Westfield Friends School
Mission Statement
MURAL
Design Contest
Westfield Friends School has been nurturing artistic talent for over 230 years. Now, we are reaching out to all our alumni artists to participate in a contest to design and create a mural that reflects our values and Mission. We are excited to see your artistic journey and your vision for the world we seek.
Westfield Friends School lights a brilliant path for children. As a Quaker school, we honor the Divine essence in every student; we find power and wisdom in our differences; and we seek truth through active, joyful, collaborative inquiry. Our graduates go on to lead lives of conscience and consequence.
The world we seek for our children begins here.
Open Call for all
WFS Alumni
Westfield Friends School seeks an artist to design and create a 6ft H x 8 ft W mural utilizing the school’s mission statement.
Application deadline: June 1st, 2021
TO APPLY
Please submit an email with the following materials to Director of Communications, Lily Taylor, at ltaylor@westfieldfriends.org before June 1st, 2021, 11:59pm EST:
Subject line of email: WFS MISSION MURAL
In the email, include your name, graduating year, and contact information (phone and mailing address)
Attach 3 samples of previous artwork (files no larger than 5 MB -- name each file 'Title of work:your Last name_First Name') and include a Work Sample Description List of the attached items (Title of Work, Size, Medium) in the email.
Attach a file of a color image or sketch of your proposal utilizing the text in the mission statement “The world we seek for our children begins here” and considering the dimensions of the wall (6ft H x 8ft W).
JUDGING PANEL
Judges will include artist Alicia Link '04, a WFS alumna who is currently a WFS faculty member, as well as two WFS alumni parents, also artists, Lisa Matera Harder and Deepali Shah.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be an alum of WFS (all ages welcome)
If selected, must be able to work in person at the school to create and install mural (summer 2021)
Mural must clearly reference the Mission and contain at least the last line of the Mission: “The world we seek for our children begins here”, and the rest of the Mission should inspire the design.
STIPEND
In addition to WFS covering the cost of materials, the selected artist will receive a small stipend of $500 upon completion of the project.
QUESTIONS
Find out more about how we, at Westfield, are guided by our Mission.
If there's anything at all that you're curious about with regards to this project, don't hesitate to contact us and we'll get back to you right away.
Share with us
Did you know that we have a feature on our website that showcases interviews with WFS Alumni? Our head of school, Margaret Haviland would love to connect with you, see how you're doing and how Westfield helped you become the person you are today. Click on the image to see who's been interviewed so far!
