[Press Release] : Public Art Opportunity: Downtown Traffic Box

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact: Sarah Skaggs - (573) 874-6387

Public Art Opportunity: Downtown Traffic Box

COLUMBIA, MO (December 4, 2009) - The city of Columbia Office of
Cultural Affairs (OCA) requests proposals from mid-Missouri artists for
its annual “Traffic Box Art” program. One artist will be selected to
address the traffic signal box at Broadway and 10th Street in The
District. The honorarium to be provided is $1,500.

The goal of Traffic Box Art program is to make traffic signal boxes
more resistant to graffiti while at the same time contributing to the
uniqueness of the downtown streetscape. After a successful pilot project
with artist David Spear in 2007, the OCA launched an annual program. In
2009, a second box was painted by artist Dennis Murphy.

Applicants must submit a basic design proposal using a template
provided as well as basic qualifications. The project guidelines and the
design template are available at www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (select the
“Artist Opportunity: Traffic Box Art” link at the top of the
page) or by contacting the OCA for a printed copy. To be considered,
complete applications must be postmarked by Feb. 5, 2010.
For more information, contact the OCA at 573-874-6386,
oca at GoColumbiaMo.com.

NOTE: See before and after images of the traffic signal boxes painted
by Spear and Murphy by going to www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts and following
the link to the “Traffic Box Art” artist opportunity near the top of
the page. Contact the OCA for required photo credits.

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