1. Jacksonville’s Youth Ignites the SPARK District
To learn more about the SPARK Grant program please visit the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville on
their facebook page or their website (http://www.culturalcouncil.org/grant-programs/spark2016/)
2. The idea for this project was born in 2015 at the One Spark Crowd-Funding Festival here in
Jacksonville. My project for One Spark was called “Murals for Jacksonville’s Youth and
Beyond”, and if I won I promised to use the money to paint murals in as many schools in
Jacksonville as I could. Unfortunately I did not win, but it lead to many great opportunities
and positive relationships with people and organizations in our community.
4. One of the best relationships that came from the One Spark festival was that
with the Parks and Recreation Department of Jacksonville. They loved the
idea of the kid’s mural and hired me to do a series of kid’s murals for their
summer program SNL Summer Night Lights. There were three different mural
events for the summer program as well as one for Art in the Park, here are
photos from each of them!
5. Clanzel T Brown Community Center
4415 Moncrief Rd W, Jacksonville, FL 32209
6. Mary Lena Gibbs Community Center
6974 Wilson Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32210
9. 2016 SPARK Grant sponsored by
Florida Blue & provided by the Cultural
Council of Greater Jacksonville
In 2015 I found out about the
SPARK Grant and decided to
create a proposal for a kid’s
mural project. My project
consists of a series of 4 kid’s
mural festivals that would each
be held in a different location
within the SPARK District of
Downtown Jacksonville.
I won! I was awarded this grant
to carry out my project! So let
me tell you all about it.
10. The 2016 Jax Kid’s Mural Festivals sponsored by
the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and
Florida Blue.
11. What is this project all about?
This project is about providing the children of
our community with an opportunity to express
themselves freely, with no judgment or
limitation. This freedom of expression builds
creativity in a child which leads to a stronger
sense of self. A sense of self establishes
confidence in a child which is crucial in leading a
successful life.
This project is also about bringing all of the
children and families in our community
together in hopes that they will form new
relationships and make new friends.
In the same way that children and families will
create new bonds we hope that businesses and
organizations that work with the youth will be
able to network and work together in the
future.
Essentially this project is about uniting our
community and providing a fun and creative
event for people to enjoy.
12. Locations
The Jax Kid’s Mural Festivals will be held in 4 different locations within the SPARK
District of Downtown Jacksonville. Here is a map to help you understand where
this is.
So far we have Hemming Park, The Times Union Center (along the River Front),
Main Street Park, and one more to be decided upon. The locations are still not set
in stone, but our first location will hopefully be Hemming Park!
SPARK District
13. Festival Layout
The layout will of course not
match this exactly every time, but
this is for you to better understand
the idea that we have for the
festivals. There will be three walls
that each stand 8 feet tall and 20
feet long. Children will be painting
on both sides of these walls
throughout the event. There will
be multiple different businesses
and organizations that work with
the youth (such as yours) that will
have a booth set up at each
festival.
Our friends at Instaramp (portable
skateboard ramp) will be setting
up a ramp and doing
skateboarding lessons to all who
are interested. Yoga 4 Change will
be hosting yoga sessions
throughout each event as well for
children and families.
There will be seating and food
options available of course at
every event.
Here is a very basic example of a mural festival
layout from an aerial view.
14. Collaborators
This project has A LOT of collaborators and is open and free to businesses and
organizations in Jacksonville that work with children and/or families. It is free to
come and set up a tent/booth to showcase your business or organization!
Here are some examples of the groups who will be a part of this project!
• Instaramps
• Roots to Rise Yoga
• The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
• Florida Blue
• Girls Rock Jax
• Yoga 4 Change
• Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department
• Florida Department of Agriculture
• Greenscape
• Yarnbomb
• Friends of Hemming Park
• Native Sun
• Autoline
If you are interested in being a collaborator or be involved with this festival in any way
please contact me at any time! My information is included in the last slide
15. Sponsorship
Levels
Level 4
$500 +
Level 3
$499-300
Level 2
$299-150
Level 1
$100-20
Free T-shirts (up to 20) Free T-shirts (Up to 10) Free T-shirts (Up to 6) Free T-shirts (Up
to 4)
You will be able to dictate what is
painted on one of the walls in the
festival. It can be your logo, your
slogan, your website, or whatever you
wish. You can also choose to leave
the wall design up to us or bring in
your own artist to design the wall.
The design must of course be family
friendly! You have the option of
keeping the completed mural or
donating it to a local school!
A large banner with your logo,
website, phone number, etc. on
display at each event. Logo on T-
shirts, Event Flyers, Social Media
Posts, and all other marketing for
event.
Logo is displayed on
the sponsor banner at
each event. Logo on T-
shirts, Event Flyers,
Social Media Posts, and
all other marketing for
event.
Logo is displayed on
the sponsor banner at
each event.
Booth Set Up Booth Set Up Booth Set Up Booth Set Up
A free kid’s mural set up at one of
your event.
Social media mention upon
sponsorship i.e. facebook &
instagram post thanking
business/individual for sponsorship.
Social media mention
upon sponsorship i.e.
facebook & instagram
post thanking
business/individual for
sponsorship.
Social media mention
upon sponsorship i.e.
facebook & instagram
post thanking
business/individual for
sponsorship.
16. Sponsor Instaramp
Instaramp is providing skate lessons and a skate demo with professional and
amateur skateboarders during each event. These lessons and demos are paid for
by the event funds, but are available for sponsorship from an outside business, or
organization. Banners would be hung on the skate ramps at the festival, and when
the lessons/demo is advertized it would be in the form of “Instaramp demo and
skate lessons brought to you today by ______________”
17. Sponsor Yoga 4 Change Classes/workshop
Yoga 4 Change is providing yoga classes/workshops during each festival. These classes and
workshops are paid for by the event funds, but are available for sponsorship from an outside
business, organization, or yoga studio. Banners would be hung in the yoga section of the
festival, and when the yoga class/workshop is advertized it would be in the form of “Yoga 4
Change Classes/Workshops brought to you today by ______________” To learn more about
this wonderful program please visit www.yoga-4-change.com!
"To promote healthy living and
foster self confidence among
veterans, inmates, at-risk youth
and those suffering from substance
abuse through the teachings and
practices of Yoga."KATHRYN
THOMAS, FOUNDER
18. Jax Kid’s Mural Festival Outreach Program
A small portion of the funding for the Jax Kid’s Mural Festival will be set
aside to bring the festival to underprivileged schools and at-risk youth in
Jacksonville so that children who would not normally be able to attend the
festivals can still participate! Whenever possible, I and my team will bring
one mural wall to a school in Jacksonville and have a small mural festival
for the students. We hope to achieve enough funding to be able to do this
once a month! The schools will also be able to keep the completed murals
to put on display around their campus. We hope that this outlet of free
expression and unrestrained flow of creativity will provide students with a
life changing experience. I also hope that having their murals on display
around their school will brighten the day and make them feel proud of
their work. After all, they are not judged or limited in this project.
19. Thank you for taking the time to view this slide show and
consider this event! I am extremely excited about this year
and these four kid’s mural festivals. I am especially excited
about the outreach program and bettering the lives of at-
risk youth in our community. I look forward to collaborating
with so many of the great businesses and organizations
here in Jacksonville. If you have any further questions about
this program please feel free to text, call, or email me at
any time! Thank you so much for your interest in our
festival, and I hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Nicole Holderbaum
561-236-8694
nicosuaveart@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/jaxyouthignites
www.gofundme.com/muralsforjaxyouth
