Mural at infant school in Brazil - crowdfunding campaign
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Original campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/infant-school-mural-brazil
What and where
We are painting an 85 metre mural at João Batista Cardoso infant school in São Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil with the participation of the children, parents and teachers.
The mural will transform the wall into bright, colourful and engaging space for the whole community to enjoy, especially the children as they walk to and from school.
Why
The infant school takes approximately 180 children from 3-6 years old and is compulsory as the first stage of schooling in Brazil. The school provides a wonderful space for young children to play and learn but as part of a small rural town it lacks the funds to spend on anything other than the normal day-to-day running costs of the school. For this reason we are using crowdfunding and asking you to help us realise the project.
We strongly believe that participatory art projects bring people together in a creative, constructive and positive action that benefits both the individual participating and their wider community. Mural projects nurture and inspire creativity in children and adults alike and can boost morale, community cohesion and create a sense of pride and ownership over a public space.
How
Our community artist and project leader Andy will organise and implement the painting in conjunction with the director, teachers and parents of the school. Andy is an experienced community artist and has spent the last five years working in Brazil running various participatory art projects for children and young people with different charities and NGOs.¹
We will run scheduled sessions with the different classes for the children to participate in the painting as well as inviting and encouraging parents to participate as well.
Design
The design depicts many of the animals that are native to this region of Brazil and also the Paraitinga river which runs by the side of the school and from which the town gets its name.
The design of the mural is simple and geometric, this creates an impactful visual style whilst at the same time allowing for everyone to take part in painting as the design can be ‘painted by numbers’.
Mural plan to scale:
Details of each animal:
Capivara / Capybara – Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Corujinha-do-mato / Tropical screech-owl – Megascops choliba
Borboleta 88 / Cramer’s eighty-eight butterfly – Diaethria clymena
Bugio-ruivo / Brown howler monkey – Alouatta guariba
Jararacuçu / Jararacussu – Bothrops jararacussu
Tucano-de-bico-verde / Green-billed toucan – Ramphastos dicolorus
Preguiça-de-garganta-marrom / Brown-throated three-toed sloth - Bradypus variegatus
Beija-flor-de-orelha-violeta / White-vented violetear - Colibri serrirostris
Anta-brasileira / South American tapir - Tapirus terrestris
Saúva-limão / Leafcutter ant - Atta sexdens
Tatu-galinha / Nine-banded armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
Onça-pintada / Jaguar - Panthera onca
Periquito rico / Plain parakeet - Brotogeris tirica
Macaco-prego / Black capuchin - Sapajus nigritus
Rã-flautinha / Lutz's treefrog - Aplastodiscus albosignatus
Morcego-beija-flor / Geoffroy's tailless bat - Anoura Geoffroyi
Jacutinga / Black-fronted piping guan - Pipile jacutinga
Quati-de-cauda-anelada / South American coati - Nasua nasua
When
We have already painted around 20% of the space beginning with the water pattern which included the participation of the school children and we believe the project will realistically take five months to finish.
This timeline is an estimate that can change depending on various factors. It also does not just reflect the time it will take to paint the mural but the time it will take to complete the project as a whole. This includes the other preparation work necessary such as: finalising the design and colour choices inline with paint available, preparing the large stencils, transferring the design onto the wall and organising participatory workshops with the school children inline with the school's timetable.
Objectives
To complete the painting of the mural through the participation of parents, children and local community members.
To transform the space, creating a sense of ownership, pride and community.
To strengthen the ties between the families and the school.
To run further sessions with each class so that every child in the school makes their mark on the mural.
Funding
Until this point our community artist has given his time voluntarily to work on the project and we have been able to cover the cost of the paint and materials through fundraising events at the school. But with the scale of the mural and the time it will take to complete it this funding will to allow him to support himself whilst he completely dedicate his time to running the project with the school over the next five months.
We are looking for your help to raise £1000 to be able to fully realise the mural and achieve our objectives for the project.
This funding amount is based on the minimum monthly wage in Brazil which for 2019 is R$998.²
The average GBP-BRL exchange rate for the last 12 months has been 4.989.³
This equates to £200.04 per month, so a projected timeline of 5 months therefore gives a total of £1000.20
Perks
As a thank you for supporting the project we have come up with some amazing perks that includes the original artwork from the mural by our community artist Andy Câncio Bunce.
Remember to please include your name to be painted on the wall and address to receive the postcards, prints and posters in a message!
For the posters please include which animal you would like based on the designs featured on this page.
Name on the wall
Your name will be painted on the wall as part of our list of supporters for everyone to see and to show our appreciation of your donation. A photo of the names on the wall will be posted on here and our Instagram page for you to see once they have all been painted.
Thank you postcards
A handwritten thank you postcard sent directly from São Luiz do Paraitinga in Brazil, each one features an animal from the mural design. There is a total of five postcard designs, if choosing one or three the designs will be chosen at random.
Limited edition signed A4 print
Small print (210 x 297 mm) of the final mural artwork showing all 16 animals used with their common names in Portuguese and English and their scientific name. Printed on 250gsm matt couché (coated) paper. The prints are from a limited run 50 which will be numbered and signed by the artist.
A3 poster
Medium print (297 x 420 mm) of one of the animals from the mural artwork printed on 140gsm matt paper.
A2 poster
Large print (420 x 594 mm) of one of the animals from the mural artwork printed on 200gsm satin paper.
Delivery
Postcards and Prints will be sent after the crowdfunder has finished and should arrive within 2-4 weeks but could take longer depending on printing times.
Photos of the names on the wall will be published once the mural is completed.
If there are any problems with your perk/reward please get in contact so that we can resolve it quickly.
Updates
We will post regular updates on the project here on the crowdfunding page and also on our Instagram www.instagram.com/pintando_paredes/ so you can see the difference your help has made to the project and how the mural is progressing!
Thank you!
Thank you very much for taking the time to check out our crowdfunder. We will be very grateful for any donations, big or small, to help us realise this project!
Please share this crowdfunding page on your social media accounts to help us reach more people.
Thank you very much!
Media
References
¹ https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/harpenden-artist-leads-project-inspired-by-rio-olympics-1-4670633
² http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/emprego-e-previdencia/2019/01/decreto-fixa-salario-minimo-de-r-998-em-2019
³ https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=BRL&view=1Y
Perks
Level 1
Name on the wall
Level 2
1 x Thank you postcard from Brazil
Name on the wall
Level 3
3 x Thank you postcards from Brazil
Name on the wall
Level 4
5 x Thank you postcards from Brazil
Name on the wall
Level 5
Limited edition signed A4 print
5 x Thank you postcards from Brazil
Name on the wall
Level 6
A3 poster
Limited edition signed A4 print
5 x Thank you postcards from Brazil
Name on the wall
Level 7
A2 poster
Limited edition signed A4 print
5 x Thank you postcards from Brazil
Name on the wall
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