Experience Chinatown 2022 Artists Application
We are looking for engaged, excited artists to adorn Boston Chinatown businesses with painted or vinyl murals during our 5th annual Experience Chinatown Arts Festival. Each artist will be paired with a participating Chinatown business to design a mural piece using the Experience Chinatown color palette (tbd) to be installed in late August, and to be displayed from August 26 until October 24. This year we are asking artists to create their murals in response to the prompt, "What makes a community special?"
Experience Chinatown is Pao Art Center’s annual arts festival that celebrates the rich cultural fabric of Boston’s Chinatown. Throughout August to October, visitors to Chinatown will be immersed in musical acts, dance performances, artmaking activities, and art installations - all free and open to the public.
In 2020, Pao Arts Center began including murals as part of the Experience Chinatown festival with the goal of uplifting businesses and attracting visitors back to Chinatown during the height of the pandemic. Since then, these murals have become a signature part of the annual Experience Chinatown festival.
Key Dates
Application due: Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 11:59PM
Artist Notification: July 18, 2022
Artists Site Visits: July 18-25, 2022
Draft Due: August 1, 2022
Final Due: August 9 (Vinyl installations), August 12 (Painted installations)
Installation Dates: August 18-24
Exhibition Dates: August 26 - October 24
Deinstallation Date: Week after October 24
Artists will receive an honorarium ranging from $300-$600 depending on the size of their project. Budget and supplies will be discussed with each selected artist during the artist notification period. Artists are expected to paint or install artwork within the allotted installation week. Pao Arts Center will be able to provide some support for installation and deinstallation.
If you have any following questions, please contact Pao Arts Center Performance Arts Program Manager, Ashley Yung, at ashley.yung@bcnc.net