Mural Routes

Resources and opportunities to learn about mural art production, management, maintenance and more.

Training: Current Programs

The BIG Picture
A new training program in 2012 to be composed of three parts:
• Introduction to Mural Arts (Step x Step)
• Leadership Training in Mural Making
• Biennial Mural Symposium

Step x Step: Introduction to Mural Arts will commence on Saturday,
April 14 at the Toronto Public Library: Kennedy/Eglinton branch.
Contact Mural Routes for information about the introductory Open House coming in March 2012. To download program outline, click here (pdf).

14th National Mural Symposium
October 28 - 30, 2011 in Toronto ON
For report, click here

Toronto Mural Seminar 2011
July 2011
For report, click here

Training: Past Programs

Youth Leadership Training
Summer 2011 Program
Click here

13th National Mural Symposium
Collingwood, Ontario - November 2010
Click here for report
Click here for Appendix

12th National Mural Symposium
Midland, Ontario - October 2009
Click here for report.

11th National Mural Symposium
Toronto, Ontario - November 2008
Symposium summary (pdf 1.2M)
Report appendix (pdf 4.25M)

10th National Mural Symposium
Huntsville, Ontario - October 2007
Symposium summary (pdf)

Workshops
Wall Mural Course & Project 2008
Project summary
Wall Art Workshops 2007
PDF file

...more in the Archives

Mural Project Management
Starting your mural project? For information about fundraising, marketing, paint and surface materials, techniques and more
C lick here.

Copyright and Contracts
Links to legal information, advice and sample documents related to the business of your mural project.
Click here

Health and Safety
Information to ensure artist health and a safe workspace or studio
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Mural Conservation
Link to Conservation Guidelines for Outdoor Murals on the Canadian Conservation Institute website for detailed information about the planning, creation and maintenance of outdoor wall art.
Click here

FAQs
Frequently asked questions and answers from the worldwide Mural Routes' community.
Click here

Links to mural web resources

Canadian Conservation Institute - CCI's Mural Condition Report form to assist with the inspection and documentation of your murals

City of Ottawa Mural Guide - an online guide from Ottawa's Mural Program with an overview on project planning and management in Ottawa and beyond

Lovely Spaces in Unknown Places: Creative City Building in Toronto's Inner Suburbs - research paper by Michael Noble (pdf)

Community Public Art Guide - Informative and detailed online guide to making public artworks through collaboration with community, produced by Chicago Public Art Group.

...more links on International Murals page

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