The idea
We are currently in the process of securing final permission for this project from Leicester City Council. We are extremely confident that our permission will be granted before the end of this campaign. No funds will be transferred to the project delivery manager until permission has been granted.
We wish to support children from Marvellous Art Gallery's Kids Art Club to take part in the city’s successful community art festival, ‘Bring the Paint’, working on wall space situated in an area of historical significance to create ‘Walk Through the Past’, bringing art and heritage together producing a permanent mural of the city’s heritage in contemporary graffiti art style.
This project is a collaboration between Graffwerks, the Marvellous Art Gallery and the convenor of The Kids Art club, an award-winning Arts & Heritage Educator who works with children aged 6-12 with different backgrounds and nationalities from all over Leicester.
What we'll deliver
- One full day Training workshop in Graffiti Art with city arts organisation Graffwerks
- Permanent mural in a historical setting for a national Graffiti Arts Festival
Why it's a great idea
With the Discovery of Richard III, Leicester became the focus of the world and continues to bring in heritage tourism boosting the local economy. But it’s rich and varied history stretches much further back into the past especially compared to other cities in the U.K. we can trace our roots back to the Iron Age! The idea for this project is to encourage the children’s art club to engage through a contemporary art technique with the city’s heritage as many of them are from different culturally diverse backgrounds. The mural will appeal to a wide range of the community, improving a dowdy area behind the Jewry Wall Museum, making it a better place for local inhabitants, businesses and heritage tourism. There is a great opportunity too for the school communities to engage with the history on their doorstep, when they visit the museum and inspire to consider producing their own ‘Walk Through the Past’ murals using the national curriculum’s local history unit.
Steps to get it done
- Training day at Graffwerks for 10 children
We have been in contact with Graffwerks Arts Organisation for quotations for the following activities;
A combined session for the children in which the basics are learnt in the morning through drawings. The artist would then create an overall image for everyone to get involved in spraying in the afternoon. This would be a discounted combined cost of £1100.
Creating a mural as a final piece 'Walk Through the Past'. For a community based satellite wall with a lead artist creating a text-based mural with some imagery alongside the young persons during 'Bring The Paint' you would be looking at a standalone cost of somewhere around £2500 - £3000.
