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🌿 Submissions are open now! Entries must be received by October 21 at 11:59 PM.
🌿🎨 CALLING ALL LOCAL ARTISTS! 🎨🌿
Think BIG. Think BOLD. Think BOTANICAL. 🌺🌿
The 2026 Indoor MURAL SLAM is coming to Kilburn Mill, and we’re looking for artists ready to transform their original ideas into larger-than-life works of art!
This year’s theme is:
🌿 BOLD BOTANICALS 🌿
Two artists will be selected to bring their original mural concepts to life inside the historic Kilburn Mill, with each selected artist receiving $1,500 upon completion of their mural!
✨ THE DETAILS
🎨 Theme: Bold Botanicals
💰 Two artists selected | $1,500 each
📐 Minimum finished mural size: 8' x 10'
🖌 Open to professional AND non-professional artists
💌 FREE to apply
🖼 Submit up to 3 original mural concepts
📅 Submission deadline: October 21 at midnight
🎨 Mural Weekend: November 6–8
🥂 Opening Reception: November 14
Have an idea blooming already? 🌱 We want to see it!
You can’t win if you don’t enter!
👉 Visit our website for complete competition rules, eligibility requirements, submission guidelines and application information:
https://www.nbartsandculturalemporium.com/product-page/event-2025-indoor-mural-competition
Questions? Call 774-628-6415.
Hosted by New Bedford Arts & Cultural Emporium (NBACE) with support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Kilburn Mill.
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