Employment Opportunity: Graffiti Artist for Mural
Position: Graffiti Artist for Mural
Term: Contract
Location: Toronto
Salary: Negotiable
Website: http://livinglightingonking.com/
Job Description
We are looking for a graffiti artist to produce a mural on a 8’ x 14’ wall. This will be done on either canvas or plywood. We are looking for a mural that depicts the King West neighborhood (it can be a landscape, but it doesn’t have to be) it must incorporate our company name (big or small) and LLK’s presence in the community.
This work will be shown as a feature wall in our booth at the Interior Design Show from January 24 – 27, 2013. With corporate sponsors like RADO Switzerland and Audi your work will receive a ton of exposure to both media outlets the general public and most importantly some of Toronto’s biggest names in the design industry.
“The Interior Design Show is Canada’s largest contemporary design fair. Since the doors first opened in 1999, IDS has been visited by over 500,000 design professionals, design savvy consumers and media; it has served as a design industry hub providing a unique and unrivalled business opportunity for thousands of design- forward businesses. Each year world-renown designers and architects participate as keynote speakers and create inspiring feature exhibits. Located in the city of Toronto, Canada’s economic engine, IDS provides an annual catalyst for millions of dollars spent on design; and has helped significantly to place Toronto on the design map.”
The deadline for submission is September 30th, 2012. The artist will have two months to complete the mural which must be completed by December 31st, 2012 and ready for install a couple days before the show.
Additional Information
Open since 2008, by lighting specialist and designer Jodie Orange, Living Lighting on King has become a part of the expansion of the Fashion and Design district of west Toronto. With a focus on fresh contemporary lighting solutions LLK, caters to the hip loft and condo resident as well as the high end homeowner. You will also find a variety of the lights carried by LLK in many businesses and restaurants in the King West community as well as the rest of the greater Toronto area.
As a member of the neighborhood for the past six years we have taken pleasure in being part of community development and are continually looking for ways to involve LLK in establishing the King West identity. This wouldn’t be the first time LLK has collaborated with artists, in 2008 LLK gave it’s space to the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche all night art festival as an exhibition site for a participating artist. In 2010, LLK hosted Illuminated Art where we invited artists to incorporate lighting into a sculptural art work then showcased the works in a private exhibition at our location.
LLK strives to continually collaborate with various artists and designers from all over the city with deep investment in Toronto unique culture. Recently, in our own backyard, the face of urban art in Toronto has shifted. With a ban on public art and graffiti, the once internationally known Queen Street alleys are in danger of being erased. Looking to bridge the urban street art aesthetic with the high end King Street consumer, we are hoping to reestablish the common interest of Toronto’s artists and designers in continuing to add beauty and interest to our urban landscape.
We are looking for a graffiti artist to produce a mural on a 8’ x 14’ wall. This will be done on either canvas or plywood. We are looking for a mural that depicts the King West neighborhood (it can be a landscape, but it doesn’t have to be) it must incorporate our company name (big or small) and LLK’s presence in the community.
Send Submissions To:
Jodie Orange
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