Students Paint Eco, Cultural Murals Across Australia, Hawaii, UK, Philippines

Various communities worldwide are using murals and art projects to celebrate culture and raise environmental awareness. Dominic College in Tasmania unveiled murals featuring native animals and Tasmanian Aboriginal culture as part of NAIDOC Week, created by local artists in collaboration with Aboriginal elders. In Maui, students and local artists are painting a second mural on the Kuihelani Highway sound wall, inspired by local landscapes and marine life, to engage youth in public art. In Surrey, UK, art students transformed a children's hospice wall into a vibrant mural to brighten the space for children with life-limiting conditions. In India, Khalsa College for Women organized a poster-making competition themed around World Nature Conservation Day to promote environmental awareness among students. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, high school students participated in an Arbor Day mural painting contest focused on ending global plastic pollution, highlighting youth commitment to ecological sustainability through art.