ONE DAY PRIOR

Final confirmation on the hour that you’d like to see everyone pick-up their brushes and start painting is made.

EVENT BEGINS

-01:00 An instructor and any assistants have arrived an hour prior with their duffle bags of supplies and are being shown the room they’ll set up in. Each “table settings” has been arranged. Everyone includes a small table top easel, a palette of paint, brushes, apron, water and of course a 16x20inch canvas along with a colour handout or “tip sheet”. 

00:00 Generally the first drink order of the night is made and everyone begins moving around the room. All participants are wearing their apron and have found a seat and a canvas to call their own. Introductions and a brief talk about the activity is given.

00:15 Brushes up! Painting begins starting with the big colours ( most prevalent ) and using the big brushes ( the right tool for the job, just like at work ).

01:00 At the half way mark all finger food trays or other menu items have been delivered and people are encouraged to take a break.

01:15 We resume in 10-15 minutes once everyone has had a chance to walk around and see what their friends have accomplished or found a neighbouring canvas so they work collaboratively.

 01:45 In the last 15 minutes, as people complete their canvases we begin assembling the Collaborative Murals projects for the big reveal.

2:00 Audible gasps and congratulations are spread all round when they see what they’ve done together and everyone gathers for pics to accompany the perfect social media posts. Those who are doing the Paint Party activity also get together for group photos

ONE WEEK AFTER

The plastic Art Factory bin with your team’s mural is now sitting empty in your office after the canvases have all been assembled together on the wall. Participants gather round for photos of the impressive installation. People who weren’t present at the event wonder why they missed it. A new facet to the office decor has been introduced and becomes part of the team’s shared history.
Other events come and go but you’ll catch people regularly staring at the mural they made together thinking of the event you organized and like all memories, they’ll think of it fondly as the years go by.