Sustainability Collaborative Project / Mural by Ekarasa Doblanovic
This new local project consists of a series of eco art workshops. Ekarasa offers workshops to 3-5 groups of people on tile making and tile painting with earth's /soil pigments paints, she will demonstrate how to make paint from scratch with soils and non-toxic pigments. The tiles will then be assembled as a mural in the Mangere-Otahuhu area.
The project is targeting groups such as the elderly, the young, and various ethnic groups while aiming for a zero-waste approach. The workshops give an opportunity for every participant to create and contribute to an artwork that is displayed as a community mural. The tiles are durable and can be displayed either indoors or outdoors.
Benefits to participants include:
The opportunity to participate in an individually expressive yet collective creative arts project.
Engaging a range of people in the community young and elderly. Asian communities. Ethnic communities.
Practical hands on learning of the diverse earthen materials and geology linked to places particular to the local area.
The workshops are designed to be:
• Zero waste, fun, creative, educational, non-hierarchical, stimulate lateral thinking, develop empathy and responsibility, community oriented, participatory and celebratory
Get in touch if you’d like to be involved in one of the workshops - email ekarasa.art@gmail.com or txt/phone 0211191014
