206 Zulu
Request For Qualifications: 13th & Fir Family Housing Murals
- Deadline:
- Budget: $67,600
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Eligibility: Artists who are over the age of 18 and located within the United States are eligible to submit their interest and qualifications. BIPOC artists with personal ties to the neighborhood and Seattle are highly encouraged to apply. Artists must be available for in-person community engagement events as outlined on the project timeline. Ability to attend mural unveiling event preferred but not required.
13th & Fir is a joint venture of two local non-profit affordable housing developers, the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) and Community Roots Housing (CRH). The building is a 6-story mixed use housing project providing space for 156 low-income family-sized apartment units, community-based commercial spaces, and a childcare center.
SCIDpda, who manages the property, is partnering with local arts organization 206 Zulu to facilitate the installation of murals at 13th & Fir. For over a decade, 206 Zulu has been hosting their annual Off the Wall event, a one-of-a-kind annual graffiti art competition and community festival that spotlights the local and international talent from the aerosol art community, at the old King County records building (the current site of 13th & Fir). This project is a unique opportunity to continue the legacy of street art at a building designed to help our low-income families live and stay in Seattle. The goal for this project is to create large-scale art at an affordable housing building, 13th & Fir, that is impactful and reflective of the immediate neighborhoods’ collective values and diverse community.
More Information: www.206zulu.org