Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
The Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC) is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams for the design of a mural to be painted at 2313 Vine Street in the Clifton Heights neighborhood. The wall to be painted is the South facing façade of the 2313 property that faces the uphill traffic of Vine Street. The property is well spaced between its counterparts on either side, leaving the south facing wall open and visible to pedestrians and traffic alike.
CHCURC employs an in-house artist and apprentices that will be installing the artwork by the Fall of 2026. This RFQ is for an artist that will be interviewed in the first week of February to produce a design by the end of May.
Submission Deadline: 5 PM, EST, January 30th, 2026.
Eligibility: Open to artists regardless of their location.
Budget: The artist producing the design for CHCURC will be compensated $2,500.
About the Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the 2313 Vine Project
The Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC) is a 25 year old community development corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. CHCURC works to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors in the CUF neighborhood. In 2021 CHCURC began taking a bigger role in creating public art in the neighborhood. Since then, CHCURC has completed twelve outdoor murals, three indoor murals, and two installations with four additional murals planned for 2026. 2313 Vine is one of those additional four mural locations planned for the coming year.
Art Locations
The wall to be painted is the South façade of the building at 2313 Vine St. The building abuts no other, there is a pipe along the back side wall that travels to the corner and against the top edge of the building. Images of the potential art location are attached to this document, further information can be requested by reaching out to Brenden Regan, brenden.regan@chcurc.org
Selection Process
The following criteria will be used to select finalists, based on the submitted materials:
- appropriateness of scale, material (including long-term durability), and style of past work as they relate to the project values/goals and site;
- artistic and technical quality of past work, including mastery of skills and techniques, communication of a unique artistic perspective, and/or consistent application of professional practices, conceptual framework or use of materials;
- demonstrated ability of the artist to successfully complete artwork with a project timeline, limited budget and input from community stakeholders.
Finalists will complete an interview with the CHCURC public art team. During the interview, artists will discuss their past work, art process and project approach. No specific proposals will be expected at the interview or in this RFQ process.
Project Schedule
January 16th, 2026 – RFQ Released
Week of February 2-6th, 2026 – Finalists notified, interviews conducted.
Mid February, 2026 – Artist selection and contracting
Mid February to start of May, 2026 – Collaboration with CHCURC, draft designs
May 29th, 2026 – Final draft files due to CHCURC
Fall 2026 – Artwork installed by CHCURC
How to Submit Qualifications
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit all required materials by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, January 30th, 2026. To submit materials, e-mail files or shared drive link to brenden.regan@chcurc.org
Application Materials
- Letter of interest. As a PDF file. Describe your interest in this project and how your artwork and art-making process would be a good fit for the opportunity.
- Resume. As a PDF file Limit one page per person or team member. Include complete contact information: street address, phone number, email.
- Up to 10 Images of Past Work. JPG or PNG format; File size: minimum 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum.
- Image List. PDF format. Provide a description for each image including: Title, Location, Materials.
Context Information and Art Location Images
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ERdqF7DJsTGAS10b-FC1YZPZKYiHacXy
