THE MURAL PROJECT
Art plays an important role.
It can be used to raise awareness about the environment, connect people with nature, and inspire others to take action. At Take MAR we decided to use art as a way to connect others with their local community and environment, while at the same time conducting an experiment to see if painting a wall mural can prevent illegal dumping.
After months of effort to regenerate a portion of the Pinellas Trail by doing regular trash cleanups, and planning for a HUGE native tree planting, Take MAR was shocked by an area adjacent to the trail that continually kept pilling up trash due to illegal dumping. After multiple attempts of cleaning up and seeing piles of trash come back after just a few days, we thought, how do we prevent this from happening? Cue our experiment…
We connected with Caulin, AKA Trash Caulin and eco activist and content creator spreading awareness of trash around the world. Together we thought “What if we painted a mural where the dumping is happening?” Would this prevent others from putting their trash… in front of art?
Take MAR reached out to Derek Donnelly. A St. Petersburg native, artist, muralist, and artrepreneur. Stay tuned to see if our experiment works!
