Shout-out to youth: Create an outdoor mural

NEWS RELEASE

NORDIK INSTITUTE

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NORDIK Institute is providing a free youth artists workshop that will provide young adults (14+) an opportunity to create an outdoor mural for the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center.

The week-long workshop will provide skills exchange and entrepreneurial development through peer mentoring with the final result being a youth-driven waterfront cultural attraction. 

From August 15-19, youth will learn about the role that murals play in reshaping our urban landscape and gain a basic knowledge of starting an artistic business.

Youth participating in the project will go through the whole process of creating work for a client – from scoping to commissioning contracts to painting techniques and launching a ‘reveal’ of their artwork.

Youth who are interested in participating can contact selina.haltom@algomau.ca at 705-949-2301 ext. 4377 or jessica.mooney@algomau.ca at 705-949-2301 ext. 4357. Free bus passes will be available.

This mural making opportunity is a further request from last year’s Graffiti Reframed project investigating whether building artistic capacity impacts youth identity, engagement, and employment in the creative economy and foster community pride, place making and tourism opportunities.

About the NORDIK Institute

The NORDIK Institute is Algoma University’s community-based research institute. It promotes more vibrant, caring and sustainable communities through research, dialogue, analysis and reflection dedication to the practice of holistic community development, with an emphasis on Indigenous, Northern and rural communities.

For more information go to: http://www.nordikinstitute.com.

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