PAINT THE TOWN Street Art Festival – Wollondilly
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PAINT THE TOWN brought art to the streets of Wollondilly over two weeks in Spring 22 with 12 amazing murals created as part of the festival.
Jimmy Dvate kicked off his mural first just before the big party event in the botanic gardens got the festival going. Joined by Scottie Marsh, Anthony Nee and Ingrida Spole who all brought colour and life to walls across the “Dilly’. Zach from Saltwater Dreaming powered through his mural in a day – Deadly.
The hardest working man in street art and PTT Creative Director Joe Quilter completed five of the PTT murals and help out Anthony on his epic Horse mural in Tahmoor. We got tired just watching him go.
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All our PAINT THE TOWN murals are inspired by a co-design workshop held with fire effected Wollondilly community members. Facilitated by Alex from Wildflower Holistic Services, the workshops supported people to share their experiences of the Black Summer Fires and talk about their journeys of loss, pain, hope and resilience.
Use our PTT goggle map to get to all the murals and be awed by what these fab artists have given to us all.
Artists & locations Across Wollondilly
A humble rest stop with a spectacular view has been given a first class makeover by Zach aka Saltwater Dreamtime, a First Nations Artist of Torres Strait Islander ancestry born & raised in Dharawal Country (Wollongong). Zach’s work features vibrant colours and elements that share personal messages and themes of family, travel, community and the natural environment. Follow Zac at @saltwaterdreamtime
Animal Arches by Jimmy Dvate at 100 Menangle St, Picton
Getting the groceries just got better with a huge frog, bird and possum mural on the side wall of Khan’s IGA. Jimmy wanted to represent the local animals effected by the Black Summer fires.
Jimmy Dvate is one of Australia’s best known street artists. Based in Melbourne his work can be found across Australia and the world.
More about Jimmy Dvate. Follow at @jimmy_dvate
Supporting Community by Joe Quilter at Walton Ln, Picton
The mural that started it all! In 2021 following the Black Summer fire Joe Quilter revamped a previous mural on the side of the local credit union. the reaction was so positive that Joe knew street art had a powerful role to play in the recovery of our community following the fire. Read/watch joes Stories from the Studio about the mural.
Floral Mural by Scott Marsh at 165-167 Argyle St, Picton
One of Australia’s most iconic and infamous street artists, Scottie March has transformed the side wall of Porter & Hudson Florist. It’s a wall blooming with life and the colours of the nearby bush in spring.
With a deep history in graffiti culture, he’s recognised internationally for his signature, politically inspired and newsworthy mural pieces. From tagging Sydney trains at 12 to becoming a finalist in both the Moran Portrait Prize and Archibald Prize, Scott’s work has made news headlines globally with his iconic pieces across the world.
More about Scott Marsh. Follow at @scottie.marsh
Regeneration Mural by Ingrida Spole at 19 Penny Lane, Thirlmere
The side of Attitude Hairdressing is brought to life by local Wollondilly Artist Ingrida Spole with a story of life, fire and regeneration. Ingrida is a local Wollondilly Artists, well known for her beautiful paintings of the natural environment. She works with the local community and works with imagery from the black summer fires and the regeneration of the bush as inspiration for her work.
Tahmoor Horse by Joe & Anthony on the Cnr of Larkin St & Crawford Ln, Tahmoor
A magnificent horse by Joe and Anthony has made this wall a must see on the PAINT THE TOWN tour. By this stage there was no stopping Joe and Anthony, put a wall in front of them and they’d paint it. Their creative energy is pretty impressive.
River Road Creative Academy by Joe Quilter at 143-145 Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor (inside)
Just when we thought River Road Creative Academy couldn’t get any cooler. This mural by Joe was a great way to thank Patrick for bringing music to the PAINT THE TOWN Festival when the murals were created. River Road Creative is the place to learn an instrument and be surrounded by inspiring musicians. They are one of our favourite project partners working on lots of STA creative shenanigans.
Goanna & Snake mural by Joe Quilter at the Dingo Sanctuary, 3105 Remembrance Driveway, Bargo
A place alive with native animals, the Dingo Sanctuary was deeply affected by the bush fires so its first a first choice to include in PAINT THE TOWN. Joe’s work will help the healing of this amazing local place.
You’ll want to go out for dinner every night just to see this mural on the side of the Golden Palace Chinese Restaurant in Bargo. A tribute to the brave people and creatures of our area who went through the Black Summer Fires.
Anthony is a visual artist and owner of Triton Signs and Graphics in Morisset NSW. He’s painted large scale murals across Sydney and creates airbrush works on boats, motorcycles, cars and canvas.
Bean 2 Go mural by Joe Quilter at 78 Railside Ave, Bargo (inside)
A new cafe in Bargo wanted in and we said YES, now they have a super cool new mural by Joe Quilter. Featuring local flowers and a kookaburra the mural shows the bush come back into bloom.
Ballet Mural by Joe Quilter & Anthony Nee at 183 Argyle St, Picton
Joe completed this overpainting with long time friend and collaborator Anthony Nee. The two started painting street art in high school & the chance to work together again was impossible to resist. They gave an worn mural on the side wall at Shooting Stars Dance Academy a facelift for PAINT THE TOWN. Beauty is fleeting – the mural has been painted over and now only exists here. 🙁
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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.
PAINT THE TOWN made it to the finals of the 2023 Local Government Excellence Awards. And we’re super proud 🙂
Words with Joe – VLOG
PTT Creative Director Joe Quilter dishes up the T on the origins and evolution of graffiti and public murals. WATCH HERE!
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The STA car got a deadly makeover with an original work titled ‘Travelling Arts’ by Jess Plumb. GET THE WHOLE STORY
PAINT THE TOWN – GET THE MERCH
PAINT THE TOWN project is funded by the Australian Government through the Black Summer Bush Fires Grants program.
PAINT THE TOWN brings nationally established artists to work simultaneously with emerging local talent to create murals that reflect our recovery journey since the 2019 black summer fires.
It’s a four part multi mural mega festival that brings colour, vibrancy and culture to our region and represent the voices and insights of fire effected community members.
PAINT THE TOWN Funded by the Australian Government through the Black Summer Bush Fires Grants program.
PTT Wollondilly was possible with the support of Wollondilly Shire Council.
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