The certificate program in Public and Community Art – Mural Painting is designed to prepare students for employment in both the designing and painting of large-scale public art murals. These murals are in demand by communities (such as city governments, schools, parks) to enhance and beautify public and private sites and to combat blight and graffiti. Public and private institutions use murals to brand their visual logos and promote specific messages on their public sites. Private businesses also want to brand their locations with large paintings or murals that include visual images and graphic signage. Students in this program will utilize both digital and traditional techniques from visual composition, illustration, sign painting, and fine art painting while integrating historical, traditional and contemporary mural painting styles.

Students will also gain the specialized training needed (including how to prepare exterior walls for murals, specialized paints and protective coatings, safety measures and specialized equipment, and composing designs digitally for large applications) to confidently seek employment in the above areas.
Career opportunities include being the fine artist who creates, designs and paints murals, and/or using the acquired skills to be hired for mural restoration, as a fine arts painter, illustrator or the creation of hand-painted graphics; set and exhibit designer and creator, and also painter for construction and maintenance purposes.

Learning Outcome(s):

✓ Increase and develop skills in both digital and traditional techniques including visual composition, illustration, sign painting, and fine art painting while integrating historical, traditional and contemporary mural painting styles.
✓ Apply the mural creation process, from concept and composition through drawing, transferring design to site-specific locations or portable panels, painting, and post-production.
✓ Utilize training specific to mural painting including composing designs digitally for large application, how to prepare exterior walls for murals, specialized paints and protective coatings, safety measures and specialized equipment.