Clean Up Our Backyard
Applications close Sunday 10th November 2019
MARS Gallery is calling all artists to submit proposals for a public street art initiative proudly supported by the City of Stonnington Arts and Culture grant 2020. Clean up our Backyard is a not-for-profit initiative launched by MARS Gallery aiming to improve the street art around its home in Windsor, Melbourne Australia to commission four artists to each receive $10,000 to create a public art work. The unveiling of the project will be used to raise money for Skyline Education Foundation Australia, a charity that aims to facilitate education for talented young people who are financially and / or socially challenged. For this reason, they are asking artists to present proposals that address concerns facing young people today.
With the commission MARS hopes to:
Improve the environment of an important shared public space
Bring people to the area
Attract tourists and contribute to the local economy
Encourage shopkeepers to take pride in local public areas
Create an enduring visual message addressing the issues facing young people across the world today