HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE

Whether you’re an artist, or a business interested in donating a wall, or simply a resident who wants to bring a mural to your neighborhood, please contact the Deep Ellum Association.
To get started, call 214 939.5255, or learn more about how to donate a wall below.

DONATE A WALL — Information and Guidelines

The Deep Ellum Association will facilitate a Donate a Wall program and coordinate the artists to paint the selected murals on private property that will remain up for a period up of one year.
We will supply the paint and accessories needed to complete the mural as well as the necessary permits and public consultation.

A mural can act as a deterrent to future graffiti, enhance the aesthetics of your building and community as well as provide a medium for artists to display their work.  Research supports the
theory that a mural is less likely to be “tagged” than a bare wall.  If your property has been the target of graffiti you may qualify to have a mural painted on your building.

The qualifying property owners will be notified of the winning submissions and work with the committee in planning the locations for each proposed mural. The artist will be responsible for providing a color sketch to scale no larger than 24”x 36″ and submitting it to the Deep Ellum Association. Once a sketch has been submitted it will be reviewed to insure the guidelines have been followed, and request final approval by participating property owners. Once the art is approved, the artist will paint the mural on the scheduled date for the painting event.

Guidelines

• Any building located on Elm, Main and Commerce Streets are eligible.
• All buildings with graffiti will be considered for the Donate a Wall Program.
• The mural should enhance the building, local environment, community identity and also contribute to the visual arts of the city.
• Murals incorporating direct advertising, any trade marks, racial/religious/political acts or statements will not be approved.
• Murals should be adequately maintained, cleaned and repaired as necessary.
• The sketch of the mural must be completed in the colours intended to be used, rendered   and scaled accurately to portray how the mural will appear on an exterior brick wall.
• A Donate a Wall application form must be completed and submitted to Frank Campagna for consideration by one of the methods listed below.

Submit an Application Form

• We are still working on finalizing our forms for application, please be patient and we will post them as soon as they are complete.