Community, School & Charity Projects

Charity and Community Projects

Fresh Paint takes on charity and community projects across the Highlands. We create mural work with schools, charities, and community groups, including projects with Mikeysline, local primary schools, and youth organisations. Many of these murals involve hands-on workshops, giving young people the chance to pick up a spray can for the first time.

How we run a charity or community project

We start by talking through your space, your group, and your budget. For workshop-based projects, we plan sessions that let pupils or young people paint parts of the mural themselves. We bring all materials and handle the prep work. Most projects run over one to several days, depending on scale.

Collaborative community street art mural created with the Caithness Young Carers group
Festive community wall mural designed for the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas charity campaign
Vibrant Conversation Corner wall mural painted at the International School in Aberdeen
Creative playground wall mural artwork with a deer at Farr Primary School, version 1
Colourful outdoor school mural painted at Farr Primary School, version 2
Detailed view of a collaborative student street art mural with a capercaillie at Farr Primary School, version 3
Finished exterior street art mural project with a fox at Farr Primary School, version 4
Maritime and fishing-themed community mural with the fisherman's wife painted in Lossiemouth, view 1
Close-up of fishing boat street art mural in Lossiemouth, view 2
Public art mural with mikeysline bee in Lossiemouth, view 4
Public art installation with a traditional fishing theme in Lossiemouth, view 4
Large scale coastal scene mural painted on a public wall in Lossiemouth, view 5
Street artist using spray paint on a Madagascar-themed wildlife mural
Young people participating in a live graffiti art workshop at the Muir of Ord Gala, photo 2
Community street art painting session at the Muir of Ord Gala workshop, photo 3
Welcome mural project during the Muir of Ord Gala workshop, photo 4
Group graffiti workshop and public mural creation at the Muir of Ord Gala, photo 1
Custom painted Highland Cow sculpture for the Great Heilan Coo Art Trail benefiting Highland Hospice
Decorative heart canvas artwork painted for the Highland Hospice Catwalk for a Cause event
Vibrant stylized stag mural painted to support the Highland Hospice
Hen Harrier Day wildlife conservation mural painted at Daviot Wood in Inverness
Colorful Highland landscape mural painted at the Victorian Market in Inverness for Mikeysline
Mental health awareness mural for Mikeysline on the Scran Cafe wall at Eastgate Shopping Centre, view 1
Mural artist at work for Mikeysline at Eastgate Shopping Centre, view 2
Street art mural for Mikeysline at Scran Cafe inside Inverness Eastgate Centre, view 3
Detailed wolf pack themed community mural at the International School Aberdeen
Large portrait mural of Callum Beattie painted for Mikeysline at the Victorian Market in Inverness
Students collaborating during the Millburn Academy street art mural workshop, view 1
Creative youth workshop session with spray paint at Millburn Academy, view 2
Secondary school art students working on a large canvas mural at Millburn Academy, view 3
Hands-on graffiti workshop training with an Albert Einstein quote at Millburn Academy, view 4
Collaborative brand mural painted by Millburn Academy art department students for Tomatin Distillery
Primary school children participating in an outdoor mural workshop at Fernielea Primary School, photo 2
Blue elephant cartoon mural project at Fernielea Primary School, photo 3
Outdoor creative workshop groups painting a playground wall at Fernielea Primary School in Aberdeen
Youth community graffiti workshop at Wick Skatepark for Mikeysline mental health charity, photo 2
Vibrant concrete skatepark mural under construction during a Mikeysline workshop, photo 4
Local teenagers painting street art at Wick Skatepark for Mikeysline, photo 5
Completed sections of the colorful youth community mural at Wick Skatepark, photo 6
Group street art workshop for young people at Wick Skatepark in partnership with Mikeysline
Interactive youth community mural workshop for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 1
young creators learning spray painting techniques at a Mikeysline event in Thurso, view 2
Vibrant abstract wall graphics being painted by youth in Thurso for Mikeysline, view 3
Participants filling in a large public text mural for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 4
Close-up of street art patterns created at the Thurso youth mural workshop, view 5
Outdoor community artwork project in progress for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 6
Group of teenagers painting an exterior brick wall during the Thurso Mikeysline project, view 7
Bluebells street art and character design at the Thurso community workshop, view 8
Complete look at the collaborative youth street art installation for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 9
Youth group participating in a spray paint mural workshop in Balintore, photo 2
Local youth collaborating on an outdoor community mural project in Balintore, photo 3
Hands-on street art and graffiti workshop with the young people of Balintore
Custom youth center interior mural painted with participants at The Loft Youth Project in Keith, view 1
Laughing monkey street art inside The Loft Youth Project community center in Keith, view 2
Young people adding details to a feature wall at The Loft in Keith, view 3
Wing mural with young man posing at The Loft Youth Project in Keith, view 4
Work in progress collaborative community wall mural at The Loft Youth Project space in Keith
The fire brigade working on christmas eve street art painted for Mikeysline on the Nairn Fire Station wall, view 2
The pensioners on a bench on the exterior wall of Nairn Fire Station for Mikeysline, view 3
Close-up of vibrant spray painted golfer details on the Nairn Fire Station Mikeysline mural, view 4
kids at the beach view of the community public artwork on the Nairn Fire Station, view 5
Complete landscape view of the community public artwork on the Nairn Fire Station, view 6
Maritime and local history themed ferry mural painted in North Kessock
Cartoony dolphin sea life theme painted inside the North Kessock pedestrian underpass, view 2
Kingfisher and wildlife street art along the North Kessock underpass walls, view 3
piper and scotty dog and woodland scene painted on the concrete underpass walls in North Kessock, view 5
Cat and leaves illuminating the North Kessock underpass walk, view 6
Cow local street art mural inside North Kessock underpass, view 7
The old ferry mural lining the pedestrian walkway in North Kessock, view 8
Woodland bridge mural in the North Kessock underpass project, view 9
Woodland art project inside the concrete North Kessock underpass, view 10
Rabbie burn portrait for the North Kessock underpass, view 11
Scenic bird and tree murals lining the pedestrian walkway in North Kessock
Capercaillie and waterfall street art facelift for the North Kessock underpass
North Kessock Primary School workshop groups painting the community underpass
Fresh Paint at the North Kessock Primary School workshop groups painting the community underpass
secondary school art students during a live graffiti and spray paint workshop at Northfield Academy
Individual student participating in a one-to-one street art mentoring and mural workshop in Aberdeen
Custom painted display mural created for an exhibition at the Caithness Horizons Museum
High school pupils participating in a hands-on street art and painting workshop at St Machar Academy
Care-experienced youth learning street art techniques at a Tain Royal Academy workshop, photo 2
Collaborative graffiti art painting session with young people at Tain Royal Academy
Public pavement chalk art workshop at the Nairn Book and Arts Festival, photo 2
Community interactive street and pavement art workshop at the Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Equestrian themed portacabin exterior mural for the Highland Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), view 2
Scenic horse riding illustrations painted on an outdoor unit for the Highland RDA group, view 3
Completed public facing portacabin mural artwork for the Highland Riding for the Disabled Association
Giant solar system and space themed spray paint mural on a historic former RAF base on the Isle of Lewis
Vibrant nature inspired tree and mountain landscape mural at Farr Primary School
Large scenic wilderness and forest wall mural painted at the Day1 Hub Inverness Kart Raceway
vibrant Willy Wonka character mural painted for Mikeysline at the Tarradale Chippy in Muir of Ord
Colourful woodland theme spray painted onto a storage container at Taradale Primary School in Muir of Ord
Community street art and graffiti workshop with Charlie House charity at the Lem Ironside Centre in Aberdeen

Fresh Paint takes on charity and community projects across the Highlands. We create mural work with schools, charities, and community groups, including projects with Mikeysline, local primary schools, and youth organisations. Many of these murals involve hands-on workshops, giving young people the chance to pick up a spray can for the first time.

How we run a charity or community project

We start by talking through your space, your group, and your budget. For workshop-based projects, we plan sessions that let pupils or young people paint parts of the mural themselves. We bring all materials and handle the prep work. Most projects run over one to several days, depending on scale.

Collaborative community street art mural created with the Caithness Young Carers group
Festive community wall mural designed for the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas charity campaign
Vibrant Conversation Corner wall mural painted at the International School in Aberdeen
Creative playground wall mural artwork with a deer at Farr Primary School, version 1
Colourful outdoor school mural painted at Farr Primary School, version 2
Detailed view of a collaborative student street art mural with a capercaillie at Farr Primary School, version 3
Finished exterior street art mural project with a fox at Farr Primary School, version 4
Maritime and fishing-themed community mural with the fisherman's wife painted in Lossiemouth, view 1
Close-up of fishing boat street art mural in Lossiemouth, view 2
Public art mural with mikeysline bee in Lossiemouth, view 4
Public art installation with a traditional fishing theme in Lossiemouth, view 4
Large scale coastal scene mural painted on a public wall in Lossiemouth, view 5
Street artist using spray paint on a Madagascar-themed wildlife mural
Young people participating in a live graffiti art workshop at the Muir of Ord Gala, photo 2
Community street art painting session at the Muir of Ord Gala workshop, photo 3
Welcome mural project during the Muir of Ord Gala workshop, photo 4
Group graffiti workshop and public mural creation at the Muir of Ord Gala, photo 1
Custom painted Highland Cow sculpture for the Great Heilan Coo Art Trail benefiting Highland Hospice
Decorative heart canvas artwork painted for the Highland Hospice Catwalk for a Cause event
Vibrant stylized stag mural painted to support the Highland Hospice
Hen Harrier Day wildlife conservation mural painted at Daviot Wood in Inverness
Colorful Highland landscape mural painted at the Victorian Market in Inverness for Mikeysline
Mental health awareness mural for Mikeysline on the Scran Cafe wall at Eastgate Shopping Centre, view 1
Mural artist at work for Mikeysline at Eastgate Shopping Centre, view 2
Street art mural for Mikeysline at Scran Cafe inside Inverness Eastgate Centre, view 3
Detailed wolf pack themed community mural at the International School Aberdeen
Large portrait mural of Callum Beattie painted for Mikeysline at the Victorian Market in Inverness
Students collaborating during the Millburn Academy street art mural workshop, view 1
Creative youth workshop session with spray paint at Millburn Academy, view 2
Secondary school art students working on a large canvas mural at Millburn Academy, view 3
Hands-on graffiti workshop training with an Albert Einstein quote at Millburn Academy, view 4
Collaborative brand mural painted by Millburn Academy art department students for Tomatin Distillery
Primary school children participating in an outdoor mural workshop at Fernielea Primary School, photo 2
Blue elephant cartoon mural project at Fernielea Primary School, photo 3
Outdoor creative workshop groups painting a playground wall at Fernielea Primary School in Aberdeen
Youth community graffiti workshop at Wick Skatepark for Mikeysline mental health charity, photo 2
Vibrant concrete skatepark mural under construction during a Mikeysline workshop, photo 4
Local teenagers painting street art at Wick Skatepark for Mikeysline, photo 5
Completed sections of the colorful youth community mural at Wick Skatepark, photo 6
Group street art workshop for young people at Wick Skatepark in partnership with Mikeysline
Interactive youth community mural workshop for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 1
young creators learning spray painting techniques at a Mikeysline event in Thurso, view 2
Vibrant abstract wall graphics being painted by youth in Thurso for Mikeysline, view 3
Participants filling in a large public text mural for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 4
Close-up of street art patterns created at the Thurso youth mural workshop, view 5
Outdoor community artwork project in progress for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 6
Group of teenagers painting an exterior brick wall during the Thurso Mikeysline project, view 7
Bluebells street art and character design at the Thurso community workshop, view 8
Complete look at the collaborative youth street art installation for Mikeysline in Thurso, view 9
Youth group participating in a spray paint mural workshop in Balintore, photo 2
Local youth collaborating on an outdoor community mural project in Balintore, photo 3
Hands-on street art and graffiti workshop with the young people of Balintore
Custom youth center interior mural painted with participants at The Loft Youth Project in Keith, view 1
Laughing monkey street art inside The Loft Youth Project community center in Keith, view 2
Young people adding details to a feature wall at The Loft in Keith, view 3
Wing mural with young man posing at The Loft Youth Project in Keith, view 4
Work in progress collaborative community wall mural at The Loft Youth Project space in Keith
The fire brigade working on christmas eve street art painted for Mikeysline on the Nairn Fire Station wall, view 2
The pensioners on a bench on the exterior wall of Nairn Fire Station for Mikeysline, view 3
Close-up of vibrant spray painted golfer details on the Nairn Fire Station Mikeysline mural, view 4
kids at the beach view of the community public artwork on the Nairn Fire Station, view 5
Complete landscape view of the community public artwork on the Nairn Fire Station, view 6
Maritime and local history themed ferry mural painted in North Kessock
Cartoony dolphin sea life theme painted inside the North Kessock pedestrian underpass, view 2
Kingfisher and wildlife street art along the North Kessock underpass walls, view 3
piper and scotty dog and woodland scene painted on the concrete underpass walls in North Kessock, view 5
Cat and leaves illuminating the North Kessock underpass walk, view 6
Cow local street art mural inside North Kessock underpass, view 7
The old ferry mural lining the pedestrian walkway in North Kessock, view 8
Woodland bridge mural in the North Kessock underpass project, view 9
Woodland art project inside the concrete North Kessock underpass, view 10
Rabbie burn portrait for the North Kessock underpass, view 11
Scenic bird and tree murals lining the pedestrian walkway in North Kessock
Capercaillie and waterfall street art facelift for the North Kessock underpass
North Kessock Primary School workshop groups painting the community underpass
Fresh Paint at the North Kessock Primary School workshop groups painting the community underpass
secondary school art students during a live graffiti and spray paint workshop at Northfield Academy
Individual student participating in a one-to-one street art mentoring and mural workshop in Aberdeen
Custom painted display mural created for an exhibition at the Caithness Horizons Museum
High school pupils participating in a hands-on street art and painting workshop at St Machar Academy
Care-experienced youth learning street art techniques at a Tain Royal Academy workshop, photo 2
Collaborative graffiti art painting session with young people at Tain Royal Academy
Public pavement chalk art workshop at the Nairn Book and Arts Festival, photo 2
Community interactive street and pavement art workshop at the Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Equestrian themed portacabin exterior mural for the Highland Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), view 2
Scenic horse riding illustrations painted on an outdoor unit for the Highland RDA group, view 3
Completed public facing portacabin mural artwork for the Highland Riding for the Disabled Association
Giant solar system and space themed spray paint mural on a historic former RAF base on the Isle of Lewis
Vibrant nature inspired tree and mountain landscape mural at Farr Primary School
Large scenic wilderness and forest wall mural painted at the Day1 Hub Inverness Kart Raceway
vibrant Willy Wonka character mural painted for Mikeysline at the Tarradale Chippy in Muir of Ord
Colourful woodland theme spray painted onto a storage container at Taradale Primary School in Muir of Ord
Community street art and graffiti workshop with Charlie House charity at the Lem Ironside Centre in Aberdeen

Charities and community groups we’ve painted murals for

We’ve painted murals for Mikeysline in Inverness, Thurso, and Nairn. We’ve painted at Farr Primary School and run workshops at Millburn Academy and Fernielea Primary School in Aberdeen. We’ve also painted for the Highland Hospice, Riding for the Disabled, and youth projects in Keith and Balintore.

Charity and community projects alongside our other work

As well as murals for schools, charities and community groups, Fresh Paint paints kids bedroom murals and office and business murals. For more on the value of community arts projects, Voluntary Arts Scotland has research on their impact.

We’ve painted murals for Mikeysline in Inverness, Thurso, and Nairn. We’ve painted at Farr Primary School and run workshops at Millburn Academy and Fernielea Primary School in Aberdeen. We’ve also painted for the Highland Hospice, Riding for the Disabled, and youth projects in Keith and Balintore.

Community projects alongside our other work

As well as murals for schools, charities and community groups, Fresh Paint paints kids bedroom murals and office and business murals. For more on the value of community arts projects, Voluntary Arts Scotland has research on their impact.