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This is a Request for Applications (RFA) for mural artists and mural Artist Teams with experience in exterior mural design and installation. An individual may submit one application for a funding opportunity on their own behalf; a Lead Artist may apply for an Artist Team in which they are included. All applicants must meet all eligibility requirements at the time the application is submitted. Failure to meet any requirement may make the application ineligible for further review and award. 

In alignment with the 2027 Public Arts Work Plan, CAH will select mural artists, through a fair and competitive process, for an award of grant funds to be used for the design, materials, fabrication, installation, personnel, and project management of a public art mural. Each eligible applicant may only submit one application to this program per fiscal year for one single-year grant award. FY27 Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program grantees will be held to a Period of Performance beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027.

The Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH), the independent state arts agency (SAA) for the District of Columbia, is empowered through D.C. Official Code § 39–201, et seq. to issue competitive grants for projects in the arts to individuals and organizations based in and primarily serving the District. Through this RFA, CAH’s Public Art department is soliciting applications from experienced local mural artists for the FY27 Fresh Paint: CAH Mural Program to design and install large-scale exterior murals on the facade of selected buildings within the District of Columbia.