art. Art must be tasteful and original.
Please include the storm drain physical components (lids, throat, box) into your drawing so we can see the way in which the art is in connection to the storm drain. Feel free to attach any reference photos or swatches if you find it would be helpful including other pieces that you have created. The application is attached at the bottom of this page.
Please mail your designs with the application found at the bottom of this page to:
Jane Maginot
Washington County Extension
2536 N McConnell Ave.
Faytteville, AR 72704
or scan in copies and email to jmaginot@uaex.edu.
What to expect?
Each city will power wash the storm drains before the project begins by each city. The artist will be responsible to pick up orange cones from the City which they will be required to use during painting. The artist will also be given Seal-Krete Clear Coat to put on before and after the painting is done. Acrylic paints in basic colors will also be provided. We will have media events and receptions recognizing the selected artists. On the application you will see deadlines for bio submittal and art completion. These deadlines are critical to the success of the project. Once the storm drain murals are completed, professional photos of each drain will be taken, blown-up and mounted. These photos, along with the artist’s mounted bio, will be displayed at local gallery spaces across the region. A flyer will be created using the photographs and artists’ names and distributed throughout the year. A variety of press releases, dedicated web pages social networking sites, and newsletter articles for the project will be utilized. Artists may be called upon for media events such as interviews or photo opportunities. The artwork is anticipated to last for several years. We hope the murals will continue to raise awareness long after the initial planned events.
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