Calling local artists! Durham Food Hall opens in Liberty Warehouse March 2019 – help us bring the Hall to life by submitting a proposal for 1 or more of our 5 opportunities for murals.

 

Details

Durham Food Hall is in the historic Liberty Warehouse, occupying a 15,000 square foot space with 10 mini eateries by top-tier Triangle chefs, two bars, multiple event spaces, and lots of seating for dining, gathering, coworking, live music, events, and more. There are six areas of varying size throughout the hall where we would like to have local artists create murals. More info on the specific placements below. The entire Hall will maintain sustainable values throughout, with regular practices like composting and re-using materials at every chance.

 

Submission Deadline

Submit your artist sketch, resume, and references to paint a mural by 6 p.m. on January 11, 2019.

 

Process

Artists will be selected based on submitted sketch and each given a stipend for your time and to buy supplies to paint one of the spaces outlined below.

 

Space 1
Wall at Back of Walking Ramp

Walking Ramp Space – Click to view larger.

16′ x 10′-6″ wall at the back of a walking ramp from the lower level to the higher level of the main floor. The space is floor to ceiling, and is visible across the hall above 42”. The ramp will be a high traffic area as it is one of two routes to the restrooms, built as the ADA accessible path. There will also be 2 sconces on the wall, which will illuminate the mural and should be taken into consideration for the overall design. The sconces will be thin black, and pipe like in shape with bulbs on each end. They are 12” long and will be positioned 10 ft apart. We would like to see an abstract design in this space, but are open to subtle references to Durham (no Bulls, please) and the overall design of the hall is mid-century modern with some industrial touches.

The stipend for this wall is $600-$1200, depending on the final square footage chosen by artist to cover.

 

Spaces 2-5
Restrooms

Bathroom Spaces – Click to view larger.

Choose one of four 1st floor non-gendered restrooms to paint the walls above 42” (which is where we plan to have tile stop). We’re open to a mural which would cover one wall (40 sq ft) with some elements crossing over to adjacent walls and/or the ceiling, or a traveling piece which incorporates multiple walls and/or the ceiling. These murals are not required to fully cover every inch of the walls. We’d like at least 3 out of 4 walls to be touched by the art. The bathrooms are designed to be monochromatic(varying shades are great), so we’re looking for designs to match the tile and light fixture choices which will be:

  • Bathroom 1: blue
  • Bathroom 2: black and blue
  • Bathroom 3: orange
  • Bathroom 4: yellow and orange

Stipend for each bathroom is $200.

Artists will be able to access the space for painting in early-mid February. Work will be featured in soft-opening events and Grand Opening, and artist names will be included in press mentions and tagged on social media. We’re happy for artists to also tastefully sign their names by their murals.

Artists may work in teams.

 

Submissions

To submit, please include the space you’re interested in, a simple sketch of your proposed design, your resume, and two references to [email protected].

 

About The Space

Location: Durham Food Hall, 530 Foster St., Suite 1, in downtown Durham. ground floor of Liberty Warehouse, in the Central Park Neighborhood across from the Durham Farmer’s Market.

Liberty Warehouse History

After its heyday as one of the longest running and most successful tobacco auction houses in the South, Liberty became an artist haven, home to Liberty Arts Studio and Foundry (where Major The Bull was poured!) and The Scrap Exchange. It has since been re-developed into an apartment building with ground floor retail, where Durham Food Hall has found its home.