PAINT THE TOWN Street Art Festival – Wingecaribee
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A wild Autumn of fun when we created murals across the Southern Highlands with 11 amazing murals created as part of the festival and 2 still to come.
International super star Fintan totally floored us with his spooky art powers. Sam Hall brought a new lease of life to Hill Top where he became the centre of town excitement for two weeks. Snarl & Joe couldn’t believe their luck being paid to paint a train. Warwick, Jodie and Shanti totally brought the style. Sophi painted a larger than life tractor and Zoe from Muralisto made tulips bloom in Bowral.
We really kicked it up a gear with the PTT Laneway party in the middle of the festival. A day of live music and creative workshops with two murals painted live on sight. Yep we were tired but happy after that. Thanks to Sergei for making it happen.
Get your crew together, hop in the car, put on your skates or jump on the horse and discover street art across our wonderful region on the STA PAINT THE TOWN Street Art Tour
Use our PTT goggle map to get to all the murals and be awed by the art
Southern Highlands Artists & Locations (Wingecarribee)
Fintan is social realist painter, specializing in large-scale murals. He started drawing at a young age. One of Australia’s leading street artists his paintings are found all over the world.
Drawing from personal experience and the mundane, his figurative paintings are deeply integrated with the urban environment and explore themes of diversity, migration and transition, waste and consumption, loss, and the environment. His works exude an inherent sentimentality and softness influenced by children’s books and the Low Brow art movement.
Sophi Odling @sophiodling
Find this awesome mural on the back wall of the BottleO in Mittagong
Sophi paints large-scale murals around the globe. Her work focuses on the beauty amongst the chaos in our everyday lives. The vivid narratives reflect human behaviours, environments and cultures that she encounters on her travels. Born 1983 in Seoul, South Korea, Sophi grew up in Sydney, Australia where she is currently based. In 2017 Sophi started painting murals after a 14 year career in fashion. Her murals can be seen across Europe, America, Asia and Australia. Sophi presents her works in hope to celebrate the acceptance of cultural diversity, borderless minds and the beautiful innocence of youth.
Warwick Keen (WOK) @warwick.keen
Visit Reframe in Bowral to see this fab floor mural
For over 20 years Warwick has been involved in teaching Aboriginal Art. From delivering Aboriginal art programs to remote communities to teaching at TAFE NSW since 1997, before moving into both the fine art and visual art disciplines. “I have had the good fortune of being able to share my artwork with many many people throughout my career as an artist”. Warwick’s work is held in numerous private and public collections in Australia and overseas. This mural was commissioned by Community Links – Reframe.
Social enterprise centered around public art, murals, and community engagement. Muralisto Artists Zoe Suji & Xander Zee use bright colours and patterns to evoke a sense of joy and abundance. Their PTT mural started with a community workshop at Bowral Art Gallery where people expressed and explored their own artistic voice.
Joe Quilter @weitwo
Find this mural on the side of the train at Kazcare
PTT Creative Director Joe Quilter knows the powerful role of art in the recovery of our community following the fire. His work can be seen across the state and around his home region of Wollondilly. During the PTT festivals he’s one of the busiest people around keeping everything on track, but will still have time to do a few amazing murals at KazCare and Bundanoon Botanics. Read/watch Joes Stories from the Studio
SNARL @nozzlefinger
Find this mural on the side of the train at Kazcare
Snarly began writing graffiti in Sydney in 1995 and still likes to keep his name in the streets. Through the ups and downs that graffiti writing can drag a person through, Snarl has maintained a passion for letter based work and the development of personal style…
Snarl has painted streets and trains around the globe, exhibited in galleries since the late 90s and works out of the ‘Open Studio’ art space in Coffs Harbour NSW, painting large scale mural commissions, running workshops with young people and occasionally finding time to pursue his own art.
Sam Hall @samwellwellwellll
Hill Top Village Store and soon also on the Hill Top RFS budilding
A multi-disciplined Artist Sam grew up on the South Coast of NSW. Connected to nature and the ocean from an early age, he draws inspiration from nature, travel and the connections made both with humans and spiritually. Sam has worked closely in the mental health sphere, in particular youth services and disabilities. Suffering from a rare nerve disease himself, he uses his vibrant energy, passion for human connection and artistic talents when painting in the public arena to try to be a positive role model for people to overcome adversity.
Dashanti Carr @artby_shanti
Studio 2 at Highland FM in Bowral
Dashanti is a 4th generation Aboriginal artist living in Berrima. Dashanti has been in the foster care system since the age of three, and because of this grew up all around NSW. She spent most of her childhood in a small town called Wellington. Most of Dashanti’s art knowledge is from her time on a mission called Nanima where she feels fortunate to have learnt about her culture and it’s significance with family and extended family. Follow Dashanti on Instagram @artby_shanti
Joe Quilter Glossy Black Cockatoo in Bundanoon
Joe Painted this beautiful mural of Echo a female Glossy Black Cockatoo in Bundanoon on the side of Bundanoon Botanicals. Echo is a local Glossy who survived the Black Summer Fires. The mural was commissioned by The Glossies in the Mist project which is part of the NSW Government’s Saving Our Species program, and the Bundanoon Community Association. The Glossies in the Mist project works with the community through education and programs about Glossy Black Cockatoos. You can find out more and get involved here.
Every PAINT THE TOWN Street Art Festival includes murals created for fire affected community members.
A huge thank you goes out to Karen who got a fab mural from SNARL. Karen lost her home as the fire sweep through her Bundanoon property. The family are currently living temporary accommodation as they rebuild.
Thanks so much for our wonderful murals, they fill our hearts with joy. Karen
Jodie Munday @cr8iveart2523
Jodie will be transforming a wall in Wingarribbee.
Jodie works in drawing, painting, woodburning, weaving and textile art and photography, work focusing on native plants, animals and our rural lifestyle aspects. Jodie grew up with strong connections to culture and country including a heritage of Aboriginality ( Wiradjuri- Peak Hill, Numalla, Nevertie, Tottenham, Trangie and Narromine) Celtic and British heritage. Many of her works combine elements of her heritage and upbringing in a contemporary and colourful palette.
PTT murals are co-designed by the community to reflect our experiences of the Black Summer fires.
You’ll notice lots of people, animals and blooming nature in our PTT murals which were inspired by community stories of the Black Summer Fires captured at co-design workshops held with fire effected community members. Facilitated by Carol and Amanda from The Stress & Trauma Clinic. Stories from the workshops formed the artists’ briefs for the PTT festival.
PAINT THE TOWN LEGACY Exhibition May
at the Atrium Gallery Moss Vale
LOVE IT ON THE STREET – TAKE IT HOME
An exhibition of original canvases from PTT Artists.
Every cent made from canvas sales creates more street art in the STA region. Bringing even more colour and joy to our area and creating professional commissions for Artists.
Budget don’t stretch to a canvas? Check out the STA PAINT THE TOWN Merch shop!
PAINT THE TOWN Wollondilly
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PAINT THE TOWN GOULBURN MUWALREE starts 17 Feb 2024. Artists and locations COMING SOON
PAINT THE TOWN TOUR – Murals by STA and others. We’re embracing Street Art across the region.
Words with Joe
A VLOG with PTT Creative Director Joe Quilter as he dishes up the T on the origins and evolution of graffiti and public murals. WATCH HERE!
PAINT THE CAR
The STA car got a deadly makeover with an original work titled ‘Travelling Arts’ by Jess Plumb. GET THE WHOLE STORY
Tuesday 11 April Mural Creative workshop with Muralisto at BDAS
Families enjoyed a creative workshop with Zoe from Muralisto. Explore the history of murals, techniques, Muralisto projects and influences and a creative collage activity.
Sat 15 April PTT Laneways Art and Music Party
12-5pm at Ward Lane, Mittagong was super fun with live Mural Painting, live Music and Artist run workshops. FIND OUT MORE!
PTT Wingecaribee is possible with support from the Black Summer Bush Fire Grants, Wingecaribee Shire Council, Action Hire & Longton Park Accommodation.
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