Silverthorne Recreation Center Indoor Mural

The Town of Silverthorne Art Board seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to design and install an original mural on the indoor wall adjacent to the east end of the indoor track at the Silverthorne Recreation Center. The mural should give a nod to the Recreation Center and the Silverthorne community.

Project Summary

The Town of Silverthorne Art Board seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to design and install an original mural on the indoor wall adjacent to the east end of the indoor track at the Silverthorne Recreation Center. The mural should give a nod to the Recreation Center and the Silverthorne community.

The mural should celebrate Silverthorne's landscape, energy, and active lifestyle through a bold design that inspires movement and connection. The finished mural should feel dynamic, immersive, and distinctly connected to Silverthorne, combining natural landscapes with modern artistic elements to create an engaging, high-energy public artwork.

Examples, possible themes, and ideas of what the Art Board is looking for include, but are not limited to:

• Silverthorne's geography: Incorporate maps, topographic lines, or other references to the local landscape and surrounding mountains
• The Blue River: Feature the flowing river as a central visual element, emphasizing movement and connection
• Bringing the outdoors in: show the views that are just outside of the track area
• Vibrant, colorful, bright and energizing
• Strength, balance and wellness
• Rhythmic: possibly a reflection of adrenaline or a heartbeat to initiate one’s flow state
• Mixed media used within a painted mural with graphic collage elements, photographs, relief elements, topography, etc. could be considered

The far-left corner of the wall, about 2 feet up from the floor, there will need to be a dedicated area for medicine ball throws. This will need to be a 4’x4’ area that is either painted black or left out of the artwork. Artists are encouraged to creatively incorporate this section of the wall into their mural.

The mural will be viewed primarily by people recreating in the track and circuit area of the Recreation Center, participating in activities such as running and walking on the track, strength training and stretching. See pictures of the wall and area attached.

The area designated for the mural is currently under construction. As you can see in the attached photos, there are areas on the far right and left side with temporary construction walls up, so you cannot see the full wall in the photo. In the attached photos, you will also see photos of what the area looks like inside these construction walls for reference.

If it is helpful to view the wall in person before submitting a proposal, contact Sydney Drake at sdrake@silverthorne.org to schedule a time. 

Mural Specifics

The wall designated for this installation is approximately 83 feet long and 12 feet high. Total square footage of the wall is approximately 996 square feet. It is expected that this installation will cover at least 75% of this area. The mural can also be wrapped around the wall on the left corner to create more flow and less of a rectangular mural.

Important Dates

July 21                         Call posted

Aug 21                          Entry deadline

Aug 21-28                    Committee reviews applications

September 4               Notification to artists of final selection

Oct 31                         Installation completion deadline

Honorarium

The honorarium is $20,000 total, which shall constitute full compensation for all services, goods, expenses, and materials to be performed and furnished in the design, creation, and installation of the mural.  The honorarium will be paid 50% upon signing of contract and 50% upon mural completion.    

Artists are required to submit at least one and no more than three conceptual renderings of proposed artwork.  Artists must also submit at least one and no more than four links to examples of their completed work that depict the artistic style they intend to use for the project.

Criteria used to select artwork includes, but is not limited to, suitability of design for site, aesthetic quality, broad-based interest and appeal for all ages, and quality of artist’s previous works. 

The Art Board seeks artists in the Colorado region, as travel reimbursement funds are not available for this project. Artists outside of Colorado are welcome to apply if they can cover travel and lodging costs for the project.