Mural Project Opportunity at BASF Canada’s Windsor Site

The mural design should reflect the local Indigenous culture and heritage and incorporate an automotive theme that highlights the paints and coatings produced at our site.

Artists are expected to draw inspiration from their individual cultures for their design and art style.

Artists are welcome to visit our site to see and measure the space and gather inspiration. To visit our site, please contact Roberta Tamm at roberta.tamm@basf.com.

This Artist Call is open to all artists, groups, and artist-led teams living in Windsor-Essex who identify as First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. We encourage applications from contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists, Indigenous LGTBQ2S+ artists, and disabled Indigenous artists.

All applying artists are required to submit an application in a single PDF, including:

• Artist name, address, email and phone number, and website (if applicable)
• A brief description of your intention for the artwork (max 250 words)
• A brief bio that includes information about your artistic practice and community connection/affiliation (max 250 words)
• Concept sketches or designs for the proposed mural (max 3 designs per applicant)
• Examples of previous work, particularly any murals or large-scale art projects. You may include a link to video clips with accompanying descriptions (max. 10 min)
• A detailed quote for the entire project, including a breakdown of artist fee or labour cost, materials and supplies, installation costs, rentals of scaffolding or other safety-related equipment, assistant painter fees if required, or any other expenses not noted above

*Files should be no larger than 20MB. However, if your application file is larger, please use WeTransfer to send the files. If you choose to proceed with WeTransfer, please ensure that the expiration date for the files is set to 7 days from the sent date.

*Please note that the wall where the mural will be located is a brick wall. We welcome proposals for murals that may be painted directly onto the wall or on a panel.

*BASF Windsor will cover the cost of all the necessary materials and labour for the mural.

* To be eligible, all content and materials associated with your application must be submitted and received during the Application Period and include all required components and materials noted above. Any incomplete applications or proposals submitted will not be considered. 

A panel of BASF employees will be responsible for selecting the winning design. This panel will consist of individuals with a keen interest in the arts and a strong understanding of the project's objectives.

Judges will review the proposals in June. Once a winning design is selected, BASF will contact the artist directly to coordinate the next steps. This includes arranging the necessary materials and scheduling site visits for the mural painting.

The installation or painting of the mural will take place in Summer of 2025, at a time mutually agreed upon by the BASF and the artist. All work must be completed by the end of Summer or early Fall of 2025 on dates mutually agreed upon between the artist and building staff.