Mural Project (Basil Avenue)

For the 2024 round of People Powered Places, I'd like to bid for a large and beautiful mural on the corner of Rancliffe Road and Basil Avenue. This is the full side of an end-terraced house (see attachment for photo). The mural will inject creativity, colour, and create a sense of pride and identity in our neighbourhood. As well as an unloved road, Basil Avenue is plagued by fly tipping and I believe that a mural will make this a much happier place for people to be.

Street art benefits local communities in the following ways:

 creating a sense of place and contributing to a distinctive identity

 engaging communities

 supporting way-finding

 celebrating cultural diversity 

 breaking down barriers between people of all ages and backgrounds

 contributing to the wider cultural offer

 having a positive impact on health, wellbeing and happiness

The final mural will be co-designed by the local community. If selected, I will hold two face-to-face drop-in sessions for the community (advertised through flyers and social media), and two surveys to ensure that together, we co-create the design that WE want.

Please note: following community engagement already and in order respect all communities, please be assured there will be no facial features of animals or people. But, there will be colour, life and inspiration!

I am working to hire an experienced mural company who will execute this project. As a community, we would co-design the art with their artist who would engage with all of our community feedback.

I welcome any and all feedback (please comment below), concerns and ideas about this exciting project, and I really look forward to working with the community to create something beautiful for all of us!

Please note:

This project is subject to permission being granted by the Highways Team if successful and the re-budgeting of the project to include cost of NRWSA licence from Highways.