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CALL FOR ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES
by Morton Brown Tuesday, Mar. 04, 2003 at 12:56 PM
morton@sproutfund.org (412) 325-0646

The Sprout Fund solicits applications from artists and community groups for participation in its pilot public art initiative: the Community Murals Project.

PITTSBURGH, PA (March 4, 2003) � The Sprout Fund solicits applications from artists and community groups for participation in its pilot public art initiative: the Community Murals Project. Deadline for Artists: April 4 Deadline for Communities: April 14 With support from the American Eagle Outfitters Foundation, The Sprout Fund will bring artists and communities together in collaboration, throughout the spring and summer of 2003, to create eight murals in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities of Allegheny County. Through the Community Murals Project, Sprout Public Art serves to further the mission of the Sprout Fund to provide a vehicle to engage young talent in thinking creatively about innovative solutions that will help to shape a new culture and vision for the region. Sprout Public Art will accomplish these goals by: establishing a forum for dialogue on public art between the artist and the community, contributing to community and neighborhood development, raising awareness about the important role that local artists can have in shaping communities. The concept of community engagement is central to Sprout�s vision for site-specific public art. Through a collaborative process, artists and community organizations together will develop enduring public art that enhances the urban landscape and considers the people of the community, their history, and their hopes for the future. Artists and community groups interested in learning more about the Community Murals Project are encouraged to attend one of the many information meetings being held throughout the city during the month of March. Hill House, Hill District -12 noon - March 8 Kiva Han, Oakland, Craig St - 3 pm - March 8 Meet.here.com, Downtown - 6 pm - March 11 Brew House, South Side - 5 pm - March 13 Cyber Lounge at Wilkinsburg - 12 noon - March 15 Quiet Storm, Friendship - 3 pm - March 15 E. Liberty Presbyterian - 7 pm - March 17 Carnegie Library, Allegheny Regional Branch - 7 pm - March 20 North Hills Art Center, Babcock Blvd. - 1pm - March 22 Panera Bread Company, Robinson Twp. - 4 pm - March 22 For more information about the Community Murals Project, visit http://publicart.sproutfund.org

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