2024 Color on Concrete Art Project

About the Project

The Casa Grande Arts & Culture Commission (ACC) is directing the 2024 Color on Concrete Art Project. This project is designed to enhance the Casa Grande community by adding works of art to local streetscapes. 

The concrete walls are located at the northwest and southwest corners of Rodeo and Trekell Roads are the project focus. 

Artwork serves as a form of communication to a moving audience, with the goals of community beautification and creating a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment. 

The concrete wall dimensions are approximately 41" tall, and the lengths are approximately 96-97'.

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Specifications

Successful proposals will foster community enjoyment of the amazing outdoors, and open spaces. It will convey a sense of the City of Casa Grande’s culture, history, and business. 

When designing the artwork, artists will recognize the vitality of the City of Casa Grande’s diverse neighborhoods. Artwork must be in good taste, and reflect the contributions of the city through art, music, community events, the outdoors, history, culture and special attractions. 

Artists will do a site visit to get a feel for the project, local architecture, neighborhood, and history of the area. 

Selected artists will be awarded $2,000 to paint one concrete wall: 

  • $1,000 at project start. 
  • $1,000 upon completion.

Criteria for Design & Painting

  • One proposal from each artist will be accepted. 
  • Design must convey a positive message. 
  • No offensive designs, or designs that contain advertising, religious art, sexual or illegal drug content, negative imagery or convey political partisanship. 
  • For safety reasons, design cannot contain any representation of traffic lights, signs or signals or mimic the same colors of a traffic signal or sign. 
  • Designs cannot cover any identification numbers, codes, keyholes, meters, signage, or handles. 
  • Designs may not include any breach of intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, brands, images of illegal activities or involve the attachment of any object(s) to the concrete.

Materials to be Used

Masonry Paint - Best for exterior concrete surfaces, such as walls.

  • Pros: Designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, UV rays, and moisture. Provides a durable and breathable finish.
  • Cons: May require multiple coats for full coverage.

Paint should be quality commercial grade exterior water-based paint that contains:

  1. Propriety Color Lock technology for more vibrant colors and superior fade resistance. 
  2. High build formula for extreme high temperatures and full coverage. 
  3. Outstanding durability against weather conditions. 
  4. Lifetime Limited Warranty. 
  5. Low-Temperature application to extend the painting season. 
  6. Superior adhesion, fast-drying, quick re-coat times, and mildew resistant. 
  7. Self-priming 
  8. Engineered with Gennex Color Technology. 
  9. Low VOC formula meeting environmental regulations.

Anti-Graffiti Coating must be applied when art project is completed:

  1. Apply a quality anti-graffiti formula that allows graffiti to be removed countless times without reapplication, simple pressure washing, or hand-wiping with water. 
  2. Shall meet stringent environmental regulations. 
  3. Application can be used by use of rollers and/or sprayers for covering large broad areas and a paintbrush to color small, refined areas. 
  4. Applying 2-3 coats of anti-graffiti coating will add years to the ability to protect the artwork.

Weather Conditions: 

  1. Paint shall be applied only on thoroughly dry surfaces. 
  2. Paint works best when the atmospheric temperature is in the range from 50 degrees F to 100 degrees F; and when the relative humidity is at or below 75 percent. 
  3. Paint shall only be applied to the project surface. 
  4. Paint shall not be applied when the air is misty or when weather conditions exist which might damage the work. 
  5. The artist may provide suitable enclosures to permit painting during inclement weather.