Riccarton/Wigram Community Board Community Services Committee ...
Source: www.ccc.govt.nz
Topic: Graffiti
Sort Desciption: graffiti art template to be painted on the park side of the Hei Hei Community ... shown that professional graffiti art can reduce the amount of tagging on a ...
Content Inside: Riccarton/Wigram Community Board Community Services Committee Agenda 26 July 2006 3. GRAFFITI ART ADVISERS General Manager responsible: General Manager Community Services, DDI: 941-8534 Officer responsible: John Filsell, Recreation and Sports Manager Author: Gina Stewart, North Hornby Recreation Co-ordinator PURPOSE OF REPORT 1. The purpose of this report is to seek appointment of two Board representatives to provide input in the artwork design for a mural on the back of the Hei Hei Community Hall in September 2006. The two representatives will work alongside Project Legit who has been contracted to do the artwork. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. Project Legit is a Council funded scheme that targets youth involved in tagging around Christchurch in an effort to reduce the amount of damage caused by them, through positive education while channelling their creative talents in a more proactive way. 3. The Hei Hei Community Hall is constantly being ‘tagged’. Project Legit has agreed to design a graffiti art template to be painted on the park side of the Hei Hei Community Hall. Results have shown that professional graffiti art can reduce the amount of tagging on a building, and in some situations has stopped tagging all together. 4. The artist will create and paint a design for the back side of the Hei Hei Community Hall. Youth will have the opportunity (under guidance by Project Legit) to create their professional graffiti art on the skate bowl at Wycola Park. The project will start the last week of the third school term and run for up to three weeks. 5. Guy (Project Legit artist) has worked as a graffiti artist for 10 years and will be facilitating the consultation with the Board representatives, youth, teachers, the Principal at Hornby High School and other youth agencies as identified in the area. The purpose of the consultation is to find out what local residents wish to have as a design for the area, which is culturally appropriate and fits with the gener ...
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