The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is looking for several Colorado artists to create murals aimed at raising awareness about public health in the state.
At least five murals will be constructed in geographically diverse areas of the state, according to CDPHE. Exact locations have not yet been determined, but the department said it's committed to having murals in urban and rural communities.
The idea is that the murals will help motivate residents and help get them involved in improving their health and environment.
The mural project will also help depict the findings of a recent health and environmental assessment, which is being used to shape the state's public health improvement plan.
“Too often our reports just sit on a shelf,” said Anne-Marie Braga, the department’s director of the Office of Planning, Partnerships and Improvement. “We want this work to live on and create a buzz within communities so people take action to improve their health and the environment.”
Redline Contemporary Art Center awarded CDPHE the "Arts in Society" grant of $25,000 to fund the project.
Interested artists should apply by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15.
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