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COMMUNITY ART PROGRAMME

Our stories belong
in our shared spaces.

Artists, young people and neighbours work together to tell Bermuda’s stories in public spaces. Each mural is a chance to honour people, celebrate living culture and create something together.

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Community artists paint a Bermuda coat of arms mural.

More than a painted wall.

A mural can hold a memory, honour a life and invite a conversation.

Chewstick’s Community Art Programme makes the creative process part of community life. People contribute their ideas and skills to work that reflects local identity, history and experience.

The programme grew from student painting in 2011 and public collaborations in 2012. Its projects have included personal tributes, community histories and cultural celebrations across Bermuda.

The Gombey mural series, created in collaboration with the Department of Culture at the Bermuda Gombey Festival, celebrates the troupes and traditions that continue to shape our island’s cultural life. Programme support helps cover artists, materials and opportunities for community participation.

Bring your idea into the community.

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A story to tell

Explore an idea grounded in local people, history or identity.

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A place to create

Connect with us about a suitable wall, public space or community setting.

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People to make it happen

Artists, volunteers and supporters all contribute to a collaborative project.

THE PROCESS

Made together.

A group works on a mural on a red wall.
Collaborative painting
A young participant paints carefully with a brush.
A place for young voices

COMMUNITY ART IN PICTURES

From the CCAP archive.

Murals, public art and the people who made them. These photographs trace CCAP collaborations from 2012 to 2015. Select any photo to see it in full.

Community participants gather outside the Chewstick building after a painting event.
Collaborative painting event, 2012
Artists and volunteers paint messages on the Peace mural outside Chewstick.
Creating the Peace mural, 2012
The completed Peace mural covers the front of the red Chewstick building.
Peace mural, 2012
A circular public table painted with a black-and-white design and the words One Second.
CCAP + CURB, 2012
Brightly painted circular tables and benches outside Chewstick.
CCAP + Rainbow Alliance, 2012
An artist on a ladder paints colourful words and phrases on the #WeAreBDA mural.
Bermemes #WeAreBDA mural, 2014
A painting of sailboats and a Bermuda waterfront by Michael Cacy, displayed in a window.
Michael Cacy — Family Festival of Sail, 2014 Photo: The Royal Gazette.
A painting of a sailboat on blue water by Juan Trevino, displayed in a window.
Juan Trevino — Family Festival of Sail, 2014 Photo: The Royal Gazette.
Young participants work together on the BIU mural.
Community involvement at the BIU
Young people and adults stand in front of the Dr. E. F. Gordon portrait mural at the BIU.
BIU Dr. E. F. Gordon mural, 2015
A painting of a purple Bermudiana flower displayed in a window.
Bermudiana — Bermuda Day, 2015 Photo: The Royal Gazette.
Community artists work along a mural filled with colourful words at Bacardi.
Bacardi #50YearsontheRock mural, June 2015 Photo: The Royal Gazette.
An artist adds red lettering to the Bacardi community mural.
Painting the Bacardi mural, June 2015 Photo: The Royal Gazette.
Lines of poetry run across brightly painted steps in Chancery Lane.
Palindrome poetry — Chancery Lane steps, 2015
Community members stand in front of a large Bermuda flag mural on a red building.
Bermuda Pride flag mural, 2015

Have a wall, a story or an idea?

Let’s discuss the people, space, timing and support your project would need.

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