Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department looking for artists for public art projects
There are three major art projects the city wants artists to help with including murals at the new skate park and art-wrapped utility boxes in select neighborhoods.
Author: 13News Now Staff
Updated: 1:36 PM EDT April 15, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department is looking for artists to help with its community-based public arts project.
There are three projects the city needs artist to help with:
“Brushworks: A Community of One” Call to Teaching Artists --
The Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs Department, in partnership with the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation, has created Brushworks, a public art program at the Housing Resource Center (HRC) located at 104 N. Witchduck Road in Virginia Beach. This pilot program will create opportunities for community members experiencing homelessness to work with professional artists in the creation of public art murals around the city. The mission of this pilot program is to incorporate socially impactful public art thoughtfully into public space.