Learn to design your own mural and see it become a reality!

Get ready to think big—really big! Join artist and educator Anthony Tidwell during a special workshop April 6 at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and turn your bold ideas into wall-sized art. In this fun, beginner-friendly session, participants explore how to transform blank spaces into colorful stories that celebrate community.

Learn techniques muralists use to plan and design -- from concept to scaling. Participants have the opportunity to create and submit their own mural concepts, using the theme Jazz & Ninth Street History. One concept may be chosen to become an actual mural during our hands-on learning session from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 11 in Little Rock.

Participants will learn 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 How to:

1. Develop a mural concept that reflects community stories and themes
2. Plan artwork for large-scale walls using simple layout and grid techniques
3. Understand how different wall textures impact mural making

Beyond the Divide will select a mural design produced and submitted to the facilitator during the April 6 workshop. The design is for a temporary, outdoor mural that will be part of a mural-paint-and-learn day on April 11 along Ninth Street in Little Rock. Anyone can participate in the design or community mural-making day, but children should be accompanied by an adult.