The festival featured 4 artists, including myself, Pilar Basa, STYNA, and Heavy Mental Art who each painted a live mural over the 3 nights. The murals were 2m x 6m and were an interactive feature for festival goers to meet and chat with the artists.

The expression of interest had come through Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in Leichhardt, NSW. I was excited to find out that I was one of the successful artists that would get the opportunity to be part of the festival. Boomalli provided all the support for me as an artist to engage with the event organisers and the council which made the entire process simple and streamlined. The event kicked off with all artists preparing their mural surfaces. It wasn’t long until the crowds started rolling in and painting became a stop-start race as we engaged with festival goers to discuss the concepts and mediums being used. It was an amazing opportunity to talk to people who came back on consecutive nights to see the progress and get their reactions.