We work with artists and community groups to deliver urban art projects that help discourage graffiti hotspots into valued community assets, strengthen community pride and create safer public spaces.
Get involved in a project
Are you an artist, school or group that wants to help prevent graffiti through urban art?
Contact us: communitysafety@goldcoast.qld.gov.au.
Learn about some of these initiatives
Artbox
For information about Artbox, an initiative that helps prevent graffiti by installing artwork onto traffic signal boxes, please visit the Artbox Virtual Gallery.
Artwalk
Delivered as part of our Community Safety Program, ArtWalk incorporates urban art to discourage graffiti and other crime, encourage respect for shared areas, and improve how safe and welcoming a space feels.
Pedestrian underpass – Varsity Lakes / Burleigh Waters (Bermuda Street)
The Long Path Was All We Knew by Australian artist, George Rose, reimagines the underpass as both a physical route and a metaphor for time and change, inviting reflection on shared journeys and the resilience of species and communities adapting to evolving landscapes.
Featuring species native to the area, including the tusked frog, Richmond birdwing and long-nosed potaroo, the space evokes an almost ethereal experience for pedestrians, enhancing its identity and sense of place.
This mural has revitalised the underpass, turning it into a safer, more inviting and visually engaging public space.
Pedestrian underpass – Helensvale (Gold Coast Highway)
Estuary Dawn by artist Al Stark has transformed the pedestrian underpass that links Westfield Helensvale and Helensvale Plaza.
The graffiti preventative artwork celebrates Helensvale's rich ecological history, featuring local species such as the eastern yellow robin, mangrove jack, powerful owl, dwarf banksia and mangrove fern.
This project brings new life to the underpass, making it safer, brighter and a place the community can be proud of.
This project was supported by the Australian Government.
Retaining wall mural – Gemvale Road, Mudgeeraba
To prevent graffiti on the retaining wall located along Gemvale Road, artist Charleen Morris worked with the Mudgeeraba community to create artwork that reflected its local heritage. The artwork showcases the original Mudgeeraba Exchange Hotel now known as the Wallaby Hotel. It also includes the main street of Mudgeeraba in its pioneering days, the church, the train station and the timber logging bullocks. The design features the area's rolling hills and gumtree forest. To create a sense of joy for the viewer, bright colours were used in the design.
Basketball rebound wall mural – Stoner Family Park, Merrimac
We worked with Merrimac Neighbourhood Watch (Nerang 7) and artist Libby Harward to complete a mural on a basketball rebound wall at Stoner Family Park, Merrimac. Following numerous reports of graffiti in the park, it was identified that a mural would help to prevent graffiti. It would also beautify the area, enhance community pride and deliver a sense of safety.
The Stoner Family Park mural was inspired by members of the community who have a proud connection with the history of the local area. With farm animals, local flora and fauna, the mural reflects the area's earlier dairy farming activities. It is painted in bright colours to promote a feeling of freedom and celebration. The artwork was first installed in 2012 and further refreshed in 2017 to extend its longevity.
