Noida school mural puts student drawings on the street
A 3,800-square-foot mural at Father Agnel School in Noida brings together Austrian artist Florian Perl, Ukrainian artist Vitalii Hrekh and about 50 students. Hindustan Times reports that drawings made during student workshops became part of the exterior artwork, a collaboration centred on empathy, respect and international friendship.
Noida's new school mural gives student drawings a place on an exterior wall visible from the street. According to Hindustan Times, reporting on November 13, Austrian artist Florian Perl and Ukrainian artist Vitalii Hrekh worked with pupils at Father Agnel School in Sector 62, Noida, India. The 3,800-square-foot work was inaugurated on November 12, 2026.
The report puts the production period at around ten days and student participation at approximately 50 pupils from classes 8 to 11. Those details make this a useful example of how a large mural can connect an artist-led commission with work made in a classroom setting. The finished surface carries a collaborative process into the school’s everyday surroundings.
How the Noida school mural includes its young makers
Student drawings were incorporated into the final composition after workshops led by the two artists, Hindustan Times reports. That connection between a workshop and a permanent-looking architectural surface is the most useful starting point for understanding the project. The pupils contributed material that went into the artwork itself.
For a viewer, this suggests looking at the mural at more than one scale. A broad view establishes how the painting occupies the building. A closer look can encourage attention to the relationship between individual images and the overall composition. In a participatory mural, authorship is also part of what there is to see: the named artists and the pupils have different roles within one shared result.
A school setting adds another layer. A pupil who helps make an image can encounter the finished wall repeatedly on an ordinary school day. The work becomes part of a familiar route. That everyday relationship is one of the reasons a school wall can be an interesting site for public-facing art, beyond the measurements of the painted area.
Empathy is both a theme and a method
The mural was initiated by the Austrian and Ukrainian embassies around solidarity and empathy for people experiencing conflict and other hardships, according to Hindustan Times. Perl also described respect for other people, the Earth, nature and the surrounding environment as inspirations for the piece.
Hrekh told the newspaper that he and Perl met while developing the mural concept and quickly found a shared artistic language. Hindustan Times describes Hrekh as having more than 18 years of experience in graffiti and mural painting. The partnership therefore brings an experienced wall painter into a project where children also contribute images.
Ukrainian Ambassador to India Oleksandr Polishchuk connected the work to Bridges of Empathy, which the report identifies as a cultural and educational exchange programme between India and Ukraine. He described the mural as a lasting expression of connections between children. Michael Pal, director of the Austrian Cultural Forum at the Austrian Embassy, highlighted cooperation among Austria, Ukraine and India and the schoolchildren’s involvement.
The project can be read through that combination of subject and production. An artwork about mutual respect is made through the practical task of bringing different contributions together. For followers of mural culture, that is a more revealing point of entry than treating the wall’s size as its only achievement.
A school boundary becomes part of the city view
The painting is on the school’s exterior wall and can be seen from the street. Father Agnel School director Rev Fr Jose Alarico Carvalho emphasised that public-facing position in his comments to Hindustan Times, describing the work’s contribution to the urban landscape and to international friendship.
The placement matters because a boundary wall has two audiences. It belongs to a school community, while also entering the visual field of people passing outside. A mural there can be encountered without a gallery visit, alongside the other surfaces and activities of an ordinary street.
For anyone recording the work, the useful location is Father Agnel School, Sector 62, Noida. Credit should preserve the roles of Perl, Hrekh and the participating students. Viewing and photography around a working school should respect pupils and entrances. On the Wallscape map, the same habits help make a record informative: connect an image to its place and makers, and pay attention to how a wall is shared with daily life.
Questions & answers
Where is the Noida school mural?
The mural is on the exterior wall of Father Agnel School in Sector 62, Noida, India. Hindustan Times reports that the work is visible from the street and was inaugurated on November 12, 2026. Its location connects a school project with the surrounding urban landscape.
Who made the mural at Father Agnel School?
Austrian artist Florian Perl and Ukrainian artist Vitalii Hrekh created the mural with students at Father Agnel School. According to Hindustan Times, around 50 pupils from classes 8 to 11 participated, and drawings produced during workshops were incorporated into the finished work.
What does the mural represent?
The project centres on solidarity, empathy and respect. Hindustan Times reports that the Austrian and Ukrainian embassies initiated the mural to involve children in expressing empathy for people facing conflict and hardship. Artist Florian Perl also identified respect for nature and the Earth as inspirations.