The City of Tulsa is seeking proposals from professional or emerging artists/teams for a mural on the Route 66 I-169 underpass. The mural should serve as a gateway, celebrate Route 66 history and landmarks, and beautify the corridor. The budget is $40,000, inclusive of all costs. Proposals are due August 26, 2026. Key evaluation criteria include artistic merit, visual impact, and historical/cultural context. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 5 and August 10, 2026. Questions are due August 14, 2026.
Proposals must be received by 5:00 p. m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Central Daylight Time. Proposals must be received by 5:00 p. m. on wednesday, august 26, 2026, central daylight time.
The mural must include a protective graffiti coating. Includes a protective graffiti coating on the mural.
Submissions will be judged based on creativity and thoughtfulness of the overall design by an independent review committee using a rubric scoring artistic merit, visual impact, historical cultural context, narrative richness representation, place-based insight into the corridor, and technical feasibility. your submissions will be judged based upon the creativity and thoughtfulness of the overall design by an independent review committee.
The project is open to all professional and emerging artists, designers, or firms, regardless of residence, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental ability. Artist teams are eligible. The project is open to all professional and emerging artists, designers, or firms, regardless of residence, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental ability.
Proposals received late will be returned unopened. Proposals received late will be returned unopened.
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