A BORING blank wall in Batemans Bay is about to be transformed into a bright mural and, all day today, everyone is invited to pick up a brush and help.
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Young people from Campbell Page’s Youth Connections program will today begin painting the first stage of a triptych mural on the laneway wall of their Orient Street office, opposite Flora Crescent.
An artist has created the theme and anyone with a few spare minutes today can drop by and help bring it to colourful life.
Groups of young people have been door knocking in the CBD to encourage people to drop down.
Kiarn Rogan, 17, of Malua Bay, hopes “to get the community together”.
“Many hands will make the work less,” she said.
She is excited part of the work will honour South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.
“He was a really wise man who was about rights and freedom,” she said.
Tiarny White, 18, of Sunshine Bay, hopes to secure a job after completing her course, but in the meantime says the art project will build community.
“It is about everyone doing it together,” she said.
Leaharna Morgan, 18, of Mogo, also wants a job, but thinks it is important to involve as many people as possible in the project.
“We really want to get the community into it,” she said.
The inspiration came from Campbell Page project worker Debbie Grant, who said it was about building relationships.
“We want to give a sense of community, to build relationships with young people, create mentorship and get businesses involved,” she said.
“We want to get the message out to all young people that we are here to support you.
“We want to know what you want and we want to guide and mentor you in any possible way.”
She said Bunnings had donated paint and brushes and people just needed to bring themselves.
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