Above: 'Seven Seasons' mural. This collaborative design draws inspiration from marks already found on the wall as well as the traditional seven seasons of the Wurundjeri people. 2019.
The project was co-ordinated throughThe Department of Justice and Community Safety through workshops with the young participants from the Yarra Youth Service who helped design and paint the mural.
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The project was co-ordinated throughThe Department of Justice and Community Safety through workshops with the young participants from the Yarra Youth Service who helped design and paint the mural.
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Hi! I'm Michael Fikaris
Co ordinating workshops, publications and collaborative murals with community outcomes since 2013.
My personal desire is to encourage creativity as a positive daily process.
Here are a few examples of different collaborative mural projects.
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My personal desire is to encourage creativity as a positive daily process.
Here are a few examples of different collaborative mural projects.
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Above: 'Into Place' mural for Pace Development with a great team of assistants and the youth arts development officer from Yarra Youth Service 2018.
This mural takes inspiration from the green suburbs of Melbourne and the different pieces that make the complete picture.
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This mural takes inspiration from the green suburbs of Melbourne and the different pieces that make the complete picture.
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Images above and below are from 'Be Green' mural project at Carnegie Primary School made with 520 students during a week in late August 2018.
This project was organised by teachers and parents with ideas from the students relating to preserving nature and recycling.
This project was organised by teachers and parents with ideas from the students relating to preserving nature and recycling.
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Images above and below are from 'Local Shades' mural project where I worked with art students from schools
in the area who helped paint a selection of pillars in a multi-level car park of Oakleigh in 2017.
in the area who helped paint a selection of pillars in a multi-level car park of Oakleigh in 2017.
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This project was co-ordinated through Monash Council with myself and assistants over a month during the last stages in construction of the site.
The mural design draws inspiration from surrounding nature and the large mediterranean population of the area.
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The mural design draws inspiration from surrounding nature and the large mediterranean population of the area.
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Images above: 'Arte Publiku' public art festival in Dili, East Timor late 2014. This project was co-ordinated through Melbourne University and Animatism Art with students of the Arte Moris school in East Timor.
The mural design draws inspiration from local history and the need for schools and education for the youth of East Timor.
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The mural design draws inspiration from local history and the need for schools and education for the youth of East Timor.
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I work as a sessional lecturer of Street Art at the University of Melbourne since 2017 and
have enjoyed ongoing artist in residence partnerships with Signal Arts and Melbourne Grammar School.
I have also been guest artist in gallery programs at:
NGV studio, Geelong Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Bunjil Place
and have collaborated on community projects with groups in
Indonesia, East Timor, Germany, France, England, Chile, Portugal,
Sumatra, New Zealand and across Australia.
Please write to me here with any questions or enquiries you may have.
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I work as a sessional lecturer of Street Art at the University of Melbourne since 2017 and
have enjoyed ongoing artist in residence partnerships with Signal Arts and Melbourne Grammar School.
I have also been guest artist in gallery programs at:
NGV studio, Geelong Gallery, Benalla Art Gallery, Bunjil Place
and have collaborated on community projects with groups in
Indonesia, East Timor, Germany, France, England, Chile, Portugal,
Sumatra, New Zealand and across Australia.
Please write to me here with any questions or enquiries you may have.
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