This project will deliver up to 7 large urban murals and other supportive temporary art pieces in Sunniside in Sunderland. In addition, the project will deliver creative wayfinding elements such as paste-up art trails and creative designs to cover hoardings. The aim is to grow the creative community through talent development and grow the economy through creative placemaking and wayfinding. Talent development with local creatives will support the ideas, areas and concepts around the art. Workshops with local schools and partners will take place to help define the themes of the art. There will be a carefully curated layout across Sunniside with a strong liaison with steering group leaders and local partners. World-leading artists will be selected with a production plan to deliver the murals. Community involvement will help document and celebrate the new street art. Various events will attract visitors, inform people of the new art, and allow for involvement and ownership.

What we'll deliver:

• Enhanced aesthetic to the Sunniside area of Sunderland
• Talent development programme for local creatives in Sunderland
• Use of international artists, national artists and local artists
• Partnership development with new interactions and partnerships being formed and solidified
• Improvement of the environment with a reduction in carbon through the use of carbon eating paint
• Up to 7 urban art murals and installations

Why it's a great idea:

• Improved the aesthetic and look and feel of the Sunniside area • Foster human connection and interaction • Bolster economic impact and support local business • Encourage an increase in footfall from visitors and locals • Help support city-wide carbon neutrality by 2040 by ensuring a reduction of carbon through the use of Graphenstone’s renowned carbon-eating paint • Promote regeneration of the Sunniside area through a spotlight on tech and digital innovation • Encourage ownership of the community with the involvement of different demographics • Provide support to local creatives through workshop programmes • Encourage civic pride and streetscape identity

Steps to get it done:

• Community engagement -Sunderland residents to participate in workshops held around the art being delivered
• Artist brief creation
• Artist selection
• Design sign off
• Opening event
• Wall procurement (permissions, licenses, feasibility assessment)
• Production of the seven large urban murals
• Production of the lower level art applications
• Closing event

Future Walls is an urban art project featuring a series of public murals and installations created by world-leading urban artists, delivered in the specific key area of Sunniside in Sunderland. This project will be led by supporting community engagement sessions and workshops, helping to formulate the end result. The project will be delivered in solid liaison with steering group leaders from local partners, including but not limited to members of local Universities and colleges, Nissan, 5G, Sunderland BID and the local council, Creative Sunderland and local creatives.