Design Your Own Mural

Arcadia Trueheart

Learn about the entire process of designing a mural from brainstorming ideas and researching the subject to creating material and putting it together into a small-scale design. Students will consider themes that are important to their community (the natural environment, history of their neighborhood, diverse cultures, celebration, etc.) and research images that share these themes. Using pencil, oil pastel, and collage techniques, students will generate material based on these images. They will then select parts of these images that work well together in a mural design. By creating a small-scale mural design, students will learn about proportion/scaling and how to make art that enhances a specific space.

This program does not include the painting or installation of a mural although it can be combined with the painting and installation elements included in “Botanical Murals: a School-Wide Installation” or “Collaborative Design Artist Painted Mural residencies.”

This program offered by: Arcadia Trueheart

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Details

Program Model: In Class

Art Form: Visual Art

Curriculum Connections: Character Education, Community Building, Mathematics, Science, Social Justice, Social Studies, Social-Emotional Learning, World Cultures

Grades: 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Adult, K, Pre-K

Program Requirements: Classroom space for drawing and collage making.

Instruction Language(s): English, Spanish

Min. Residency Sessions/Classroom: 3

Arcadia Trueheart

About the Artist

Arcadia Trueheart

Arcadia Trueheart is an interdisciplinary artist (painting, drawing, murals, mask, puppetry, and storytelling) who grew up in the Pacific Northwest. For 20 years she has worked with youth - running an arts summer camp, teaching arts classes in Latin America and Spanish classes in the US, and most recently as the Program Director for the nonprofit, Betties360. Arcadia started making public art with her family’s business, Site Painters, at a young age and continues to create murals and installations for sites such as Penn State Children’s Heart Clinic, University Health Women’s & Children’s Hospital San Antonio, and Springwater Environmental School. A graduate of Western Washington University, with a BA in Creative & Cultural Communication and an alum of Bread & Puppet Theater’s training program, Arcadia is passionate about creating art that welcomes diverse communities. She founded Handmade Stories, a RACC and Awesome PDX funded community art project that combines oral history, drawing, creative writing, and performance to share stories about our hands. Arcadia’s ability to make art that responds to our society comes from her community organizing work as a community health educator and Spanish language medical interpreter with Donate Life Northwest and as a facilitator of intercultural dialogue through performance with Leaven Community.

"Arcadia inspires as she teaches, making the art process accessible and engaging in a safe space where participants can experiment and explore self-expression." - Sarah Ferguson, Teaching Artist for Arts for Learning Northwest

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Program Costs

Please note that the cost of a program is determined based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW for help determining the actual cost of your programs. Email us at [email protected] or call 503-225-5900, ext 705

Delivery Method	Type	Cost	Description
In Class	50 min Workshop Session	214.00	A one session program with students- 50 minutes.
In Class	Family Arts Night Workshop	214.00	A 90 minute workshop for students and families, typically in the evening or on weekends.
In Class	Mileage/Travel Costs		IRS rate per mile round-trip from the Cully neighborhood in Portland. This program is available within 25 miles of Cully. Greater distances possible with additional fees such as transportation time and lodging if necessary.
In Class	Teacher Workshop	214.00	A 90 minute workshop for teachers.
In Class	Supplies		Supplies, Equipment Use Details: $2-$5 per student.
In Class	Residency Session	100.00	Residency session prices are based on a 50 minute session. Some artists may prefer different session lengths and will pro-rate the cost.
In Class	Culminating Event	100.00	Artist time to oversee a student performance, gallery event, etc.
In Class	Prep Hours	100.00	Time spent on activities in support of the program (e.g. setting up/cleaning a classroom, research, curriculum development, etc.) 2 hours of prep time per one 50-minute residency session.
In Class	Planning Meeting	100.00	An in person planning meeting with partnering teachers is required for residencies.
In Class	Additional Planning	100.00	Additional planning time with teachers or volunteers, etc.
In Class	Wait Time	100.00	Time between sessions greater than 1 hour per day.