Think you're up to painting a mural on a building? Jersey City wants YOU

Johnny would paint a mural on a building but nobody would want to see that. You can't Photoshop on the side of a building.

However, if you are a good artist Jersey City is going to try and paint murals on buildings all over town, making it kind of a living gallery:

So far, three are complete, including a blue-hued image of a Native American woman on the side of an apartment building at Summit Avenue and Grand Street courtesy of artists Shawn "Pawn" Edwards and Emilio Florentine.

City officials call the effort both a city beautification effort as well as a cultural education campaign. Mayor Steve Fulop said he wants to turn the entire city into an "outdoor art gallery."

So, who should you contact if youd like to see if your work can be displayed? Contact Brooke Hansson at the mayor’s office, bhansson@jcnj.org.

Cool stuff!