Creating Collaborative Art Projects Feature showing one of the "Mermaid" series from our Incognito Art Show submissions in blue, pink, orange and black with white for variety.

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Creating Collaborative Art Projects showing one of the "Mermaid" series from our Incognito Art Show submissions in blue, pink, orange and black with white for variety.
Creating Collaborative Art Projects
Creating Collaborative Art Projects showing "Companionship" in cool colours of blue, purple and green with indigo as an accent colour.
Creating Collaborative Art Projects
Creating Collaborative Art Projects - showing Our Painted Elephant created with primary school children
Creating Collaborative Art Projects

Ready to dive into creative collaborative art projects? My free guide, “Starting Your First Social Art Project at Home,” introduces you to Pattern Play Collaborative Art. It is a simple and accessible style of creating art together. Anyone can enjoy it. The guide walks you through three fun stages. These are Messy Playing, Exploring, and Bling. These stages help you create meaningful and beautiful artworks with family, friends, or your community.

Projects like the Mermaid Series, Companionship, and Our Painted Elephant showcase the magic of collaborative art. These cool-coloured projects were created by people of all ages: at home, in schools, and in community settings. Grab your free guide below and start your own creative adventure!

Creative Collaborative Art Projects: Mermaid Series – Incognito

Creating Collaborative Art Projects showing one of the "Mermaid" series from our Incognito Art Show submissions in blue, pink, orange and black with white for variety.
Creating Collaborative Art Projects: Mermaid Series

Creating Collaborative Art Projects: Mermaid Series

Every year, my kids and I take on a project for the Incognito Art Show. It is a fun and meaningful collaborative art project. We start by taping our 12 A6-sized artworks together for the Messy Playing and Exploring stages, creating as one. Then, we pull them apart for the Bling stage. During this stage, each of us adds our own unique flair with paint pens. These vibrant pieces feature my signature mermaid colour scheme.

This is one of seven Essential Colour Schemes for Creative Freedom. The 12 artworks are then sent to Sydney to be sold for $100 each. The sales raise funds for art studios supporting artists living with disabilities. It’s creativity with a cause!

Creative Collaborative Art Projects: Companionship

Creating Collaborative Art Projects showing "Companionship" in cool colours of blue, purple and green with indigo as an accent colour.
Creating Collaborative Art Projects (detail) of ‘Companionship’

Companionship is a stunning example of three creative collaborative art projects that took place at Westfield Marion. Involving several hundred participants, this artwork transformed an artwork into a vibrant expression of community and connection. As people walked by, they were invited to contribute their unique touches. This illustrated how collective creativity can foster companionship – bringing people together, something all humans need. It also records a shared experience, highlighting the power of collaboration in the arts.

My Easy Pattern Play Resources downloadable .pdf is full of the types of simplified patterns you can use to create an artwork like this with your friends, family, students, group, team or clients:

Easy Pattern Play resources for Beginners
inclusive pattern art prompts

Creative Collaborative Art Projects: Our Painted Elephant

Creating Collaborative Art Projects - showing Our Painted Elephant created with primary school children
Creating Collaborative Art Projects – Our Painted Elephant

Our Painted Elephant is a lovely example of creative collaborative art projects. It engaged primary school children in a fun way. It was also cost-effective, as the kids created the artwork on a fabric banner. They used techniques like sponging and scraping with cool colors during the Messy Playing stage. In the Exploration stage, they layered stencils in warm colors, adding depth and vibrancy. Finally, the Bling stage involved applying a mask with black spray paint, highlighting details of the elephant’s face. This project not only nurtured the children’s artistic skills but also emphasised the joy of working together creatively.

Creative Collaborative Art Projects: In Conclusion

In summary, creative collaborative art projects serve as powerful tools for community engagement, fostering connections and shared experiences among participants. These projects can take many forms. They can be public projects like Companionship, at home projects with family and friends, or hands-on activities with children. They not only encourage artistic expression but also promote teamwork and collaboration. By bringing individuals together to create something meaningful, they highlight the beauty and impact of collective creativity in our communities.

Discover simple tips about how creative collaborative art projects like these can be painted by YOU. Join my Inner Circle email group. I’ll give you “Starting Your First Social Art Project at Home”, my free 7-page guide. It makes it effortless for you to paint a unique artwork using this fun style of collaborative art.

Happy Painting! Charndra, Your Inclusive Social Art Guide.

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Are you keen to try this form of collaborative social art? It’s called ‘Pattern Play Collaborative Art’ because we layer approachable and accessible patterns from my ‘Pattern Play’ visual resources. These resources are tools. They help you create unique and beautiful collaborative art projects. You can paint with groups of people in your life too.

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