This mural was created over the span of six months at Portland State University through Social Practice Club, a student group which I organize. Collaboration on the mural was open to all PSU students, and over twenty students were involved in making the mural.
As the mural explored the theme of neighborhoods, we asked students “what does a neighborhood need?” Students contributed their input by illustrating their ideas with painters tape. Over several club meetings we taped, painted over the tape, and then removed the tape to reveal the neighborhood we had been building together.
As a club organizer organizer I had food provided at each meeting, facilitated collaboration between as many as twenty students at a time, and provided support for students to contribute their ideas while also learning the technical aspects of co-creating a mural.
We concluded this project by hosting a mural reveal party to celebrate all of the work that the students had done. The mural continues to live on the PSU campus.
(Winter 2024)
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