The Cumberland County Public Library seeks a mural on the Ray Avenue side of the Headquarters Library at 300 Maiden Lane. The mural will be part of an America 250 NC grant the Library’s Local & State History Department has received and will reflect the themes of the grant and the themes’ connection to Cumberland County history. The three themes of the America 250 NC’s grant are: Visions of Freedom, a Gathering of Voices and Common Ground. The mural must connect to at least one (if not all) of these themes. These themes are further explained in the following section. The mural should also connect to important themes of local history, including the following (but not limited to): the Liberty Point Resolves, the Marquis de Lafayette, Fayetteville State University and Fort Liberty. The Library intends for the mural to be around 25 by 8 feet on the south-west end of the Ray Avenue side of the library by the Ray Avenue circle and will start around 5-8 feet down from the top of the building (below the indented brick row at the top). Designs or a concept design for the requested public art are to be submitted in proposals. Proposals without a design or concept for the requested art will not be considered. It is imperative that the artist be able to complete the proposed work no later than June 2026.
