Mural Workshops & Co-Designed Murals

Creating murals together can transform spaces and transform the way people feel about them. My mural workshops bring communities, young people and teams into the creative process, helping them build ownership, pride and connection through collaborative artmaking.

I specialise in co-designed mural projects where participants contribute ideas, imagery and concepts that I later develop into a refined, professionally delivered public artwork. This process blends creative education, consultation and placemaking without becoming therapy or basic 'paint by numbers' sessions.

What makes these mural workshops different

Many mural workshops ask people simply to show up and paint. My approach focuses first on ideas, stories and design thinking.

Participants learn how murals evolve, from concept and symbolism through to colour, composition and final execution. The result is work that feels meaningful, contemporary and grounded in place.

These workshops are ideal for:

  • councils + community programs

  • schools and youth services

  • public art and placemaking projects

  • festivals and cultural initiatives

  • organisations wanting staff engagement through art

How the co-design process works

Each mural workshop is tailored, but typically follows four stages:

1) Conversation & theme exploration
We begin by exploring place, stories, values and themes relevant to the site. Participants share ideas through guided prompts - written, visual and verbal.

2) Creative development
Through drawing, collage and symbolic imagery, we translate those ideas into shapes, designs and visual language. No art skills are required, only curiosity and enthusiasm.

3) Concept building
Together we map how elements might connect into a mural composition. Participants see how individual contributions build a larger visual story.

4) Artist-led resolution
After the workshop, I refine the designs into a cohesive mural concept ensuring durability, scale, colour strategy and site integration. Where appropriate, participants may be involved in selected stages of painting, under guidance.

This structure ensures the final mural is professional, high quality and long-lasting, while still truly connected to the people who helped shape it.

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Youth mural workshops

For schools and youth services, mural workshops can build:

  • creative confidence

  • leadership and teamwork

  • positive identity and belonging

  • respect for shared spaces

We work with short, engaging exercises that feel contemporary, giving young people genuine input into the visual outcome and pride in seeing their ideas on the wall.

Community & adult mural workshops

Community mural workshops are ideal for neighbourhoods, libraries, town centres and cultural projects.

They:

  • encourage storytelling

  • celebrate heritage and local character

  • support consultation in a creative, inclusive way

  • build social connection through shared making

Participants feel listened to and represented in the final artwork.

Corporate mural workshops

Corporate mural workshops bring teams together through creativity and collaboration. They are excellent for:

  • team building

  • culture conversations

  • visual thinking and innovation

  • wellbeing-focused staff days

Teams work together to develop a mural concept linked to values, identity or shared goals. This can result in a permanent workplace mural, printed panels or digital artwork used in office environments.

Why co-designed murals work

  • build ownership and reduce vandalism

  • make spaces feel loved and cared for

  • create pride in local identity

  • invite participation across ages and backgrounds

  • result in artworks people truly connect with

The artworks decorate walls while strengthening relationships between people and place.

Practical details

Workshops can be delivered as:

  • single sessions

  • multi-session residencies

  • part of larger public art commissions

  • consultation blocks before a mural project begins

Each program is designed around site needs, timeframes, budget and community context.

To discuss an upcoming mural project or workshop, please get in touch.

Where appropriate, I integrate creative wellbeing principles into workshops without offering therapy or clinical services. Projects are facilitative, collaborative and professionally delivered.

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