Over 2023 we teamed up with two cool collectives, Verb Syndicate and Totem Skateboarding, to bring street art and skate workshops to the community. We hosted a Youth Week Festival on Friday, 21 April, where there was skating workshops, local radio, entertainment and food from 11am–3pm at the Sanctuary Point Skate Park.
Your mural
We’ve been asking young people what should go into a new, professionally designed and painted street art mural and we wanted to hear from you!
At the event and other pop-up info sessions in the community, we asked young people to influence the themes, ideas, and design for the street art mural to be painted on the skate park’s bowl. We’ve been meeting with young people to hear what you have to say.
We wanted to hear from you
It’s your skate park, and Sanctuary Point is your home. We asked young people to, ‘Tell us about the people, places, and things you love? What are your favourite things to do in the area? What are the must-sees and must-dos for young people?’.
Verb Syndicate have taken what you’ve told us and are using those themes and images to create three mural designs with a professional street artist linked to skate culture. Young people and the community will be invited to vote on their favourite design, and then Verb Syndicate and the artist will pull out the spray cans!
So far, Firefly has collected online surveys from local young people, meet with local school groups and heard ideas and themes from young people at schools, community organisations and events for the mural.
We will be sharing some of the themes soon!
Participating, ownership and belonging
The Point Project aims to enliven the skate park by bringing young people and the community together to make a vibrant and safe public space and celebrate all that is great about Sanctuary Point and surrounding communities.
With young people directly involved in creating the ideas for the street art mural and in cultural, music, and art events at spaces they use or want to be built, their connection and pride in where they live is ignited.
Professional photos below, taken by local photographer Brad Sissins .
