COMMUNITY MURAL IDEAS
Our community mural ideas are unique because they involve community members in the mural design process. True public art programs involve local residents, business owners and visitors alike. As a result, the Greetings Tour project makes sure to incorporate all of these elements into the creation of our mural art. We feel that large scale murals in public space belongs to everyone that comes in contact with it. Therefore, we always engage in a constructive public dialogue before creating our art.
The most common issue that we run into is the need for the community mural artist to be local. As you can see, this becomes a challenge for us because we live full time in a RV traveling across the country. You can read more about our local artist dilemma here. However, we have realized that the request for a local mural artist really stems from the need to have a true understanding of the community. We have created a list of 5 values to incorporate into all of our community mural projects.
Mural Design Elements
Culture
Landmarks
Nature
History
Collaboration (Local Artist)
Culture - We look for ideas from community members to incorporate an element of culture into the mural. Past cultural elements have included food, sports, entertainment, music and traditions. For example, we incorporated a Sonoran Dog into our Tucson mural. We have also painted tributes to popular local sports, colleges and culture hubs. We prefer to not include any logos when possible unless it's requested and cleared.
Landmarks - Our goal is to include existing landmarks from cities into the wall art. These landmarks should have significant importance to the public. For instance, we incorporated skylines in multiple cities including Louisville, New Orleans, Chicago and Denver. Additionally, we added in parks & memorials in past murals in cities like Seattle and Oklahoma City.
Nature - We love the outdoors and want to pay tribute to the land before human settlement. If there’s any local iconic landscapes, we want to incorporate that into the mural. Some great examples of nature being included in our art can be found in the Alaska mural and MOAB mural. These public art pieces were full of mountains, rock formations, wildlife and bodies of water!
History - Famous historical people and notable events are another topic that we strive to add in our public art murals. These are topics that we often with city historical societies on incorporating into our wall art. As locals, you know your history the best and we look to you for guidance. We would recommend thinking about the past of how local industries came to be.
Collaboration (Local Artist) - A collaboration with another artist is an alternate way we can include local artists into all of our mural projects. We would give some of the letters as a blank canvas to others. If the local artist does not feel comfortable painting on a large scale, we can also help replicate their designs for them. In addition, these local mural artists ar the ones that usually help us maintain our artwork in the future. Furthermore, we have built long lasting friendships with artists that have collaborated with us all over the country. We are extremely grateful of the opportunity to connect with so many artists from coast to coast.
In conclusion, we prioritize the public when it comes to our community murals. We have worked with several civic agencies to create true community art. As a result, we have a long list of past testimonials from previous clients. We create true public art that belongs to the people who live with it every day. We look forward to learning about more communities and bringing the Greetings Tour project to a city near you!
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