The Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the Rhode Island Council on the Arts are seekiing a muralist for a section of highway wall along Route 195 in East Providence. Please see below for more information and where to find a copy of the RFQ.
The Department of Transportation is seeking proposals from qualified outdoor Muralists for professional services related to the painting of a mural on a wall along Interstate 195 in East Providence. This is part of a project spearheaded by the Governor’s office, in which RISCA has been involved in providing input and feedback.
The mural design has been selected by a committee and is included in the RFP, which can be found here.
This project needs to be completed by May 25, 2012.
A Pre-Proposal Meeting to review the RFP and ask questions of DOT staff is set for March 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation – Traffic Management Center Conference Room located at 2 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02903. For more information please contact Lori Fisette at (401) 222- 3260 Ext. 4401.
Why is the state wasting the money on a mural that will only go the way of the murals on Rt. 6? It’s going to get tagged until it’s unrecognizable, and the anti-graffiti task force is going to paint it grey. (Not that the anti-graffiti task force is the problem)
Put a thin electric see-through mesh fence over it so the taggers get zapped sort of like a bug-light. That would show ‘em!
Part of the RFQ is to source and install a graffiti resistant coating over the mural.
…so much for the bug zapper.
It couldn’t hurt to have two lines of defense.
Per this photo on RIDOT’s Facebook page, this mural project is well underway.