Ongoing from June 2022
Leonard Avenue, Noble Park
‘Happy Grounds’ is a large-scale landscape mural by multidisciplinary street artist and illustrator Happy Decay, Bjarni Wark. This bold and playful new work can be found in Leonard Avenue, Noble Park.
The artist’s brief was to create a mural which made a positive change to public space. The location of the artwork abuts Buckley’s Lane which is actively used by pedestrians on daily commutes through Noble Park.
The artist has intentionally created a surreal landscape, bringing a new element of surprise and joy to the location and creating a more pedestrian-friendly experience.
During the installation of the mural, artist Bjarni Wark ran a fun onsite mural painting workshop with students from Noble Park Primary School and St Anthony’s Primary School. The workshop enabled students to contribute to painting the mural and learn more about street art and placemaking in Noble Park.
Watch a short video documenting this workshop below.
Download a Happy Grounds colouring sheet below,
Happy Grounds Artwork Colouring Sheet - 1.5MB
This artwork been commissioned as part the Noble Park Revitalisation Initiative with funding from the Victorian Government.
Find out more about Happy Decay’s work.
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Students painting the Leonard Avenue mural -
A workshop being delivered by artist Bjarni Wark -
A workshop being delivered by artist Bjarni Wark -
Students painting the Leonard Avenue mural -
Students painting the Leonard Avenue mural -
Students with artist Bjarni Wark -
Part of the mural in Leonard Avenue
