Mitch Walder

ARTIST BIO

Mitch Walder is an artist, home-grown in Melbourne's south-east suburbs. Bunkered down in the eclectic 'Arts Hole' studio in Caulfield, Walder pursues his creative trade in painting murals and smaller commissioned work as well as in illustration and design. Over the past 5 years, Walder's mural work has blossomed into a CV that hosts clientele such as Facebook, Linked In, Lonely Planet, Red Bull, AFL, Lord of the Fries & Deakin University among many more. He has been a featured artist at Spilt Milk Festival (Canberra), Adidas x Glue Store launch (Sydney), Ray-Ban x Boiler Room (Melbourne) and is the recent winner of Secret Walls (Melbourne) alongside fellow Arts Hole artist Glen Downey. As an artist who has met a range of different creative briefs with appropriate outcomes, his signature style often portrays an entropic scene of character and surrealistic matter upon a vibrant colour palette. Walder's personality and work ethic have stood out among all of his past clients and projects with a list of appraisals to match.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Lord of the Fries, collaboration with Ohnoes - Melbourne CBD, Brunswick, Docklands, Richmond & South Yarra (Varying Sizes)
Chambers District - Footscray, VIC (50 sqm)
Murrumbeena Arts Festival - Murrumbeena, VIC (20 sqm)
Q Bank Gallery - Queenstown, TAS (14 sqm)
Chotto Motto - Collingwood, VIC (36-40 sqm)
Splunk HQ - North Sydney, NSW (20 sqm)
SEMZ - East Melbourne, VIC (12 sqm)
Deakin University, collab with Ohnoes - Burwood, VIC (5 sqm)
Nasty's Bar - Thornbury, VIC (20 sqm)
Blue Bar - Prahran, VIC (Full Bar Fit-Out)
Spilt Milk Festival - Canberra, ACT (5 sqm)
Upwell Health - Camberwell, VIC (2 x 10 sqm)
The Vineyard - St Kilda, VIC (18 sqm)
OKTA HQ - Sydney, NSW (24 sqm)
Gusto Gelateria - Inverloch & Wonthaggi, VIC (20 sqm each)
House Rules - TV show, Channel 7 (Digital)
Tommy Ruff's - Prahran, VIC (21 sqm)
Facebook - Melbourne CBD, VIC (3 sqm)
Red Bull - Abbotsford, VIC (15 sqm)
AFL House - Docklands, VIC (10 sqm)
White Night - Melbourne CBD, VIC (10 sqm)
Lonely Planet - Melbourne CBD, VIC (25 sqm)
Linked In - Southbank, VIC (10 sqm)
Ray-Ban x Boiler Room - Melbourne CBD, VIC (Varying Sizes)
Portsea Pub x Colonial Brewing Co. - Portsea, VIC (12 sqm)
Melbourne Fringe Festival - Dockands, VIC (20 sqm)
The Patterson Project - Fitzroy, VIC (32 sqm)
Melbourne Music Week - Queen Victoria Market, VIC (10 sqm)

As a guide, we’ve listed below approximate per square meter rates for a range of projects, artist experience and what to expect for your budget.

Basic

(Minimum rate $1000)

- Unrated artist

- Covers paint cost

- Artist painting for fun or to gain experience

Mid-Career

$150 p/sqm
(Minimum rate $1500)
- Early-career artist
- Covers paint cost
- Artists discretion if they provide a design concept ahead of painting

Professional

$250+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $2500)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Covers travel expenses
- Approval of design (if requested)

Commercial

$300+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $3000)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Use of artist's intellectual property

- Creative concept can be directed by client
- Approval of design (if requested)

Branded

$300+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $5000)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Can include logo/brand name

- Creative concept can be directed by project owner
- Approval of design (if requested)

International

$500+ p/sqm
(Minimum base rate $10,000)
- Full-time professional artist
- Covers paint and material cost
- Covers flights & accommodation
- Creative concept can be directed by project owner
- Approval of design (if requested)

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