A Spectrum of Community Art Projects
Since 2008, Art is Moving Co-founders Lisa and Lauren have created and implemented a number of commmunity art projects ranging from one individual and one art supply to hundreds of art breakers using numerous supplies. The goal for each and every project was connection (with art and each other), conversation, and community.
We’re here to help you find the Community Art Project that fits your timeline, energy level, resource availability, and goals.
We hope you’ll find our online community art resource center to be a useful tool for inspiration, knowledge, and empowerment to integrate art into your life and the lives of your community. The first project is the easiest to start with. It’s the cheapest, needs the least supplies and other resources and could be planned and implemented in a matter of minutes. As you continue to scroll downward you’ll notice the projects become more combursome. No matter the project you choose, we know it will create a positive impact on the world. So, thank you for doing it!
Share your Community Art Project! We would love, love, LOVE to hear from you if you used us a resource for ideas, inspiration and more to implement your own community art project. Connect with us HERE.
No Materials Needed
If you are brand new to the idea of taking an art break or lack materials, this is a splendid place to start. Taking an art break with no materials can be done once by yourself or every day for a month, a year, forever, whatever you choose. It could also be something you do with a group of friends, your family, in the classroom, at work, on a regular basis. Give it a shot. We’re pretty sure you’ll love it.
Pen and Paper
Whether solo or with your community, take an art break with just pen and paper, allowing your creativity to flow freely on the canvas of your imagination.
Art Break in the Mail
As an individual or organization, orchestrate an Art Break via Mail, a delightful random act of kindness where your recipient receives a burst of creative inspiration through a surprise snail mail delivery.
Art Break Month
Whether you gather a group or embark on the creative journey alone, immerse yourself in the joy of artistic expression and creativity for 30 days straight and see what transpires.
Experiments in Creativity
Dive deeper and reflect about your art making process. The Experiments in Creativity Book holds 30 art activations set to creatively challenge you.
Art Conversation Collaboration
Create a conversation about art by asking a friend a question about art and then answering one they throw back at you. There are so many ways to collaborate and converse through art!
Art and Everything Calendar
What if you made art every single day for an entire year? Give it a try and let us know the positives, negatives, and everything in between. This is a great project for an individual, group, class, office mates, family to commit to. Most of the art breaks take 15 minutes to complete.
Art in your Pocket
Looking to create a positive impact in your community and inspire them to take an art break anytime, anywhere at the same time? This is the community art project for you.
Free Art Project
The Free Art Project is a random act of kindness inspired community art project. Combine art supplies, art prompts, and little libraries and you have a happier, healthier community. A perfect project for an individual or a group of volunteers looking to spread the power of art across their neighborhoods and beyond.
I am an Artist
Interviewing artists is a fantastic way to learn more about art, ourselves, what it’s like to be an artist and how we can support the current working artists across the globe.
ARTcart!
An ARTcart! is a mobile creation station that can pop up anywhere, anytime, and encourages everyone to sit down and take an art break. It’s a wonderful tool to connect individuals in a community together. Create one in your community today!
Art Symposium
Hosting an Art Symposium is a fantastic way to bring your community together through conversations about art while creating art together to create more connection and collaboration in the future.
Art Break Day
Host a free art making event for your community and watch it come together to connect with art, each other, and the world. Register as a volunteer host for Art is Moving’s annual Art Break Day, or create your own!