[NoHo Arts District, CA] – The LAX Art Program is seeking muralists to welcome visitors to Los Angeles.
LAX Art Program’s Call to Artists. Los Angeles is home to one of the most dynamic contemporary art scenes in the world. As Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the city agency that owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), continues its modernization of the airport and prepares for the 2028 Olympics, it is committed to ensuring this international gateway amplifies the creativity, diversity, and progressive spirit of Los Angeles.
LAWA is seeking to commission murals for display for a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years on prominent walls in the terminals at LAX. The selected artists will design murals that welcome the public to LAX; enhance and humanize the travel experience; reflect the identity and diversity of Los Angeles; and advance Los Angeles’ reputation as the culture capital of the world.
Up to ten (10) finalists will be selected and artists will each be awarded a commission within a range of $14,000 to $38,000.
PROPOSAL DATES
Deadline to Submit: 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Artists notified of selection results: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Mural artworks installed in Terminals: TBD
ELIGIBILITY
The LAX Art Program is proud to feature contemporary Southern California artists. This RFP is
open to professional artists, artist teams, and curators residing in the Southern California area,
including the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura. Artists and artist teams working in any media or style may apply. Artists, artist teams, and curators are invited to submit an application to develop proposals featuring mural artwork(s) in the diverse and challenging context of an international airport. Curators representing not-for-profit art centers/galleries/museums are also invited to apply. Proposals may include work of artistic, cultural, historic, or popular in nature.
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MEET ME AT THE MURAL INITIATIVE
The LAX Art Program is embarking on the next phase of its Meet Me at the Mural initiative, which saw the completion of nine large-scale murals within the past three years. The program honors Los Angeles’ century-long history of mural creation and evolution, and the community-based public initiatives that have enriched neighborhoods and cultivated innumerable public murals throughout the city. This next phase of LAX’s mural initiative shares in the city’s ever-expanding and vibrant public mural projects and initiatives throughout civic spaces, a continuing source of pride for Angelenos and new visual experiences for visitors.
Meet Me at the Mural is a project within the LAX Art Exhibition Program to invite new voices to
contribute to the city’s enduring murals legacy. The purpose of the initiative is to present a
wide range of large-scale, two-dimensional artworks at LAX, particularly at terminal entrances,
transition zones, or dwell areas to create an inviting and memorable visual environment. The
initiative was developed with the passenger experience in mind and will highlight the diverse range of art practices by Los Angeles artists. The distinctive artworks will help serve as visual markers within the terminals, assist in passenger wayfinding, and create a welcoming atmosphere.
LAX is seeking a variety of styles and media appropriate for display on a large wall, including
artworks painted directly on the wall or onto panels or other durable substrate in the artist’s studio to be installed onto the wall; digitally reproduced new or existing artworks onto canvas, vinyl or other durable material appropriate for mural printing and installation; or mixed-media works.
Acceptable mixed-media materials could include photography, textiles, paper, and wood. Artwork must be scaled appropriately for the respective wall. As part of the airport’s current transformation efforts, select artists will have the opportunity to interpret and expand on themes that contribute to LAX’s narrative and sense of place, bringing their unique perspectives to reflect the city’s identity through their work.
ABOUT THE LAX ART PROGRAM
The LAX Art Program began in 1990 and has grown to include rotating art exhibitions, permanent public art installations, and music and cultural performances to enhance and humanize the travel experience. Over the last 20 years, LAX has presented more than 150 art exhibitions featuring hundreds of artists from Los Angeles and the surrounding region. For more information, please visit www.lawa.org/art-program.
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