Here's Your Sign Project
MainStreet Truth or Consequences was awarded the New Mexico Resiliency Alliance grant and is collaborating with Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Arts Council to get more signage for local businesses. Find out more below.
About Here's Your Sign
Are you a local business who is looking for a sign for your building to attract more customers?
Are you a local artist who has been itching to create signage for local businesses to help boost their visibility, and showcase your work?
If yes, this is the project for you!
Application period is over - announcements for selected businesses and artists in progress
MainStreet Truth or Consequences is excited to announce that they have been selected to receive a grant from the New Mexico Resiliency Alliance for a business signage project!
This project, called ‘Here’s Your Sign!’, will utilize local artists and designers to develop store sign designs for local businesses. These signs will then be brought to life and installed for participating businesses in the MainStreet district.
Business signage is important; it is a cost-effective tool to market business brands, and it can draw people into stores. Good signage also helps alleviate the perception that buildings are vacant.
MainStreet Truth or Consequences is delighted to be collaborating with the Sierra County Arts Council and the Chamber of Commerce on this project.
Business Application Information
Get a unique and special business sign design created by a local artist! If successful, you will have the option to choose the sign you want from a selection created by local artists.
Submission Deadline: July 28th, 2023
Selected businesses will be contacted by Aug 14th, 2023.
Please note:
1. If you are a local artist as well as business owner, criteria for entering as an artist is to support another business and not creating a sign for your own business. This is a community project, and we want everyone to enter in the spirit of that.
2. We have funding through a grant for this project but are also requesting the winning businesses contribute towards the costs.
3. If your business is chosen, you will have the opportunity to add your thoughts to the design brief for the artists.
4. Local businesses must be within the MainStreet Downtown District to qualify.
Artist Application Information
Contribute to the look of Downtown Truth or Consequences and leave your legacy! Help a local business get the sign of their dreams and help raise your artistic profile too!
Submission Deadline: Aug 25th, 2023
Artist briefing date: Aug 29th 2023
Design submission deadline: Sept 20th 2023
Selected artist designs will be contacted by Sept 21st, 2023.
Please note:
1. If you are a local artist as well as business owner, criteria for entering as an artist is to support another business and not creating a sign for your own business. This is a community project, and we want everyone to enter in the spirit of that.
2. We will be paying the selected artists for their designs.
3. If you are able to work in metal / wood for signs, please let us know and give an indication of time / costs / materials you can work with.
4. You are allowed to enter designs for multiple businesses, but you may not be chosen for more than one business.
5. Design Brief will include any criteria you need to take into account to assist with your design.