Downtown Mural Grant Program
In July of 2020, the society’s directors approved a Mural Grant Program, in support of its mandate to “stimulate efforts to improve the street appearance of historic Yarmouth’s business district facades.”
The mural program will provide up to 75% contribution or to a maximum of $7,500 (for a $10,000 project) contribution in the form of a rebate grant for mural projects located in the town’s Central Business District.
These projects contribute to the Downtown Blueprint Plan’s strategic placemaking goals. The Yarmouth Façade Society will evaluate all project opportunities against specific criteria as outlined in the sections within the application form.
APPLICATIONS PROCESS
Applications can be submitted throughout the year. Completed application proposal and supporting materials are submitted to the Yarmouth Façade Society by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by mail/drop off: Yarmouth Façade Society – Mural Program Application, Town of Yarmouth, 400 Main Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 1G2.
pdf Click here for more information and the fillable application form for the Mural Grant. (321 KB)
Please note: in order to submit these applications, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You may download the program here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Please follow these instructions, after you have downloaded Adobe Acrobat Reader, to submit these applications from your PC:
- Click on the title of the application below.
- Click on the pdf that shows in the bottom left corner of your screen.
- When the application comes up on your screen, click the download button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Choose where to save the application.
- Go to the place you saved the application and open it.
- Fill out the information and click the submit button at the bottom of the application.
- A window will pop up, click continue.Click send
The downtown Central Business district is defined as: geographic area from King Street south to Haskell Street on Main Street and between the waterside of Water Street to Willow Street. (map Downtown Commercial C1 district)
Check out ideas from around the world for some inspiration!
document Mural Inspiration from around the world (4.18 MB) (Powerpoint version)
pdf Mural Inspiration from around the world (2.18 MB) (PDF version)
A NOTE ON COVID-19
For the health, safety, and well-being of staff, members, and the public, Yarmouth Façade Society (YFS) is currently following the directives of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. YFS asks that Mural grant applicants and recipients follow these directives when researching, creating, or installing Mural placemaking projects to aid in containing and avoiding the spread of the virus.
