City of Hamilton looking for artists to design murals along Keddy Access Trail
City wants 7 murals along concrete barrier walls and seating along the trail and large mural under Jolly Cut
The City of Hamilton is inviting artists to help create a series of murals for the Keddy Access Trail.
The trail stretches from Hunter Street to West 5th Street with an entry point at Hunter Street and the Claremont Access. It also features four side connections with three-metre wide asphalt trails.
It opened two years ago and was named in honour of Jay Keddy, a 53-year-old kindergarten teacher, avid cyclist and father of three, who was struck from behind and killed while biking up Claremont Access in 2015.
The city said in a media release on Tuesday the plan is to have seven small to medium-scale murals on the concrete barrier walls and seating along the trail, as well as a larger mural at the Jolly Cut Underpass.
The city said in a media release on Wednesday it wants the murals to reflect Hamilton as a "livable city" and strike "a sense of between the natural environment, cycling, pedestrian and vehicular infrastructure, the upper and lower city as well as diverse communities and people."
Mural commission fees range from $2,500 to $18,750 and any artists interested in participating must express their interest using this link by June 30 at 5 p.m.
Cobalt Connects is coordinating the project and a jury of local artists, cyclists, runners and trail users will inform the mural selection process, according to the city.
The murals are expected to be up in late August.