Michelle Loughery Arts jobs and careers

About Michelle Loughery Arts

Public Art as a catalyst for youth and community success. Loughery Murals express the history and culture of the communities where they are located. During her career, she has painted more than 80 murals. Besides being a world-renowned muralist, Loughery founded the Youth Mural Project where she works with at-risk youth on painting projects. Under her tutorship and guidance, these youth create not only murals but also new lives. Loughery mentors the young people as to life and job skills and encourages them to see art as a sustainable business and a economic tool. Loughery’s young crews have gone on to not only careers in art but also in other professions as well. Loughery’s mural projects have connected a network of murals across Canada to create new opportunities for tourism in some of Canada’s small towns. In 2008, she created the Loughery Mural Artworks Foundation, a non-for-profit organization using the Wayfinder Project to paint murals in communities in Canada and around the world using at-risk youth from ages 15-29.