Artists sought for Mechanics Hall Portraits Project honoring Black Americans

WORCESTER — The Mechanics Hall Portraits Project, which will add portraits of Black Americans to the gallery of 19th-century notables that overlook the Great Hall, has issued a request for qualifications for artists.

The request for qualifications is the first step in selecting artists to paint three portraits honoring  William Brown and Martha Ann Tulip Lewis (Brown), Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass.

The submission deadline is Oct. 17. For more information, go to https://www.mechanicshall.org/portraits-project.