Visit Laramie (AKA the Albany County Tourism Board) recently relocated their public Visitor Center to 800 S. 3rd Street, in a building owned by the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance. Visit Laramie is seeking an artist to paint a mural on the building to celebrate tourism in Albany County and to be a place for visitors to take a selfie after getting information inside. 

The building has a blank north-facing wall which is 40’9” by 8’7”. An east-facing wall section of an additional 13’11” by 8’4” would allow the mural to wrap around to face 3rd Street. In total, the mural would be about 464 sq. feet. 

The call is open to all artists ages 18 and over, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental cognition. Artists must reside in the city of Laramie or within Albany County limits. 

$5,000 inclusive of artist fee, fabrication, and installation expenses. Site prep will be completed by Visit Laramie and Laramie Public Art Coalition. 

The selection process will be administered by Laramie Public Art Coalition. A Selection Committee including a member of Visit Laramie, a member of the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance, and a Laramie creative professional will select the artist to complete the project based on artistic merit. 

Up to three artists will be selected to create a design proposal. Each finalist will be paid $250 and present their proposals to the committee. One artist will be selected to complete their design. The selected artist’s design will be approved by Visit Laramie. If adjustments to the design are requested from the selected artist, the artist will be compensated $100 for each draft revision. 

SCHEDULE 

● RFQ released: Monday, February 21, 2022 

● Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 12 PM MST 

● Selection Panel: Week of March 28, 2022 

● Finalists Notified: By Friday, April 1, 2022 

● Finalist Design Presentations: Tuesday May 3, 2022 

● Final Artist Selected: By Thursday, May 5, 2022 

Artwork should be completed by the end of June 2022. Timeline is subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

RFQ Materials shall include: 

1. Artist Statement: Introduce yourself and your artistic practice (Limit to 200 words) 2. Media: 5 digital images of relevant completed artwork. Label images/media: last name of artist, artwork title, installation date. JPGs only. 

3. Media script: Short description of each completed artwork submitted as media (Limit to 100 words per artwork). The media script should include the budget of the artwork, if applicable, and any other partners on the project. 

The Artist Statement and Media Script should be submitted as one PDF labeled as artistlastname_artistfirstname. Images should be submitted as JPGs only. Applications accepted

by email only at hellolpac@gmail.com. If in the application materials the artist includes a proposal for the artwork, the application will be disqualified. 

Contact Laramie Public Art Coalition with questions or help with the call: 

director@laramiepublicart.org 

Visit Laramie/Albany County Tourism Board 

The Albany County Tourism Board (ACTB) is located in Laramie, the Gem City of Wyoming, which is nestled at the base of the Snowy Range between Vedauwoo to the east and the Medicine Bow National Forest to the west. The ACTB promotes travel and tourism to the Laramie area with national advertising. https://www.visitlaramie.org/ 

Laramie Public Art Coalition The Laramie Public Art Coalition’s mission is to enhance the unique visual and cultural vibrancy of Laramie and Albany County, in a manner that encourages participation and engagement from all our citizens and visitors. LPAC is an independent, non-profit 501c3 that provides the greater Laramie community with a structure and inclusive processes to create successful public art projects that reflect the community’s identities and values and contribute to Laramie and Albany County’s vitality. https://www.laramiepublicart.org/