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Blog Artist Wanted For Marmion Way Mural Design Contest

Submit your design to Patch.com for our newest mural in Highland Park. Theme: "Faces and History of Highland Park – Past, Present and Future"

Be a part of our Highland Park art history by taking part in the Marmion Way Mural Design Contest sponsored by Avenue 50 Studio, Patch.com and the Marmion Way and Avenues Neighborhood Watch.

Where: The mural is to be painted on Marmion Way near Avenue 57

Who: All artists--amateur and professional--are welcome to submit. Students are highly encouraged.

Contest Rules
: The winning design will be permitted through the City of Los Angeles and registered as part of the Los Angeles Inventory or Art in the City of Los Angeles.

The artist must be available for the permitting process and present their winning design to the Cultural Affairs Department on Thursday February 21, 2013. The mural will be enlarged and painted with the community under the guidance of muralist Pola Lopez.

Theme: Faces and History of Highland Park: Past, Present and Future

Submit: All artwork must be scanned and e-mailed to Patch.com editor David Fonseca

Voting: The top ten designs will be posted on Patch.com and voted on by neighbors and stakeholders. A board of three will decide any ties and suitability of the artwork.

Due Date: All designs must be submitted by Wednesday night February 13, 2013. Voting will take place the week after the deadline.

Special Thanks: Graciously Funded by Ed Reyes and CD1

Hector Huezo December 18, 2012 at 05:17 pm
Awesome!! Can't wait to see the submissions.
Josef Bray-Ali December 18, 2012 at 09:12 pm
How about the same crew of guys that wanted to do a mural in Mt. Washington and were "community meeting-ed" to death? I think Tony Villaraigosa Jr. and his friends have both the skills and the community understanding to do something meaningful and beautiful here.
Creper Chimone December 18, 2012 at 10:21 pm
I am hoping my son enters this. You should let the area schools know this because I don't think many students read patch.
David Fonseca (Editor) December 18, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Thanks for the comment, Creper. Please let your son know about the contest, and I'll be reaching out to local schools!
Peter Bedard December 19, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Thanks, Hector! We're just starting to get the word out. If you know any artist please forward this to them. I appreciate your helping in sharing this opportunity!
Peter Bedard December 19, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Yes! Thanks, Creper! Tell your son and please share this with him and his friends. We could use a hand getting the word out about this cool opportunity. Forward the link to any East side artists you know!
http://highlandpark-ca.patch.com//blog_posts/blog-artist-wanted-for-marmion-way-mural-design-contest#comment_5812037
Punk Attitude December 19, 2012 at 02:27 pm
It says in the article graciously funded by Ed Reyes and CD 1. Will the winning artist be compensated for their design and if so, how much?
GK December 19, 2012 at 03:27 pm
This is a fantastic project! Kudos to Peter, CD1 and Ave 50 Studio! Bring on the submissions!
EL Sen December 19, 2012 at 04:35 pm
They use the pretense of a contest to steal ideas.... and not pay an artis to lead the project iam tire of this kind of thivery coming from the city of los angeles atleast let the artist that design it paint it and be the one who gets some compensatiio for his time....no wonder we as artist are still starving...
David Fonseca (Editor) December 19, 2012 at 04:56 pm
EL Sen, this project is being organized *by* artists from our community. Check out Avenue 50 Studio's website, or go talk to gallery director Kathy Gallegos. Perhaps you would not be so quick to accuse a longtime supporter of local artists of "thievery."
EL Sen December 19, 2012 at 06:57 pm
I don't think i singled out any one.... but i would love to know the artist involved in this project... .
nonoise December 19, 2012 at 10:21 pm
How much is the winning prize? Is Ed Reyes pulling money out of his own pocket? How much is CD1 paying out?
ChickenBoyFan December 19, 2012 at 10:42 pm
I love all of the interest in this area. There is commitment there, on the part of Peter and Ave 50. It does us all proud.
Peter Bedard December 22, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Pola Lopez is the artist who will be painting the mural once the winning design is selected.
Peter Bedard December 24, 2012 at 01:08 pm
@ChickenBoyFan - thanks for your support! If you know the "tape muralist" or a way to reach out to him please do! In fact, please share this with everyone in the NorthEast and especially Highland Park. We highly encourage younger people and HP locals to submit.
Peter Bedard January 8, 2013 at 02:47 am
AND...for those who are interested, I'm personally offering $200 of my own money to the artist with the winning design as a Thank You!
Nimby pimp January 24, 2013 at 01:46 pm
Great work, Peter. Thank you!

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