MyMural
DACRL collaborated with the artist Stik, the Greater London Authority, Artification and Wood Street Walls to create MyMural. This project – the first of its kind in London – involves ‘matchmaking’ street artists with local residents to create vibrant artworks on the walls in their neighbourhoods.
The project enables residents to enhance their surroundings and curate art for their buildings, as well as giving artists new opportunities to showcase their work publicly.
MyMural was originally funded by Cockayne Grants for the Arts (the London Community Foundation) from 2018 to 2019 but continues as a going concern.
How to get involved:
We are looking for resident groups and individuals in London who are interested in getting involved with the project and commissioning a new public artwork within their local community. We are also building a pool of skilled artists, with experience of working on a large scale, who could be matched to new communities joining the scheme.
If you are either of the above, please register your interest.
Market Road Gallery
DACRL collaborated with the London Borough of Islington and Attic Self Storage to create the UK’s first bookable outdoor public gallery, which offers artists the opportunity to book artworks on sections of a 65 metre wall in London.
A website was developed for artists to book wall spaces and to encourage members of the public to submit feedback and make suggestions on the artworks submitted.
Market Road Gallery was funded by Attic Self Storage between 2017 and 2018. The project is still live, and artists are encouraged to get involved.
Register your interest
If you are an artist who wishes to book a space to paint on the wall or would like to offer suggestions or feedback on the project, please get in touch.
Find out more about Market Road Gallery and view previous artworks.
Green Oslo
In 2015, DACRL was one of nine project partners working on Oslo City Council’s ‘Towards 2030 - smart, secure and green’ initiative, funded by the Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics, which aimed to help citizens feel safer in public spaces around the city.
DACRL’s role involved conducting contextual research to create attractive, diverse, and user-friendly urban spaces for Oslo’s citizens. This research informed the design and evaluation of park and street furniture. DACRL engaged in collaborative workshops with experts, leading to the development and prototyping of design responses, deployed and evaluated throughout 2016 and 2017.
Find out more about the Green Oslo project and see some of the design outputs on UAL Research Online and Figshare.
White Sound
DACRL collaborated with Camden Council, the Wellcome Trust, and sound artist Bill Fontana to create an installation designed to raise awareness about the impact of vehicle traffic on the health and wellbeing of residents, visitors, and the broader environment.
Graffolution
Tackling graffiti vandalism has huge financial implications for European city administrators, public transport services, local law enforcement and other stakeholders.
With support from the EU Commission's Seventh Framework Programme, between 2014 and 2016 DACRL developed ‘Graffolution’, an extensive set of collaborative tools and resources for city organisations to increase their knowledge base. This included case studies and other methods of evidencing successful practice, plus an ‘Open Information Hub’ aimed at local communities, citizens and graffiti writers to bolster public awareness and prevent illegal spraying activities.