WallArt Mural Course & Certificate - Mural Routes

Fine Arts Studio, Centennial College
& Mural Routes
WallArt
Mural Course & Certificate
The Fine Arts Studio Program of Centennial College and Mural Routes are delighted
to offer a two-week hands-on mural painting course to take place from August 5 to
16, 2008.
ELIGIBILITY
Anyone who is 18 or over and has had art-training or is enrolled in a college or
university art program is eligible to take part in the course.
CERTIFICATE
Eligible for a Certificate in Mural Art issued by Centennial College and Mural
Routes are those individuals who have attended a majority of the four WallArt
workshops offered at Centennial College over the academic year (this can be done in
the subsequent year), possess a fine art diploma or degree or be currently enrolled in
such a program, and successfully complete the course. This is the only such
accreditation for muralists in Canada.
THEME
This year’s mural will be part of Amnesty International’s current human rights
mural project. The theme of our mural is Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights: “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to equal protection of the law.” This sentence must form part of the
mural.
DESIGNS
Designs will be discussed at the Design Discussion Meeting on Friday, June 20 at
2PM in room 292 at the Centre for Creative Communications. Designs to scale
(1in=1ft) in full colour must be submitted for final approval at a meeting in the same
place on July 4 at 2PM. A final complete design, possibly an amalgamation of
designs, must be received on July 11.
SITE (Please see photos and measurements below)
The wall provided this year by Toronto Parks & Recreation is in East York’s Taylor
Creek Park (near Woodbine & O’Connor), which is partly a bird sanctuary. The
design will be chosen in consultation with Mural Routes, Parks & Rec. , the
community, and Amnesty International’s Arts in Action Committee.

INSTRUCTOR
Course instructor is well-known muralist John Hood.
CONTENT
Emphasis will be placed on the professional execution of an acrylic mural on an
exterior surface, including proper preparation and application, safety,
environmentally sound clean-up, and long-term preservation.
COST
Course fee is $300 per person. Deadline for registration is July 18, 2008. Please make
cheques payable to Centennial College and submit either to the Fine Arts Studio
Coordinator or Mural Routes by July 18.
TIME
The course will run Tuesday to Friday the first week, and Monday to Saturday the
second week from 10 AM to 4:30 PM with a break for lunch.
MATERIALS
Paint, scaffolding and other painting materials will be provided by the course and
sponsors.
TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, DRINK
Transportation to the site and food & drink are the responsibility of the participant.
Contacts are the Fine Arts Studio Coordinator at 416 289 5000, ext. 4146 or
sbracken@sympatico.ca and Karin Eaton of Mural Routes at 416 698 7995 or
Karin@muralroutes.com.

NOTES FROM COURSE INSTRUCTOR, JOHN HOOD, FOR THE WALL ART MURAL
COURSE.
1. The theme of the mural is Article # 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
“All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
protection before the law.”
2. The project is meant to celebrate human rights, Amnesty International asks that concepts
express only inspiring and positive messages.
3. The design for the mural must include the Amnesty Candle (a stencil for this will be
provided.)
4. The final design will include logos for Centennial College and Mural Routes.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN DESIGNING A MURAL
1. Do research to establish a bank or file of essential imagery that can be used to illustrate
the theme;
2. Think of ways that relate to the thematic material;
3. Think of a dominant mood or emotional tone of the piece and establish a colour palette
and graphic/painterly idiom that suits that tone;
4. Think creatively about using text as a decorative or visual element.