“Art is Part of a Healthy Community!"

We'd love murals on the side of our building at​
WellBeing Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
402 Third St downtown in Ithaca!

10-15 mural projects will be awarded $700

Applications due May 8th - Mother's Day! 

Some possible themes you may consider:
Health, community health, wellness, growth, parenthood, community, justice, sustainability, nature, uplift and joy, WellBeing's mission and diversity statement.

​Successful project proposals will creatively involve young people:
Examples: youth helping paint, developing theme/image, partnering with an organization that serves youth, or documenting the creation through video.  (Note: Participants under 18 are not allowed to be on ladders or scaffolding, but step stools, etc are fine.)

WellBeing side wall with digital lines showing mural areas

WellBeing side wall

Project Awards:
10-15 mural projects will be awarded $700

Timeline:
May 8th: Applications due on Mother's Day
April - July 2022: Murals painted
July 9th: WellBeing Block Party (consider participating!)

Wall Size:
5 feet wide x 20 feet tall.  The pictures here show the size of the vertical murals - making room for many murals along the wall.  We encourage the sides of your designs not to be rigid straight lines so imagery flows across the entire wall.

Your proposal email in 3 simple parts:
1. Picture(s) attached:  Image/sketch of the mural you would like to paint
2. Pictures attached:  3-5 examples of artistic/painting experience
3. In your email:
     - name, contact & brief artist statement,
     - brief mural project description,
     - why you are interested in painting at WellBeing,
     - specific materials list.

Email proposals to:
ithacamurals@gmail.com 
Subject line (2 words): WellBeing SideWall
(Individuals & groups are invited to apply.)

BIPOC artists and people from traditionally marginalized identity groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Our Mission
​WellBeing’s mission is to foster the growth of each child’s mind, body, & spirit through medical expertise, role modeling, & education. We believe medicine should be preventive, context-centered, relationship-based, personalized, participatory, ecologically sustainable, & evidence-informed. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of the way we & our staff practice medicine.

WellBeingPeds.com

Organized by
Ithaca Murals and
WellBeing Pediatrics &
​Adolescent Medicine

Questions about this mural initiative?
​Text 607-273-5242

Dimensions of Each Mural

WellBeing side wall

WellBeing side wall with digital lines showing mural areas.