Wealth inequality has resulted in neglected people and tattered communities in Cape Town, South Africa. A multitude of organizations are dedicated to improving the lives of people in need. A unique approach to helping people and improving societal dynamics is through collaborative art. Art is a powerful form of expression that can unite people through the process of creation. This project assisted Khulisa Social Solution’s Streetscapes Program in a collaborative process to create a mural. In order to establish trust with the program participants, we generated a mosaic of collected bottle tops. The shared experience of labor afforded more positive relationships that assisted in the development of a representative community art piece.

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Creator

• Milliard, Michael Anthony
• Perez Luna, Manuela
• Bagala, Rita Dimitria
• Upton, Kara P.

Subject

• Culture
• Community
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121316-215446

Keyword

• Community development

Advisor

• Agloro, Alexandrina R.
• Bulled, Nicola

Year

• 2016

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Khulisa Social Solutions

Date created

• 2016-12-13

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-08