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Artist opportunities
Are you an artist or muralist looking to respond to a request for qualifications or project proposals? Explore this section for mural or community public art opportunities that match your skills, and take the next step in your creative journey. Search for mural making job postings from Mural Arts and more!
- Artist, Artist project, Lead Artist, Muralist
Mural Arts is seeking artists for multiple opportunities related to enhancing gateways and corridors as part of the City’s preparations for the semi-quincentennial. Murals will be commissioned in a variety of sizes, design approaches, installation approaches and themes. To reduce the amount of effort required to apply for these multiple...
Application deadline:
Extended to October 15, 2025
- Artist
The Water Shed is launching a new annual Resident Artist Program, based at our storefront location in Germantown. Opened in November 2024 in partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department, Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, The Water Shed, an environmental resilience hub at 5300...
Application deadline:
November 1, 2025
- Internship
Mural Arts Philadelphia facilitates over 100 public art projects and several hundred programs and events each year. To support this work, Mural Arts offers a paid Photography Apprenticeship (PA) designed for photography students or advanced amateurs seeking real-world experience in a professional arts environment. Apprentices work under the guidance of...
Application deadline:
Applications will be received on a rolling basis
Artists Directory
If you are looking for an artist for your project, see below and our expanding artist directory.
Trying to create your own mural or looking to hire a muralist?
Explore the following options and find the resources needed to make your project a reality
Select and hire an artist
Find a suitable candidate using the Artist Directory
The Institute can help
We provide consulting services, from artist selection to community engagement, mural production, program development and more.
Share a mural idea with Mural Arts
Complete a Mural Application to propose an idea or donate a wall for a Mural Arts project
Have questions?
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for information about artist resources, opportunities, or the artist directory
