Mural at Citizens Live at The Wylie

Budget

$50,000 (includes $10,000 artist fee)

Deadline

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM

Summary

Shiftworks Community + Public Arts has been hired by Live Nation to manage artist selection and implementation of a new mural for Citizens Live at The Wylie. A joint venture of Fenway Sports Group and Live Nation, the 4,000-capacity venue is named in tribute to Wylie Avenue, a historic center for music and nightlife in the Hill District. The new facility is scheduled to open in the latter half of 2026.

Located at Logan Street and Wylie Avenue, the mural will span approximately 1,800 sq. ft. on a corner section of the venue’s south and east walls, measuring 20 ft. 2 in. high, with the south wall 50 ft. long and the east wall 38 ft. 4 in. long.

This opportunity is not limited to painters.

Eligibility

This opportunity is available to members of the Pittsburgh Creative Corps as well as all artists living and working in southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes residents of the following 13 counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland. Artists may apply as an individual or as a team. If applying as a team, the team must be led by a visual artist and the roles of any non-visual artists should be defined in the application.

Selection Process

Qualifications submitted through this RFQ will be reviewed by a selection panel consisting of project stakeholders, arts professionals, and community representatives. The selection panel will identify up to three (3) applicants to interview for the project, with interviews held the week of December 15, 2025. If selected for an interview, artists will be asked to prepare a short presentation about their past work, followed by a question and answer session with the panel. Artists who are asked to interview will not be asked to develop a proposal.

From the interviews, one artist or artist team will be selected for the opportunity.

Shiftworks may check references to assist in the evaluation of the applicants’ qualifications, should they advance to the interview stage.

Information Session

Shiftworks will host two information sessions for this opportunity. In each information session, the application process will be reviewed and time will be set aside for questions. Both information sessions will cover the same material.

Artists are encouraged to register for one of the following:

IN-PERSON on Wednesday, October 15 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM at Nafasi on Centre located at 2145 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 in the Hill District. Participants for the in-person session are encouraged to pre-register, but walk-ins are welcome to attend.

VIRTUAL on Monday, October 20, 2025 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET. Participants are required to pre-register for this virtual session using this session. Participants will receive the link to join via Zoom, following registration. The session will be recorded and made available on the Shiftworks Vimeo page within 48 hours.

Register for the in-person session: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET

Register for the virtual session: Monday, October 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET

Visit the Shiftworks Vimeo page

Application Assistance

Artists interested in assistance with or feedback on their application in advance of submission are invited to sign up for a one-on-one work session, or “office hours,” with Shiftworks’ Manager of Artist Services, Derek Reese.

VIRTUAL meetings are available weekly on MONDAYS from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

IN-PERSON meetings are available weekly on THURSDAYS from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. Shiftworks’ offices are located in East Liberty at 224 North Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

Schedule a virtual meeting on Mondays from 10 AM – 1 PM

Schedule an in-person meeting on Thursdays from 2 PM – 5 PM