Mural Co-Op
Mural Co-op is passionate about advocating for the arts by collaborating with communities across the middle of the country to create murals. Through this program, collaborating mural artists will provide people of all ages and abilities an opportunity to learn the history of mural making and to learn more about the places they live.
During the community mural residency one or two artists facilitate design workshops and invite people living in and around the area to participate in the act of imagining and creating together. This type of project can take several weeks to plan and two to five weeks to paint depending on the size and scope of the mural.
In a school setting, one or two artists will work with students to design a small-scale mural (less than 100 square feet). The school residency will take at least two weeks with the first week spent workshopping with the students. During these workshops we will share stories, draw, learn about the history of murals, and work on a design for a mural at the school. The following week/weeks will be spent painting the mural.
We believe it is important that public spaces are filled with images and stories that reflect the people who live there and that it is important to work together to unearth and amplify those stories. The act of coming together to imagine and share ideas about what it means to be a part of a place is vital to the fabric of the community. Through the process of mural making, we are hopeful that people will see themselves as imaginers and creators, capable of manifesting the world in which they want to live.
Lead artist Amber Hansen has several decades of art training and community-based experience. In her work she draws upon various styles and investigates how media shapes traditions and dominant cultural narratives.
Ages: K-Adult
1aehansen@gmail.com
www.amberhansenart.com