Interested in having your work, your design become a fixture of your town?

Here’s your chance.

The City of Powell has been musing about what to do about the aging mural of the town’s namesake, John Wesley Powell, on the Powell bean mill south of Coulter Avenue. The solution? They’re asking people to submit designs throughout September.

The winning design will be painted on the side of the building as the new mural to watch over town.

And if having your design become a permanent picture of the Powell skyline isn’t enough, there’s also a $250 prize for the winner.

The cool thing is prospective mural artists have quite free rein, according to the mural guidelines submitted by Plaza Diane, which is handling the competition as a partner with the city and Treasure Valley Seed Company, which owns the building.

The Park County Travel Council granted the City of Powell funding, so whatever design is chosen will have logos added at the bottom.

The winning artist will even have the opportunity to sign the mural upon completion.

Mural criteria:

• All applicants must be aged 14 or older to enter the competition; individuals aged 14-17 will require the signature of a parent/guardian.

• Artwork submissions must be original work (concept, design, and execution) of the person named in the entry form.  Artwork submissions will not be returned.

• The mural design should be inspired by Powell: the land, history, and community/people.

• Artists may submit multiple design proposals but will need to submit a separate application and scaled color rendering of the proposed design for each entry (using the attached diagram).

• A cash award of $250 will be provided for the winning design.

• Artists will be notified of the selected design and winner.

According to the guidelines, entries will be judged without identification. Scoring will be based on originality, creativity, quality and subject matter relevant to the Powell community. Projects that do not meet the design criteria/guidelines may be eliminated from the competition, the guidelines state. Moreover, Treasure Valley Seed, Plaza Diane and the City of Powell reserve the right to accept or reject any or all entries.

The deadline for entry is Sept. 29. For more information, email Katie Stensing at plazadiane@gmail.com; or call (307) 271-1264.

So, if you’re a creative type and have a good idea, apply. Make it a hard decision for the judges, show that we’ve got a lot of pride in our town and are excited to be a part of a new iconic mural to welcome people to town.