The City of Brantford is looking for artists to create a mural honouring the late comedian Phil Hartman.
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Brantford-born Hartman, best known for his eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, was a gifted comedian, screen and voice actor, screenwriter and graphic designer.
City council supported Coun. Rose Sicoli’s motion last year called for Hartman to be publicly recognized. The mural will be created on the east wall of the Sanderson Centre on Dalhousie Street. It will honour and celebrate Hartman’s life and work through different iconography and stories, from his childhood in Brantford, through his years in Hollywood.
The commissioned artist will be selected through an open, two-stage process facilitated by Mural Routes, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of public wall art.
The selected muralist will be responsible for hosting up to two community consultations, in partnership with the city. Up to three artists will be shortlisted and paid $750 each to create detailed proposals that include designs.
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The project budget is $70,000 and includes costs directly associated with the artwork. Mural production is scheduled for late summer and early fall.
Artists are required to submit an application through Mural Routes’ website at muralroutes.ca/call-for-artists-brantford/. Proposals are not requested at this time and will not be considered during the Stage 1 selection process. Artist applications will be reviewed on the basis of artistic excellence, expressed written interest in the site and other professional qualification criteria.
The deadline for submissions is July 22 at 4:30 pm
Hartman was born in Brantford in 1948, moving to the United States when he was 10 years old. He went on to co-produce The Pee-wee Herman Show. His work on SNL earned him an Emmy. He was also the voice behind Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons and starred on the NBC NewsRadio sitcom, along with many other supporting acting roles.
Hartman was killed by his wife, who later committed suicide, in 1998.
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