NZV murals
Net Zero Visions Murals
You can view the public Net Zero Visions Murals created by the community in 2023 here.
More recently, Halberton Primary School and Uplowman Primary School used the mural toolkit to produce Net Zero Visions Murals in their schools.
Could you create a Net Zero Visions Mural in your area? For inspiration, advice and resources, see the photos and links below.
wHY cREATE A nET zERO VISIONS mURAL?
A mural is a great way of bringing people together and making shared spaces more interesting and colourful.
Collaboration
Teaming up with your local council, community foundation, organisations, schools and community groups when planning your net zero vision mural can be really important.
Local Net zero
There are likely to be net zero policies and activities happening in your local area already.
Get your school, community or organisation involved
If your school, community or organisation would like to get involved and create a Net Zero Visions Mural, we have a handy toolkit to help!
Here’s some of the Net Zero Visions murals throughout Devon.
Inspired to create your own mural?
Download the Community mural toolkit
Launch of the net zero visions mural in uplowman & Halberton primary schools
Halberton and Uplowman Schools took part in creating their own Net Zero Visions Murals. Inspired by the mural in Tiverton created by Sustainable Tiverton, Devon Climate Emergency, and Plymouth University, the idea was to recreate something similar in a rural setting, acknowledging the importance of inspiring children to get involved. Funded by Plymouth University, each school worked with a local artist to settle on a design that encapsulated their ideas. The question posed to the children was “What would your village look like if it were Net Zero?.” Download the full report here
young mural artists In the Local News
Read local newspaper article: Young artists turn village walls into stunning climate action masterpieces. Inspired by a major sustainability project, schoolchildren in Halberton and Uplowman have created eye-catching murals with a powerful message.
Could you Run a mural design competition?
Get lots of people visioning, create a shortlist of future Net Zero Visions, share them in an exhibition, with people voting on a winner. You could involve the local schools and colleges. For more ideas see: What can you do.
cOMBINING Education AND art to create impact
The Net Zero Visions project delivered mural workshops in schools across Devon. This proved a fantastic way to educate children about the climate change emergency, about the importance of taking action, and about how to communicate through art and collaborate with others.
“One of the obvious things about a mural is that it can completely transform a space. Can lighten and brighten formally obscure or gray corners and backdrops that were practically invisible to the people walking about. It can make a place happier and more attractive and also get people talking about the places and about the ideas depicted within the mural.”
Professor david sergeant
University of Plymouth
Let’s Work Together for a net zero future
For more information, please contact Professor David Sergeant
at the University of Plymouth and email david.sergeant@plymouth.ac.uk
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