Call for Artists: The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) “Wave To The Past” Mural on Washington Avenue

“Wave To The Past” Art Call for a Mural on Washington Avenue. Deadline: Open

Mural Rules and Regulations

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Overview

This is a search for an artist. The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is hoping to add a little color to Washington Avenue. The BID is sponsoring a (1) "Our New Heroes", (2) “Wave To The Past” art mural for an empty building at 1543 Washington Avenue. The first mural should illustrate appreciation to the heroes of COVID-19 and the other Murals to the historic entertainers who enhanced Miami Beach such as Muhammad Ali, Jackie Gleason, Prince, Versace .....

"Local artists will receive priority however, we invite artists from around the world to apply. Three (3) artists will be selected to create 3 different images for the next year (1 per quarter) . The artist will have 30 days to create art on the building."

Registration

The Mural is open to all Floridians, 18 years old and above. Participant may enter the contest solo or may form a team of 2 to 3 members only.

Timeline

The Executive Board of the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District will narrow down the selections, and have the final say on the winning artwork. The deadline OPEN.

Specifications of the Mural

The mural should concentrate on 3D interactive paintings, the murals should have 3D elements on their design.

Wall Size: (see picture above); participant should be able to use the whole space provided.

Medium: Acrylic Latex paint

Originality: The artwork must be an original work. It should be wholly conceptualized and executed by the participant.


Obscene and offensive entries will be rejected outright.

Eligibility

SUBMISSION OF DESIGNS

All participants must submit the following requirements via email.

i. Designs must be submitted in jpeg file.          

ii. Designs must be at 300 dpi resolution


Submission Guidelines

a. The required file documents and the mural design  must be submitted to Wave@WashAveMB.com.


Email subject:          

i. For solo participants:                  

[MURAL ENTRY] Last Name, First Name                  

Example: [MURAL ENTRY] Luna, Juan          


ii. For team participants:
                 
[MURAL ENTRY] Team Name                  

Example: [MURAL ENTRY] Team


Deadline of submission Open.

Please include 3 images of your art work.
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V. SELECTION AS A FINALIST

All submitted designs will undergo preliminary screening. Designs will be screened by Washington Avenue BID and Executive Board.

A Washington Avenue Business Improvement District employee will get in touch with the participants within 15 days via phone call and email if he/she/they advance/s to the actual mural contest. A list of the finalists will be posted in the on Washington Avenue Website between now and determination date.

Artwork can be made by posting artwork to the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District’s website (Washavemb/mural.com), or by emailing: Wave@washavemb.com.

Publicity

By entering you are giving the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District, and their affiliates explicit rights to use your photo, an image of your art for publicity purposes, including but not limited to press, social media, digital activation and promotional activation.
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Compensation

Artist compensation $2,500.
All essential material will be paid by the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District

Grand Opening of the George Daniell Museum in South Beach’s New Wilzig Museum Building

Grand Opening Of The George Daniell Museum In South Beach’s New Wilzig Museum Building During Miami Beach Pride Week

George Daniell was a gay American photographer and artist known for his portraits of Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Lena Horne and Georgia O’Keeffe. The new George Daniell Museum features photographs, paintings and aquarelles from the artist’s life.

George Daniell, ‘Audrey Hepburn, 1955’

The new George Daniell Museum is proud to announce its grand opening in South Beach during Miami Beach Pride Week. The celebration will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd starting at 6pm. The opening will feature music by DJs Andres Aguirre and Mayra Jaimes, an open bar, and access to the museum galleries. The event is free to attend.

George Daniell, ‘Couple on Motorcycle Rome, 1955’

George Daniell was a gay American photographer and artist. He worked for Time and Life magazines, and was known for his portraits of Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Lena Horne, and Georgia O’Keeffe. The new George Daniell Museum features photographs, paintings and aquarelles from throughout the artist’s life, reborn into the public consciousness thanks to the German organization Zentraldepot.

George Daniell, ‘Sophia Loren, Rome’

George Daniell was an accomplished photographer and portraitist. He received degrees in Photography and Painting from Yale University. Growing up in Yonkers, New York, he began photographing local life. During the Great Depression, he photographed fishermen in areas off of the Hudson River and on Grand Manan Island. After college he began doing freelance work for Life, Time, and Esquire magazines. In the 1950s he traveled to Italy and worked on the sets of Cinecetti Studios. He saw both poles of life in Italy at that period; sometimes he was busy photographing glamorous movie stars like Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren, while at others he was exploring the post-war damage Italy had experienced.

George Daniell, ‘Big Brothers Shoulders in Rome’

Daniell’s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions over the past seven decades. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, and more recently Bruce Weber, have all made public their admiration for Daniell’s work.

George Daniell, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe, 1952’

The George Daniell Museum will open in the new Wilzig Museum Building located in South Beach, which currently houses the WEAM, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to fine erotic art founded by the late Naomi Wilzig in 2005. The opening of the George Daniell Museum is the first step in the development of the space as a future multi-museum building.

Photograogh from George Daniell's Italian Men series

The grand opening will take place as part of Miami Beach Pride Week in partnership with WEAM. The celebration will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd starting at 6pm. The opening will feature music by DJs Andres Aguirre and Mayra Jaimes, an open bar, and access to the museum galleries. The event is free to attend. In addition, there will be a George Daniell pop-up shop that will offer first access to limited edition photo portfolios by the artist. The Wilzig Museum Building, WEAM, and the George Daniell Museum and pop-up shop are all located at 1205 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, visit the website for more information www.georgedaniell.org