Dept. of Transportation Metro Transit Division King Street Center 201 S Jackson St Seattle, WA 98104 |
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Bus Shelter Mural Program - Starting A Mural ProjectFollow the steps below. If you have any questions regarding volunteering to paint a mural, call Dale Cummings at 206-684-1524. He'll be happy to help you get started.
1. Choose a bus shelterChoose a Metro bus shelter in your neighborhood or one within King County for your mural project. It is helpful to pick one or two alternative shelters, in case your first choice is not available. Write down the shelter numbers on your application. They are located on the shelter's upper left corner as you view it from the street. Also record the street that the shelter is on, the closest cross street and the direction the bus is traveling at that bus stop (i.e., northbound). 2. Complete your application formComplete the Application Form [.PDF 7KB], and mail it in with your design ideas to: The Bus Shelter Mural Program Metro must receive your application one month before your intended start date. You will have up to 3 months to complete your mural. Keep in mind that a quality mural often takes longer than you might think! Include your shelter numbers and project dates. The application form is your agreement with Metro to complete the mural project within your scheduled time. Metro will contact you by phone to confirm your shelter reservation, project start date (when you want to pick up the panels and paint) and completion date (mural delivered back to Metro). *If your web browser does not have a viewer defined for PDF formatted files, please download the appropriate reader, courtesy of Adobe. [external link]
Design approval usually occurs within a few days of receiving your design. 3. Metro mails Project Information Packet to youAfter your application, design, and starting date have been approved, Metro will mail a Project Information Packet to you. The packet includes:
4. Pick up your panels at MetroIn your Project Information Packet there is a map on your Pick-up Voucher to help you find the Metro South Facilities building. You may pick up your panels and paint at Metro on or after the pick up date written on your Voucher. Your panels and paint are available for pickup Monday-Friday, between 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. You must turn in your Pick-up Voucher to the front office at South Facilities to pick up your panels and paint. The largest mural panel is approximately 24" by 92". These 1/4" plywood panels can usually be loaded by one person into a mini van, pickup or large station wagon. If your project has been approved for upper wood panels, these 1/2" plywood panels are approximately 31"x 53", and the half-size panels for a "checkerboard" design are approximately 31"x 26". 5. Paint your muralYou will be painting your mural with water-base, acrylic latex paint in your own studio, classroom or home. Each panel is marked on the backside to indicate its TOP and the location where it will be installed on the shelter. It is important to read the information that comes in your Project Information Packet, before you start. If you have a lead artist or painting coordinator, make sure they have a copy of the Project Information Packet. 6. Lead artist responsibilityThe final appearance of the mural is the responsibility of the lead artist. Some group projects may run out of time before all finishing touches are completed. It is the lead artist's or painting coordinator's responsibility to make sure that the mural is complete. Some colors are more transparent than others and will require at least a second coat to look finished. Drips, runs, unfinished or thin areas need to be corrected before the mural is returned to Metro. If you are working with youth, help them exhibit a mural that looks as special as they hope it will. Remember that most students have never painted artwork before, they want it to look special, and love to be helped. By defining lines and edges, adding highlights and shadow, or adding unusual touches, their public art experience will sparkle for years. 7. Return your mural panels and story to MetroWhen you have finished your project, return your mural panels and completed story/project description and Return Form to Metro. Your written description can be in the form of a story, a poem, or a description of your theme and can include the participant's names. Your mural information signage can describe, to our bus riders and the public, who created the mural and what the mural is about. You can include the names of those who were involved, sponsors that you wish to acknowledge, a poem, a short story, quotes from the participants, or a short comment on the theme or the creative process. Metro will apply a protective clear-coat to the mural panels and install them in the shelter within 3-4 weeks. The information sign will be installed at a later date. If you have any questions regarding your mural project, call Dale Cummings at 206-684-1524. Or e-mail BusStop.Murals@kingcounty.gov |