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You’ve gotta eat. There are very few things you MUST do in life.  Eating is the most enjoyable.  But, there’s always a rotten potato in the bag, and the rottenest potato of them all is PAYING for the need to eat.  This next Call might help. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for an art job opportunity in Oakland, CA. Maybe this opportunity is for you…

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, EXTENDED DEADLINE: Super Heroes, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Oakland Super Heroes
Mural Project

 

“Attitudinal Healing Connection (AHC) a non-profit organization in West Oakland is looking for local artists to paint the Hoover Corridor Neighborhood’s first large scale mural project. Using the theme of super heroes, the murals are going to be designed by local middle and high school students and are intended to uplift and positively transform the neighborhood.

“Over the course of three years we plan to complete six murals under freeway overpasses includingSan Pablo Avenue, Market Street, West Street, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. These murals will serve as a gateway to West and Downtown Oakland and can become a key way in which our community is perceived. This is a call for local artists interested in helping to revitalize the Hoover District inWest Oakland.” –from the Call for Entries (downloadable below)

ELIGIBILITY: Must be over 18 years or age. You must have previous mural painting experience. AND, YOU MUST CARE! Be passionate about social justice & want to create positive change

APPLICATION: Please send a letter of interest, resume and a list of references to muralproject@ahc-oakland.org.

INTERVIEW PROCESS: They will be conducting interviews in late December/early January. If you are selected, they will notify you. Please bring 8-12 samples of your work to the interview.

EXTENDED DEADLINE: December 9, 2011

For complete details, Download the Call!

*Editor’s note: This Call does not exist on their website as of this publish date; therefore, you’ll need to bookmark this page to download the .doc file above.