STORMWATER INLET ARTISTS WANTED APPLY BY MARCH 9Care about our waterways? Use your creativity to show it. Apply today to be a Storm drain inlet artist. Roanoke Stormwater and the Roanoke Arts Commission are partnering for the second round of the popular street art program that highlights just where that drain goes. Selected artists will be paid $400 per inlet.
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Creating inlet art draws attention to storm drains "hidden" within the City sidewalks, and raises awareness about storm water pollution. Few people realize that litter, trash, and other pollution sources like sediment, bacteria, oils, and yard waste left on City streets wash untreated into the nearest creek, stream, or the Roanoke River.
This is the second round of a successful project raising awareness through visual expression and preventing stormwater pollution from entering Roanoke's waterways.
ProposedTimeline:a) Responses due by March 9, 2020 b) Artists notified by April 1, 2020 c) Storm drains to be individually assigned by April 8, 2020 d) Final drawings due by April 27, 2020 e) Pre-painting meeting with City of Roanoke Stormwater and Office of Arts and Culture staff on May 1, after which painting may commence. f) Work complete by June 15, 2018 g) The promotion and celebration will occur as part of River Fest on June 20, 2020 h) People’s Choice Awards announced June 22.
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