Call To Artists to Beautify Wright Dunbar

Artists can enter for their chance to create designs to help beautify the District.

WRIGHT DUNBAR COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CALL TO ARTISTS

Wright Dunbar, Inc. is asking for artists to submit designs that will be used to beautify the Historic Commercial District, by wrapping the “silver” utility boxes! Four different designs will be chosen. The designs should be Wright Brothers/Aviation Inspired, Paul Laurence Dunbar inspired or an inductee listed on the Walk of Fame www.daytonregionwalkoffame.org!

Each artist that has a design chosen will receive $500 & credit for the design, be listed on marketing materials & receive a spotlight on the Wright Dunbar Business District Association website www.wdbd.org. The top 10 designs will be chosen through voting on social media. The final designs will be chosen by Wright Dunbar, Inc. and then approved by the City of Dayton. Artists must be Ohio residents to submit.

Artists under the age of 18 will need their parents’ permission to enter their design. Designs should be submitted in Resolution 300 dpi (scale image/ require) or 150 dpi resolution (full image/accepted) in PDF format. Each utility box is a different size and the artwork will need to be resized to accommodate vents, hinges, doors and knobs. If your design is chosen we will provide a template for your particular box. One design submitted per artist. No logos, advertisements or names can be on the design.

We encourage artists to submit their design to info@wright-dunbar.org. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm Thursday, May 1st. The chosen designs will be announced Wednesday, May 7th. This beautification project is being funded by the City of Dayton Mini Grant Program & the National Aviation Heritage Alliance Small Grant Program.

For more information, contact Erica Hubler at erica.hubler@wright-dunbar.org.