The Clackamas County Arts Alliance and Clackamas County Courthouse Arts Committee invite artists living in Oregon and Clackamas County specifically to submit a proposal for site-specific interior printed mural or photography artwork mounted on acoustic panels on the first and second floors at the new Clackamas County Courthouse.

One artist/artist team will be selected to submit final artwork for the acoustic sound panels on the first and second floors of the new building. The budget available for the commission comes from funds raised for this project and is $5,000. Submissions are due by Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 11:59 pm PDT.

Important Dates:

April 5, 2024 – Call to Artists

May 1, 2024 – Applications due

May 2024 – Panel review and artist selection (including interviews if needed)

June 2024 – Design Phase 

Art Opportunity

This project is seeking an artist/artist team to create art for lobby feature walls on levels 1 and 2 of the new Courthouse in Clackamas County. These walls are one of the first large-scale features visitors encounter upon arriving through the building’s main entrance and adjacent to the Courthouse’s reception area. The artwork will mainly be focused on levels 1 and 2 due to the high visibility of those areas from within the building and outside the building.

The use of mediums such as digital mural prints or photography artwork printed on acoustic panels will be considered. We expect the artist(s) to produce the media(s) for their work through conversations with the project team, taking other design considerations for the space into account. Artists are encouraged to use existing work or compositions of existing work because of the short timeline and to meet the final deadline. 

The Level 1 wall is approximately 38’W x 8’H and the Level 2 wall is approximately 54’W x 8’H.  The artwork image quality should be at least 300 dpi. All artwork submitted should consider these dimensions. 

Download important information about the project and how to apply HERE.