Andorra's Canillo Opens Mural Contest for Vall d’Incles Barn Facade

The Comú de Canillo has opened a public contest for Andorran residents over 18 to design, produce, and install an artistic mural on a barn facade at the exit of Vall d’Incles. The initiative aims to elevate this prominent site, improve its landscape integration, and establish a welcoming landmark that reflects the valley’s natural, cultural, and traditional heritage, including traditional crafts, farming, livestock, mountain life, ethnographic elements, local flora and fauna, and scenic landscapes.

Councillor for Citizen Participation, Communication, and Innovation Coia Torres described the project as a way to turn a simple passage area into a point of interest that bolsters Vall d’Incles’ identity and invites residents and visitors to engage with its heritage. She noted it also provides visibility for national artistic talent and citizen involvement in selecting a piece that will shape the parish’s visual character.

Eligible participants, both professionals and amateurs, must submit a mural sketch, facade simulation, explanatory report, materials list, and portfolio. Administrative and technical documents go separately via the Vortal platform to maintain anonymity in judging.

A jury of technicians from the Culture and Traditions, Tourist and Commercial Promotion, Works and Beautification, and Citizen Participation, Communication, and Innovation departments will score entries out of 90 points: artistic quality and creativity (35 points), environmental integration and thematic relevance (25 points), technical feasibility (20 points), and materials durability (10 points). An additional 10 points come from public voting on the Comú’s Instagram, @canillo_andorra. Administrative checks by non-jury staff ensure impartiality.

The winner receives a €3,000 commission covering all costs, paid in two instalments: 50% on selection and 50% after completion and validation. Submissions close 15 July at 2pm, with jury review on 16 July, public vote and winner announcement on 17 July, and execution required by 31 July. Designs evoking visit memories or symbolic farewell messages will score highly due to the site’s visibility to departing visitors.