City Seeks Artists For Palm Desert's Traffic Signal Beautification Project

PALM DESERT, CA - From the City of Palm Desert: The October 6 application deadline is rapidly approaching for artists who are interested in creating artwork to beautify local traffic signal cabinets in Palm Desert.

The City is seeking up to two artists to paint two traffic signal cabinets on the northwest corner of Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street as well as two cabinets on the southwest corner of Fred Waring and Deep Canyon Road.

Artists are encouraged to submit their initial designs to the City. Up to three finalists will be chosen to receive a $100 honorarium and prepare final designs for consideration. The selected finalist(s) will receive $1,500 to paint each set of two cabinets.

Interested artists must submit a current résumé including contact information, three references, and up to 10 photographs or digital images (jpegs) on CD, a flash drive, or via email along with a corresponding image list.

Materials should be submitted via email to dglickman@cityofpalmdesert.org, Subject: Traffic Signal Cabinets; or by mail to City of Palm Desert, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260, Attention: Public Art Department/Traffic Signal Cabinets). All materials must be received by Friday, October 6, 2017 at 4 p.m. (receipt, not postmark deadline).

For more information, please call 760-837- 1664 or email dglickman@cityofpalmdesert.org.

Image via The City of Palm Desert