Downtown Springdale Alliance Provides an Incentive Program to Create Murals.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2020

Contact: Jill Dabbs, Executive Director

Downtown Springdale

jill@downtownspringdale.org / (501) 425-0478

Downtown Springdale Alliance Provides an Incentive Program to Create Murals in Downtown Springdale.

Springdale, AR – The Downtown Springdale Alliance, through generous grant funding from the Walton Family Foundation, is providing an incentive program to create murals in downtown Springdale. The program is intended to improve the downtown’s aesthetics and engage local artists by enhancing building facades.

Applications submitted with pictures of the wall proposed for a mural, a selected artist, a conceptual drawing of the desired mural, and a 1:1 match or more will be given priority for consideration. Second consideration will be given to property owner(s) that would like to make an exterior wall available for a mural along with a 1:1 match. Third consideration will be given to an artist submitting a concept or rendering of a mural and funding to support the work without a specific location.

“Murals have been shown to increase property values, scale up the marketability of the space and draw businesses and residents to the area,” notes Jill Dabbs, Executive Director of Downtown Springdale Alliance. “We’re excited to provide this opportunity to our local artists and to connect them with our downtown Springdale property owners.”

The Downtown Springdale Alliance is accepting applications from artists as well as from downtown property owners. Applications will be accepted starting December 15, 2020 through January 15, 2021. Grant recipients will be notified by February 15, 2021. Artists are expected to complete their murals by April 15, 2021.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN SPRINGDALE ALLIANCE: Downtown Springdale Alliance is a nonprofit that was formed in 2011 with a mission to create vibrancy in our dynamic downtown. For more information, visit www.downtownspringdale.org.