Empowering the community through inclusive public art & murals

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About

Community Murals is a CIC founded by Andrew Bolton and Lisa Tann. Our mission is to include all sectors of society in creating art for their community and reclaiming public spaces.

We believe that making art should be fun and confidence boosting for everyone and that can result in more cohesive communities and the regeneration of public space.

We always work hard to ensure that our workshops are accessible to everyone, whatever their educational or physical ability, and whatever level of artistic confidence.

Murals

We have years of experience of making murals with all kinds of people, in all kinds of environments, using paint, digital print, mosaic and ceramic relief.

Restoration

Community Murals has restored a number of mosaic murals around the country. Communities can't really be involved directly in this, but we never say never!

Inclusivity

We have worked with people of all ages from all kinds of backgrounds, disabled and non-disabled. We always adapt our methods to include everyone.

Murals

We have years of experience of making murals with all kinds of people, in all kinds of environments, using paint, digital print, mosaic and ceramic relief.

Inclusivity

We are proud of our reputation for excellence in working with people facing all kinds of disadvantage, involving them fully in design and execution of our work. We go out of our way to make workspaces and processes accessible to whoever wants to be involved and have worked one to one with people who couldn’t leave their homes.

Projects

Partnering with local authorities, hospitals, schools and community groups to transform public spaces

We worked with disabled people in all kinds of circumstances - asylum seekers, LGBTQ+ people, parents, ex service people, people living in institutions… to express their hopes and fears.

Paint

Disability Murals

We worked with disabled people in all kinds of circumstances - asylum seekers, LGBTQ+ people, parents, ex service people, people living in institutions… to express their hopes and fears.

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Celebrating the continued use of this much loved youth centre, expressing something of the community’s sense of itself.

Mosaic

North Ely Youth Centre

Celebrating the continued use of this much loved youth centre, expressing something of the community’s sense of itself.

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Mosaic

Peasedown Pigeons

This community mosaic project referenced the strong historical association between mining communities and racing pigeons in creating a trail of mosaic pigeon around the village.

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Jogja Disability Arts

We worked online with students from Ty Gwyn Special School and sixteen year old Ayla Halewood, who is the subject of the printed metal mural in Cardiff.

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Mosaic

Pontypool Mosaic Mural Restoration

Preserving a beautiful Pontypool mosaic mural originally made by Kenneth and Oliver Budd in 1989

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Lubbesthorpe Tile Mural

This mural was designed and digitally printed on architectural quality ceramic tiles for a new development by Stonewater Housing Association.

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Restoration

Community Murals successfully restored the Japanware mosaic mural in Pontypool, which had been badly damaged by weather, particularly water ingress.
We are now working on restoring another mosaic mural in Abertillery and we have the necessary skills and facilities for more.
Please contact us to discuss possibilities.