KALICO Art Center and the North Valley Food Bank are searching for an artist to design and complete a mural at the new free grocery store at North Valley Food Bank.
Mural submissions should incorporate food while being welcoming to people visiting the food bank. The goal is to create a welcoming environment and remove stigmas surrounding walking into a food bank.
The artist or team of artists selected for the project will be awarded $5,000 as well as a paint stipend.
Painting will start before the end of August.
The following is a press release from KALICO Art Center and the North Valley Food Bank:
KALICO Art Center and North Valley Food Bank are seeking a mural artist to design and complete a mural inside the new free grocery store at North Valley Food Bank in Whitefish.
In honor of the recent opening of the new free grocery store at North Valley Food Bank, we are seeking a mural artist to design and complete a mural on an interior wall of their facility in Whitefish. Successful submissions will be food related and will welcome people to the food bank.
Our aim is to create a welcoming environment and to ease barriers or stigmas revolving around walking into a food bank.
North Valley Food Bank's mission is: "Building food security, strengthening communities."
Get inspired and show us your community-minded food designs!
The selected artist or team of artists will be awarded $5,000 along with a paint stipend. Painting of the mural will take place before the end of August. Help us build up this community and support more public art in the Flathead.
KALICO Art Center is a downtown space for all ages and abilities to create, connect, and experience contemporary art by offering dynamic classes, events, exhibitions, and ceramics studio.
North Valley Food Bank is committed to closing the hunger gap in the Northern Flathead by providing access to nutritious food through local food distribution, senior deliveries, mobile pantries, and the support of rural communities.
For more information, please contact our events coordinator or the director of NVFB: Melissa Wells, KALICO Events Coordinator Sophie Albert, NVFB Executive Director Phone: 406-250-6113 Phone: 406-862-5863 events@kalicoartcenter.org sophie@northvalleyfoodbank.org