Mount Isa youth have learnt about legal graffiti art during an information artwork session at Mount Isa PCYC this week.
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Held with Youth Week celebrations, the workshops aimed to educate local children about the difference between legal and illegal use of graffiti art and how it could be used to benefit the community.
Mount Isa PCYC manager sergeant Bernadette Strow said PCYC were looking to revitalise the old shipping containers and invited Cairns graffiti artist Daniel 'Wally' Wallwork to combine that project with the program.
"These sessions have an educational component which teaches the children about the difference between illegal graffiti and legal street art graffiti and what defines those," Sgt Strow said.
"And a hands-on component where they can use new techniques including how to use the paint, where to use the paint and how it can be used as a tool to beautify our community not deface it.
"Educating children at a young age is very important. They can see the difference for graffiti to be legal, you need to have permission to go onto that space to do the artwork."
Cairns graffiti artist Daniel 'Wally' Wallwork said he wanted to demonstrate to the children that street art wasn't about destroying public spaces.
"I am working with the children to show them that doing street art isn't necessarily about destroying stuff like writing your name or scribbling on something; but can be used to turn something ugly into something beautiful and something that the whole community can enjoy," Wally said.
"I am introducing them to aerosol as a modern art material and the huge global industry that is graffiti art. Showing them at a grassroots approach how to use spray paint the right way."
Wally said the children started off with an outlined drawing that they had to colour in.
"We have conducted a walk through process with these young children, starting off with a predetermined design with a colour by number approach," he said.
"Within this element, children are learning the techniques of filling colour, shading, safety measures and self assessment of what they're doing.
"Children also identified what they were doing with similar projects already done around Mount Isa like Buchanan Park, water tower mural and fun park murals."
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Samantha Campbell
Samantha Campbell (nee Walton) has worked for regional and rural publications across New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. She is currently writing for the North Queensland Register based in North West Queensland. Email: samantha.campbell@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Samantha Campbell (nee Walton) has worked for regional and rural publications across New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. She is currently writing for the North Queensland Register based in North West Queensland. Email: samantha.campbell@austcommunitymedia.com.au
