Mural Proposal Guidelines

Requirements:

  • Typed in 12 point Times New Roman font.
  • Include all group members’ names
  • Include a title for the Mural

Overview

It may be best to think about this proposal as a sort of grant proposal. Murals require public space, and are often funded by public money. So, consider this proposal as a way to convince someone—in this case Mr. Drogos—to “fund” your mural project with time and supplies. In this instance, you won’t need to outline the necessary supplies and resources, since I will provide those to you anyway, but you do need to convince me that your project is worthwhile. To do that, you will need to outline the following:

Sections

  1. Introduce and explain the reasons the subject of your mural is worth all the time and resources you and I are going to invest in it. What are your reasons for choosing this subject? Why is it important. Please note that this should be written not in terms of why you like this subject, but why learning about it is important to others.
  2. Explain how your vision for the mural. If I’m going to grant you time and money to work on this project, I want to know you have an interesting, creative and comprehension vision for what you’ll do with those resources. Include:
  3. The What: What is the message your mural is going to convey? What is the mural’s “thesis”?
  4. The Who, When, Where: What moment(s) from this encounter will you depict in your murals? Who will be in it? Will it be set somewhere definite, or will it be a mixture of scenes.
  5. The How: How will you communicate your message? Will you use symbols? What sort of color palette do you think is most appropriate? Why?
  6. Do you have a plan for how to achieve this vision? I’m not going to throw money at you just because you have a good idea. I want to be sure that you have a comprehensive and sensible plan for how to execute this project. Who’s responsible for what? How will your group ensure that the project, and all its component parts, will be completed successfully?