Hartford Area & Technology Center community mural created as part of the Juniper Creative Mural Arts Academy, 2024
Close-up Detail of Winooski High School mural, 2024
North Country Union Middle School community mural, 2022
Murals
At Juniper Creative Arts, we understand that murals are more than just beautiful images on walls—they are powerful tools for community engagement and transformation. Since 2017, co-founders Jennifer and Will have facilitated numerous community mural projects with colleges, universities, and K-12 schools.
Since establishing Juniper Creative in early 2020, we have created close to 40 murals located in schools and on public buildings across Vermont. The majority of our murals were created using a youth and community-engaged approach that involved thousands of people in the planning, design, painting, and installation of the murals.
Community Murals
Our community mural initiatives are designed to help fractured schools and communities come together, fostering collaboration and creatively addressing the issues that impact daily lives. Each mural we create is a unique representation of the stories, values, and experiences of your school, neighborhood, or community. We refer to these artistic expressions as “fingerprints,” emphasizing their individuality and connection to the local culture.
Our process begins with a comprehensive approach to community involvement. Through planning sessions and facilitated interactive workshops, we strategically engage stakeholders at various development stages, ensuring that every voice is heard and reflected in the overall design. We guide hands-on art-making workshops, empowering community members to contribute their talents, culminating in a collective artistry that strengthens bonds and inspires unity.
Commissioning Services
In addition to community-centered projects, Juniper Creative Arts offers commissioning services for designing and installing murals on any surface. Our layered process, outlined during an intake meeting, ensures that each commissioned piece aligns with your vision and enhances the surrounding environment.
Experience
With extensive experience—25+ years—in creating both interior and exterior large-scale murals, we utilize a wide range of professional materials and substrates, ensuring durability and aesthetic appeal. Our expertise extends to preservation techniques and anti-vandalism measures, safeguarding the longevity of each artwork.
Juniper Creative painting Starchild mural at Waterville Elementary
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Community Murals
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2024 • Brattleboro Union High School community mural • Brattleboro, VT • acrylic paint • 5' x 16'
2023 • “Protect the Youth, Secure the Future” community mural, Greater Burlington YMCA • Burlington, VT • acrylic paint • 9.5’ x 18.5’
2022 • "The Power and Joy in Access to All Stories" Saint Michael's College community mural • Colchester, VT • aerosol and acrylic paint • 25'h
2022 • "Dandelion Wishes" community mural part of Lamoille Art & Justice Project • Stowe Rec Path • exterior concrete acrylic paint, 58’ x 9’
2022 • "Fair Hausing Drive" community mural • Burlington, VT • acrylic and aerosol paint, 31' x 8'
2022 • Hartford Area Career and Technology Center community mural (conceptualized by HACTC students) • White River Junction, VT • acrylic and aerosol paint • 8’ x 19’
2021 • Addison County Parent Child Center community mural (conceptualized by ACPCC participants and staff), acrylic and parachute cloth
2020 • MLK Day of Action community mural (conceptualized by MUHS and Middlebury College students) • Middlebury Union HS • aerosol and acrylic paint • 8’ x 8’
2019 • "Taking Flight" community mural • Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop, Burlington, VT • acrylic and aerosol
2018 • Mosaic Center for Students of Color community mural • University of Vermont, acrylic and aerosol paint, 10' x 20'
2018 • Gentle Ripples community mural • Middlebury College, acrylic and aerosol paint
2018 • Butler College community mural • Princeton University • acrylic and aerosol • 5' x 40"
2017 • AFC community mural • Middlebury College, Vermont • aerosol and acrylic • multi-floor stairwell
“Juniper Creative Arts is an educational and artistic dream team that marries engaging and hands-on learning opportunities and a family-style approach to creating a space for understanding in the areas of social justice, community, and collaborative learning. Our school now displays a world class mural on its front wall that brightly welcomes each student and community member with a powerful message of love and perseverance. Each student who worked with Juniper developed a strong sense of ownership over the shared goals of the project and left having a stake in a genuinely professionally created co-collaborative art piece.”
— Natalie Guillette, Visual Arts Instructor, North Country Union High School
The Afro-Pollinators
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2023 • Johnson Elementary School community mural • Johnson, VT • acrylic paint • 6.5’ x 16’
Phoenix of Transmutation community mural part of Lamoille Art & Justice Project • 18' x 25' • Stowe Middle School, Stowe, VT • 2022
North Country Union Middle School community mural • 10' x 40' • Derby, VT • 2022
Nebizun community mural, Hyde Park Elementary • 8' x 16' • Hyde Park, VT • 2022
Starchild community mural, Waterville Elementary • 8' x 16' • Waterville, VT • 2022
Morina the Medicine Woman community mural, Old North End Community Center • 20' x 20' • Burlington, VT • 2021
Kelis the Afronaut community mural, Champlain Elementary School • 20' x 33' • Burlington, VT • 2020
“Liberation Thru Imagination” East and South wall details • Pine Street Studios • 2021
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“The creation of public art is a complex unfolding that requires thoughtful navigation, artistic excellence and experience in public settings. Juniper Creative brought these unique skills to our project in Burlington and more. They understood the complicated dynamics of our urban site. They used artistry and intention to reflect joyful, vibrant black youth who live in our community, and the universal human relationship to nature and family. And most critically for public art, they knew how to mobilize and engage participants into a genuine and meaningful creative experience. I love how they seed an idea, but allow it to iterate through the contributions of the individuals they incorporate and engage. As a result, Liberation Through Imagination contributes an uplifting, positive community experience to Pine Street every day. It is public art at its most powerful.”
—Sara Katz, Burlington City Arts
Commissioned Projects
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2024 • Winooski Organics • acrylic, aerosol, and mixed media, 5' x 40'
2021 • "Wall of Respect: Luminaries of Justice and Liberation" mural • Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, acrylic paint, 1100 square foot vaulted ceiling
2020 • "The Watcher" mural • Café Mamajuana, aerosol and acrylic paint, 12’ x 20’
2020 • "All That Jazz" mural • Old North End Community Center, aerosol paint, 40’ x 5’
2020 • “Lady Liberation” Ben & Jerry’s VT Pledge to Vote mural • Arts Riot (now at Ben & Jerry’s corporate office), digital illustration, 8’ x 8’
2020 • "Nourishment" mural • American Flatbread-Middlebury Hearth, aerosol and acrylic paint, 6’ x 6’
2019 • "Kindred Spirits" mural • Princeton University • aerosol and acrylic paint, multi-wall
“The vision and beauty that Will and Jennifer brought to our silo project has just been so energetic and creative and joyful! We love working with them, their art is incredible, and being able to look at that silo every day is just fantastic – the world as it can be!”
—Jen Kimmich, The Alchemist Brewery
The Alchemist silo mural • the Alchemist Brewery, aerosol paint, 32’ x 43’