The new Laurel Forest apartments are rolling out soon, giving downtown Bellingham a brand-new complex of affordable apartments for seniors with a co-located child care center. Local artists – maybe you? – will help make the space warm and welcoming through original artwork.
We’d like you to tell us about your mural design that’s inspiring, conversational, and will help build inter-generational connections within downtown Bellingham. If you end up working with us, we’ll collaborate with you to develop your design proposals into a finished product.
The three mural sizes will be a 6′ x 9′ interior wall, the 4’7″ x 19’6″ outdoor South Wall, and the 5′ x 38′ outdoor North Wall.
![A sketch shows a room with stairs on the left and a wall at the back with a red rectangle labeled "Concrete Wall: 9' x 6' Mural Area'.](https://www.oppco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LF-Mural-1.png)
Interior Wall - 6' x 9'
![The exterior of a building, the top part with siding, the bottom a wall on an incline that is labeled "4' x 7' " x "19' - 6," and a rectangle on the wall labeled "10" x 14" metallic sign. Red 6" FDC lettering on white mounted with top 78' aff."](https://www.oppco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LF-Mural-2.png)
South Wall - 4'x7" x 19'6"
![A sketch of a building exterior with windows and brown siding, below which is a wall labeled "5' - 0" x "38' - 0"](https://www.oppco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LF-Mural-3.png)
North Wall - 5' x 38'
Applications close at 5 p.m. on January 12, 2024. All you have to do is send along:
- A letter of interest explaining why you’re interested in and qualified for this project;
- A Proposal or Portfolio; provide either conceptual sketches with a written description of the intentions of your design, or you may instead submit a portfolio of your previous artistic work.
- A cost estimate for your time and materials.
Please submit your applications and questions to laurelforest@nulloppco.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
![A rendering of an apartment building with a business space below one wing.](https://www.oppco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/View-from-Corner-of-N-Forest-E-Laurel_Copy-1024x458.png)
The view of the new Laurel Forest apartments from the corner of N. Forest and E. Laurel streets.