The City of Lancaster, in partnership with the SoWe neighborhood group and the Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to create a street mural at the intersection of West Strawberry Street, South Mulberry Street and West Vine Street in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood. A call for artists has been issued to select an artist to work with the neighborhood to create an artwork that reflects a collective reimagining of the intersection.

This project is supported by a grant from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative. Support is also being provided by Sherwin Williams. The grant will help the City of Lancaster to continue following its Ten-Year Plan for Public Art.

The call for artists is open to all professional artists who live in southcentral Pennsylvania. Applicants must be age 18 or older and have proven experience with mural painting and public engagement. Submissions will be judged based on examples of relevant work, experience and recommendations. Experience making large-scale paintings and working collaboratively to complete projects is preferred, but not required.

The project is in its early stages and set to progress through the summer of 2021 with a goal of installation in early fall. A steering committee including Cabbage Hill residents, arts professionals and a member of the Public Art Advisory Board has been established. Planners and engineers from the Department of Public Works will be involved in solving design problems alongside artists and neighbors.

Interested artists can apply at https://form.jotform.com/210396571244152. Submissions will be accepted through Monday, March 22.

For additional information about other projects in the Asphalt Art Initiative, visit http://asphaltart.bloomberg.org.