Royal Caribbean seeks artists to color murals on Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Worldwide is in search of up-and-coming artists within the Caribbean to color murals on the Icon of the Seas. The 5,610-passenger ship will debut on Jan. 27. 2024.

Within the line’s new Artist Discovery Program, artists can vie to place their work on show for thousands and thousands of vacationers. Royal Caribbean mentioned this system’s objective is to “infuse each area’s spirit and tradition into the curated artwork collections on board ships.” 

Royal Caribbean will search artists within the Caribbean for the Icon, and can search for artists from different areas for future ships.

On the Icon, artists shall be commissioned to color 9 large-scale murals in three extremely seen places: the Royal Promenade neighborhood, the Icon’s important entrance and throughout the Suite Neighborhood. 

Every artist will obtain a grant from the cruise line, starting from $20,000 to greater than $100,000, to see their imaginative and prescient by way of. Later this yr, the winners will work carefully with Royal Caribbean’s newbuilding workforce to carry their ideas to life. They are going to be artists in residence in Turku, Finland, the place Icon is beneath building on the Meyer Turku shipyard.

To vie for a spot, artists should submit their resume and 5 samples of conceptual work. The work have to be authentic and will not at present be printed or on show. Additionally they should write a short artist assertion that helps clarify their work, inspiration and different particulars concerning the items submitted.