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Make your mark. A community activity. What is it about. A project about having fun The artist using the community Letting the community use the artist Inclusive Non-profit. What the project can do. Creative, r evitalize the community. Make community art. BUT it needs to be:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Make your mark
A community activity
What is it about
• A project about having fun• The artist using the community• Letting the community use the artist• Inclusive• Non-profit
What the project can do
Creative,revitalize the community
Make community art
BUT it needs to be:
• Safe – no law breaking, no climbing ladders, no carrying spades or illicit spray cans around
• No special skills• An inclusive art/activity
BUT it needs to be:
• Safe – no law breaking, no climbing ladders, no carrying spades or illicit spray cans around
• No special skills• An inclusive art/activity
Why?
Examples of community art
• Graffiti• Guerrilla gardening• Yarn bombing
Graffiti
• Community based?• Some is attractive
Graffiti
• Community based?• Some is attractive• Some has a message
Graffiti
• Community based?• Some is attractive• Some has a message• Some is just ugly and
destructive
Guerrilla gardening
• Links to graffiti – find this image on a guerrilla gardening website
Guerrilla gardening
• Links to graffiti• The aim is to reclaim
spaces, re-green and beautify the city jungle
Guerrilla gardening
• Links to graffiti• The aim is to reclaim
spaces, re-green and beautify the city jungle
• No space is too small
Yarn bombing
• Shows its graffiti origins – sharing location
Yarn bombing
• Shows its graffiti origins• Described as
unthreatening warm and fuzzy graffiti
Graffiti, gardening, bombing
• Some is social/political commentary• But graffiti artists, guerrillas and bombers are
having fun• These forms of community art require:– specific skills– a will to break the law
The community in community art
• Involve the community in making art• Involve the art community as volunteer
enablers• Make it accessible to all
The community in community art
• Involve the community in making art• Accessible to all• How?– Non destructive– Something about the people (identity!)– While made with community involvement it
doesn’t have to remain in the public sphere
Make a mark equation
Identity+ inclusiveness
+ positive reminder
+ fun = Making a mark
How to make a mark
• Draw it• Paint it•Write it
How to make a mark
• Draw it• Paint it• Write it
Wear it
On a t-shirt
Where and when
At the beach
Where and when
The local park
Take away your own graffiti
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