‘Express’ by Kristy McDonald and Ryan Navickas collates slivers of artworks crafted by fellow students at Ara Institute of Canterbury studying design, art and photography. Express is based on a theme of revealing your inner passions.
Enliven Places collaborated with Ara to bring a splash of colour to the prominent façade of Ara’s campus building on lower High Street. Student artists designed the work as part of their Professional Practice course, which provides work experience by matching students with real world project briefs.
This artwork can be found on the High Street-facing side of the Ara building at 248 Tuam Street.
For more information about the artists, visit Ara's D4 Creative(external link).
In 2020, Enliven Places facilitated and funded a mural at a vacant site at 200 St Asaph Street, to improve the amenity of the local area and create a sense of place.
Sydenham-based designers Andrew Veitch and Bevan Whiting from Frontal Lobe created this six-metre tall artwork as a reflection of the beautiful dahlia beds in the Botanic Gardens. The project was delivered in 2019 as part of a ‘Light up the City’ theme which aims to add light, interest and vibrancy to underutilised or vacant spaces. 
In 2017, local artists were given the opportunity to submit mural designs for a prominent blank wall, to improve the amenity of this central area and add to the Christchurch street art scene. The public was 
