08 Feb Bienestar is looking for an artist!

Bienestar requests creative artistic work at its community affordable housing property, Montebello, set to re-open in May, 2020 after a year of rehabilitation

Timeline:

RFQ due: 2/28

Artist selection: 3/14

Draft installation: 4/8

Installation: 4/15-5/15

Grand Opening Event: 5/28

Background: Bienestar seeks to work with a visual artist to create a permanent art installation in the community room of the recently rehabbed Montebello Apartments in Hillsboro, Oregon. Specifically,  Bienestar requests qualifications to reimagine a blank wall into a design, painting, series of paintings, or sketches to honor the home of 49 low-income Latinx families. Bienestar gives preference to working with an artist who identifies as Latinx and/or lives in Washington County.

Space considerations: 25×10 foot indoor wall space

Budget: $2,000

Interested? Let’s talk!

Please send an email to Sarah Kay Moll at smoll@bienestar-or.org with the following:

• 1-2 sentences about why you are interested in the project
• A link to your website or an email attachment with your portfolio, cv, and contact information
• Any creative ideas you might have that honors the history of the community of the project
• Any questions for us