Southside Bike Murals!
Southside Community Center
is searching for Black artists
to paint bike-themed murals
on our building & fence!
Address: RIBs (Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles) 530 W Buffalo St, Ithaca, NY 14850 Corner of Buffalo St. and Meadow St. (rt 13)
Tell your friends! Spread the word!
​Proposal deadline: 1pm June 15, 2021
Murals painted: Summer, 2021
Winning Artists Awarded:
​$1,500 for the building mural & $1,500 for the fence
(for artist stipends & supplies)
Your proposal email in 3 simple parts:
1) Image/sketch of the mural you'd like to paint 
2) 3-5 examples of artistic/painting experience
3) Written statement:
- Name, contact, & brief artist statement 
- Mural project description 
- Specific materials list
- Is your proposal for the wall or fence?
- How does your project align with our goal & mission below?
Email proposals to: SSCCminigrant@gmail.com
(Individuals & groups invited to apply.)
Dimensions:
Wall: 10 x 23 feet in our bike program backyard.
Fence: 6 x 60 feet seen by thousands of cars everyday.
The Goal of Southside Community Center's Bike Program:
To affirm, empower, and foster Black leadership & liberation through bicycling in our community.
Southside's Mission:
Since its incorporation in 1934, the Southside Community Center, Inc., continues to affirm, empower, and foster the development of self-pride among the African-American residents of greater Ithaca. Through forums and activities in education, recreation, political and social awareness, the Southside Community Center is a community resource center. We serve as a vehicle to develop an appreciation for the contributions and presence of those peoples of African descent in the greater Ithaca community and in the larger world community.
More info about Southside:
Instagram: @ithacasouthsidepride
Facebook: Southside Community Center, Inc.
Website: sspride.org
Phone: ​(607) 273-4190
Southside Community Center: 305 S Plain St.
This wall & fence: 530 W Buffalo St.
Questions about this mural initiative? 
​​Text 607-273-5242​
Click HERE to donate to Southside mural projects.
Organized by Southside Community Center.  Cosponsored by Ithaca Murals, Bike Walk Tompkins, Black Cat Cyclery,