EPB asks local artists to unite; Submit samples works to qualify for the 10th St. Mural Project

EPB asks local artists to unite; Submit samples works to qualify for the 10th St.

Mural Project.

Submissions due by July 31st.

Details here.

Frequently hear us talk about our friends at epb like the epb fiberoptics weather center and we are glad to have a couple of the epb folks joining us this morning talking about a dynamic new project that is going on of the left-hand portion of your screen is keep the richardson who is the epb purchasing manager and all the right is elizabeth hammett who is the epb director of community and environmental stewardship.

He thought elizabeth morning to yo about me so what you're proposing to do and what you guys are going to in fact do is try to help beautify some of the area around tenth street correct.

I elizabeth ladies first" going on with this surveying.

Really, this idea for your own and that he hears intimate rce entity way out.

I yeah construction of a new fence around our substation on tenth street.

We had a real opportunity will operate special heritage of our energy taking district and rebuild the wall.

Specifically that it would be a good mural arts on people and essentially you've already got as elizabeth mentioned the canvas for this project ready t go.

How are you guys going to determine whose artwork goes up along the switch.

By the way, is what is nine panels that right there.

We have our work, submit some work to already done ... judge donovan perez chore and then we will see what kind of ideas you want submit is the sony's is open to professional artist's amateur artist in your anybody in the area, inviting area you have the work in our church or people blow hampshire.

I elizabeth next question is fo you.

What kind of art are you looking this great question.

We see our role is locating local voices on the subject at the stall of martin luther king.

Ho are you like the heartbeat in olin and o'kane are culture and sensodyne in a really very.

We have a few grant guidelines and i submission, but other than that you know you every right and not really open hearing what our community should be the artistic expression.

Our next question for both of you.

Each of these panels is seven team the by 12 feet.

That is a pretty big canvas.

Once someone is selected to go on this particular project really do maybe two or three many paintings on 117 by 12 section ... question.

I think if someone were to submit an idea certainly take a look at it and were very lucky to have unity.

Many of th holders of any arts professionals like arts belden a5 i am the also has stakeholders.

The company is instantly between all the committee will choose artists in their vision that will be able to make a great creative.

If you would like to be my and our teeth and when we ask you this, obviously painting something with 17 by 12 with the kind of mortgage are looking for to be costly.

Would you folks at epb are taking care of that as well correct.

What kind of budget are you going to allot ... for each artist or the dealer know that you do, you will reimburse 1000 1020 dollars 102 dollars.

That's pretty hard, but right how did you arrive at that number.

Well we received and some guidance from palomar chattanooga and advair.

The entity within the chinese manages all public art.

So we are very lucky again to have the resources and form our submission and they did a wonderful job helping offenders and what the going rate is for murals and what they for a.

I anticipate that we euros to be around for a couple of generations really can leave your mark on a this is an exciting project.

It is just said it's a great way for budding artists to remove existing folks to leave their morgue on the city keep the richardson and elizabeth hammett like you both for joining us this morning.

Malice hears the hard nut bolts part of it open.

Paul, for this the casting begins.

If you will come up.

Friday july seven team is already underway those through the end of the month.

You have to work your submissions in by four o'clock on friday july 30 first you want more drop teeth i'd email