A group can get together to turn an old tattered chair or couch or a dented old desk into a restored piece of funiture. The group can choose to work on one piece of old furniture or an assortment of tables and chairs and so on. All members in the group should find materials that will help mend the piece of furniture. For example, for a ripped couch, bring in pieces of cloth to fit onto the sofa. For old desks, bring found knobs and handles for a new look. When the group gathers, you can make a plan for how you all envision the finished product.
Create a wall mural using latext paint, spray-paint and airbrushing. Local areas sometimes auction off or a give away a blank brick or concrete wall in the community so that art students, companies or school students can decorate the otherwise drab wall. Depending on the size of the group and the height and width of the wall, choose a type of image or design you would like to create on the wall. For instance, the group can choose three or four artists in the group to sketch an idea for a landscape they can all paint together. Then the group can vote which landscape they all like the best. When setting out to make the mural, clear, kind and effective communication is essential. Everyone will have their part to paint.
To make a glittering, eclectic moscaic, everyone in the group brings in pieces of material. Materials can include bits of broken pottery, tiles, buttons, pieces of mirrors with smoothed edges, beads, old letters, broken jewelry, leaves and other natural and unnatural objects. Select the amount of items each person should bring, depending on the size of the group and the size of mural you want to create. When everyone comes together to create the mosaic, gather the materials together. The group can decide whether to make a pattern with the objects--like a spiral, concentric circles or an image--or leave it as an array of colors and shapes. Using glue or another adhesive and any kind of surface--like a board, bird baths, bench, a large canvas, or a wall--will work.
Although this is temporary art, it is rewarding to make a scene on the sidewalk for passersby to enjoy. A group of students, artists or individuals can come together to create a mural, separate images, or detailed portraits using sidewalk chalk on a park sidewalk, city sidewalk or a sidewalk around the school. Two or three leaders in the group can come up with a few design ideas for what to draw. When the group votes on an idea they all like, they can set out with different colored chalks to create a landscape.