Freyming-Merlebach Mural Commission — 170 m² Façade, €40,000 Budget, €1,500 Finalist Fees (France)
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Freyming-Merlebach Mural Commission — 170 m² Façade, €40,000 Budget, €1,500 Finalist Fees (France)

Ville de Freyming-Merlebach

November 16, 2026 (42 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France

Freyming-Merlebach is a former coal-mining town in Moselle, Grand Est.

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Permanent ~170 m² mural on the gable wall at rue Kloster / rue de Civray. Up to three finalists get a site visit and up to €1,500 TTC each for a design (due 22 Jan 2027); the winner gets a realisation budget of up to €40,000 TTC (30% advance; city pays scaffolding/lift). Theme: the town's identity, mining memory, landscape and future. Painting in spring 2027, finished before summer 2027. Finalist designs go to a public social-media vote (30% of artistic score).

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Artist-authors, visual-arts professionals or collectives; portfolio must include at least one outdoor mural completed in the last ten years; must be able to invoice (SIRET or equivalent), hold professional liability insurance and supply French tax/URSSAF certificates.

Dates & details

Deadline
17:30
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€40,000 TTC budget; €1,500 per finalist (max 3)
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Free