Ways to Get Involved

Art lovers and visitors

Explore, discover and contribute

Choose a neighbourhood, open the map and see where it takes you - a short mural walk or a multi-day journey through the Gold Coast's creative communities. As you explore, you can:

• Learn about the artists behind the work.
• Save murals you love with the heart and come back to them.
• Add a mural that is missing from the map.
• Add your own photo to an existing mural.

When you share photos, credit the artist wherever you can, and only upload photos you took yourself or have permission to share.

Businesses and property owners

Turn a wall into part of the neighbourhood

A mural can make a business easier to find, bring character to an overlooked surface and connect a place with the people who use it. Already have one? Add it to the map so visitors can find it and the artist is properly credited. Thinking about a new one? Browse the directory for artists showing "Taking Mural Enquiries" and contact them through the links on their profile. Before you reach out, it helps to know:

• Where the wall is, its rough size and the condition of the surface.
• Who owns it and what permissions may be needed.
• What you would like the artwork to achieve.
• Your realistic whole-project budget and preferred timing.

If you ask several artists to develop original concepts, pay a concept fee - avoid competitions that ask artists to work for free.

Developers and project teams

Bring the neighbourhood into your project

Public art works best when it is considered early, not added at the end. Brought in alongside the architects, landscape architects and builders, an artist can respond to the landscape, history and everyday life of a place - and the team has time to resolve access, materials, approvals and maintenance. Opportunities include:

• Building facades, laneways and arrival points.
• Plazas, screens, gateways and landscape elements.
• Construction hoarding and temporary activations.

Temporary artwork is valuable in its own right, but it should not automatically replace a permanent public art commitment. Where a work draws on First Nations knowledge or a particular community, consultation and permission should begin early.

Community groups and schools

Plan a mural hunt and add to the map

Art Roll is free to use for excursions, club outings and community walks. You can:

• Plan your own mural hunt: heart the murals you want to visit, then open your favourites for a Google Maps tour of them.
• Add murals from your neighbourhood that are missing from the map, and the stories behind them.
• Contribute photos of existing and past artworks.

Artists

Put your work on the map

Art Roll gives mural and public artists a place to document their work, tell people about their practice and connect directly with new audiences. Log in to your existing profile or create one, then:

• Add your current and past murals, with photos and accurate locations.
• Share the stories behind your work and the cultural or community connections you would like people to know about.
• Turn on "Taking Mural Enquiries" if you are open to commissions.
• Choose whether you would like to hear about future public art opportunities.

Past murals are welcome too - painted-over work stays on your profile as a record.