KZN Community Mural 

The Prosperity mural project is a national project of which the Development Bank of Southern Africa is the initiator and primary funder.

􀂉 Prof. Elfriede Dreyer of the Department of Visual Arts of the University of Pretoria is the external project manager, and Manda Bester the DBSA originator and representative on the team.

􀂉 The mural is 25 m long and 2.8 m high and was painted on a wall of the Ethekwini municipal library services building in Mathews Meyiwa Street.

􀂉 The mural theme is “A prosperous and integrated region progressively free of poverty and dependency” with the sub-themes of technology, education,health, good life, marine and labour.

􀂉 The painting of the murals was done by community artists who received training in art and design skills.

Below you will find a glimpse of the KZN community mural at the eThekweni Municipal Library in Durban.   Fifteen community members designed and painted the mural.  Two community artists from Gauteng who were trained during the Attridgeville project were taken with as mentors.