Dovercourt PUBLIC SCHOOL Community Mural

Students at Dovercourt worked on 3 vibrant murals.

Working with artist Kseniya Tsoy to create a colourful and dynamic entrance to their school, the mural features the students' favourite animals as characters that reflect the personality of their school.

Colorful mural on staircase walls with cartoon animals and clouds, painter's ladder at the top of the stairs, taped paper on stairs for protection, blue double doors at the top of the staircase, overhead light fixtures.
A woman and a boy are painting a colorful mural on a wall. The woman is drawing with a green marker, and the boy is holding a smartphone and appears to be coloring or drawing. The mural features various shapes and colors, including purple, yellow, pink, and blue.
Two young girls with long hair pose in front of a colorful painted wall with a pink flamingo, clouds, and abstract shapes. One girl is sitting on a pink cushioned step, wearing a green t-shirt, checkered skirt, and pink sneakers, and is holding a paintbrush. The other girl stands nearby, making a peace sign with her hand, wearing a white graphic t-shirt and ripped jeans.
Colorful murals of cartoon animals such as a unicorn, dragon, turtle, and cat, with speech bubbles carrying positive messages, painted on the staircase walls in a public building, leading up to blue doors, with a bright yellow ceiling and lights.
Three children painting a colorful mural on a wall. The mural features a large red flower and various colorful shapes.
Two young girls painting a colorful mural on a wall with pink, yellow, green, and blue sections. One girl with curly hair is in the foreground, and the other girl with straight hair is painting a pink part of the mural.

To add liveliness to the stairwall, artist Melika Saeeda collaborated with the school community to paint their school mascot, the community's values, and the students' self-portraits.

Colorful mural with cartoon portraits of diverse women surrounding a central message that says, "We have the right to be heard."
Colorful mural on a brick wall featuring two animated characters, one with blue hair and one with purple hair, dancing or jumping, with the phrase "Everyday Count" and various other vibrant illustrations and faces.
Colorful mural featuring a purple hand holding an orange heart with a smiling face and rays, several children's portraits with names, and vibrant designs on a white brick wall.
Colorful mural of a blue dragon with yellow eyes, orange and purple accents, on a white brick wall, displayed near a staircase.
Three girls creating colorful painted faces on a brick wall, with a girl in a white shirt painting, and two other girls observing, one with braided hair and another with blonde hair in a ponytail.
Two young boys standing on yellow ladders painting colorful cartoon face illustrations on a brick wall. One boy is standing and the other is sitting, both engaged in painting or adding details to the faces.
Three people painting a mural on a brick wall, two children and one adult, in an indoor setting. The mural includes a blue and black circular design.
Black and white drawing of a staircase inside a building, with graffiti on both sides. The left side has a dragon and the word 'Dove,' while the right side has a helicopter and police lights with the text 'TEAM WORK'S ALWAYS HERE' and a heart symbol.
Hand-drawn colorful illustration of a school staircase with decorated walls featuring the word 'LOVE,' smiling suns, clouds, and playful elements.

This mural, inspired by traditional beadwork, is led by Indigenous artist Vanessa Dion Fletcher from Lenape and Potawatomi. She involved students by teaching them about beading approaches and having them create bead-inspired drawings. Using the student's designs as inspiration, she created a unique composition that the school community painted together.

Three children painting a large wall with pink paint using rollers, while standing on a covered plastic sheet.
Four children painting a large blank wall with pink paint, using rollers, with masking tape and scissors on the floor.
Children painting a colorful design on a large purple classroom chalkboard, standing on ladders and small stools.
Two students creating a colorful pixel art mosaic on a pink chalkboard using yellow, orange, and purple chalk. One student is standing on a ladder, and the other is on the ground.
Four children are creating a colorful dot mural on a maroon wall, with two standing on yellow ladders and two on the floor observing.
Colorful dot painting on purple background with clusters of red, green, blue, and yellow dots arranged in patterns.

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