Murals to Inspire Voting in the Georgia Senate Runoff

Support local youth artists! 👩‍🎨🧑‍🎨

Join us in building on Atlanta’s mural culture while encouraging voting and civic engagement 💯

This fundraiser supports the creation of a local student and youth art focused mural which promotes voter turnout, in addition to renovating the famous mural of civil rights leader Hosea WIlliams. VoteTree is hosting a group of up to 20 local muralists at the foot of the famous Hosea Williams mural in Atlanta to create lasting art with the urgent message that people must vote. 🙌 🙌

📲 Artists can share their finalized murals on social media and the post with the most online engagement wins a Grand Prize. Through this online competition this art can inspire thousands of Georgians to vote.

✨VoteTree is a a grassroots, nonpartisan, positive interactive public art installation to inspire voter participation. They aim to drive civic engagement, amplify community voices, support local artists, and inspire Georgians to vote.✨

Where the funds are going: 

Total: $4750

$150 - Printing and publicity 

$200 - Fiscal sponsor fees 

$400 - Misc expenses, including supplies, travel costs, equipment, etc... 

$500 - Buys art supplies to create mural 

$500 - Prize for winner of most popular mural (to be judged on social media) 

$1000 - Sealant for Hosea Williams wall mural, to protect from weather damage 

$2000 - Artist Stipends - Each artist is given a stipend to honor their work. As well as paint, digital prints and other tools to craft a memorable mural. 

Gratitude for our sponsors and partners: 

Block Power is a nonprofit focused on increasing voter turnout among Black citizens who don’t vote regularly.

Scope50's purpose is to promote and encourage voter registration nationally, and to assist with “get out the vote” activities throughout the country. 

 The Windscreen Factory is a local, family owned company that creates windscreens used for athletic facilities and commercial installations in need of branding. Windscreen is providing two sets of background printed landscape covering for these mural events.

ColorChrome Atlanta is known by art consultants and designers as the go-to printer and framer for hospitality, museums, tradeshows and events. Their industry knowledge and range of capabilities coupled with cutting-edge equipment, tools and technologies has made them a leader in large scale printing. ColorChrome is providing two sets of 20 prints of 4’ by 8’ images on canvas which artists can use either as a completed mural or as the foundation for a more complex composition.

MathMovement works to build the grassroots political power needed to pass transformational reforms and to create a just, human-centered society, where the happiness and health of people comes first. They are supporting this event by providing logistical, training, and online promotional support. 

*Funds we will be used to compete these steps*

Buy Supplies 

• $500 - Buy's art supplies to create mural,including buying gesso, latex, spray paint, etc… 
• $1000 - Buy sealant which will protect the Hosea Williams wall mural from weather damage and ensure a mural lifespace of over 30 years
• $150 - Print flyers, promotional ads, and miscellaneous items  

Artists and Judge Compensation 

• Use up to $2000 to give $100 honorarium to up to 20 artists for their murals 
• Offer $500 prize for mural with more social media engagement 

*We are volunteering our time to complete these steps* 

Promotion 

• Promote call for art application to university and youth communities
• Post the flyer for the event on all partners social media platforms and other communication venues
• Submit an event press release to newspapers and radio stations
• Do media outreach to ensure coverage of the project and echoing the pro-voting message

Logistics

• Confirm the team of local judges to review the submissions and select the team of 20 artists
• Prepare the site, control the traffic, invite performers, food trucks, as well as guest speakers to the Dec 27 mural creating event
• Video the event and craft a viral fun video to promote people voting in the last days of early voting and heading to the general election on Jan 5th
• Bring in consultants to help manage covid risks and conform to local ordinances

💰Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into Georgia and bringing in ephemeral TV ads and nothing else lasting. Many people across the country want to help with this election, but they also want to help projects which will last past January 5th.

By donating to this project your money makes lasting impact. You are supporting the...

• Development of local young artists
• Atlanta's thriving arts scene
• Permanent inspirational murals 

Georgia's elections have been unfairly attacked as rigged and manipulated. The best antidote to this malicious story is record turnout and civic engagement. These lasting murals will be part of that message which hopefully puts this lie to rest. 💥