The City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission are calling for local artists to submit designs for a small vinyl mural in the City Hall parking lot. While the call is open to both youth and adult artists located in Moscow, preference may be given to those who are under 18. The selected artwork will be installed on a sign in the City Hall parking lot.
The design and subject matter of submissions should fit the provided narrative:
“In the Moscow City Hall parking lot, a daily drama unfolds as Payroll Specialist Tara Lowe comes to work. She arrives before everyone else in the Finance Department, but the workday doesn’t start in solitude. Waiting at her customary parking spot is a scurry of squirrels. They know her schedule, and they rush forward eagerly, having nothing to fear from these tires. As Tara parks, her hand reaches for the prize they’ve been waiting for: peanuts – and plenty of them. It’s hungry work, being a squirrel in Moscow, but unsung heroes like Tara make it just a little bit easier. Piles of well-chewed shells stand, or lay, as it were, as a testament to this relationship between one public servant and a community of grateful, bushy-tailed squirrels.”
The selected artist will receive $300 and the deadline for submission is set on Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. Designs must be submitted online. More information can be found on the City of Moscow website.
Julia Kolman can be reached at [email protected].