The Benalla Street Art Festival was three days of fun, creativity, food, drink and culture as artists from across the world descended on the Rose City.
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With live entertainment, workshops, exhibitions and access to artists as they create their magic on walls across Benalla the weekend had something for everyone.
Devenish-based artist Vero, originally from Canada, got started early and spoke to the Ensign on Thursday as she got to work on her wall.
“I’ve been here for almost four years and the street art festival has always been really interesting to me as an artist and, this year, I was able to be a part of it, which is really exciting,” she said.
“Mine will be kind of simple, more like line work, but something that you can get lost in.
“Hopefully, it will make people smile, that’s the vibe I'm going for.”
On Saturday, April 18 Amac was busy explaining his piece, on the side of the Town Hall to a group of attendees, when he took time to speak to the Ensign.
“It's amazing to finally get here and to be able to put some paint on the wall. So, it's been unreal,” he said.
“Everyone's been trying to figure out what it is and that's the sort of beautiful engagement I’m having with people here today.”
State Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes has been a supporter of the Benalla Street Art Festival from the beginning of the original Wall to Wall.
“It's fantastic,” she said.
“I think, particularly as someone who has been involved for a long time, it's always my favourite weekend to come home and just stroll around and to bring my kids back and have them enjoy the art and enjoy everything that Benalla’s got to offer.
“It's a really special weekend and there's a lot of people I recognise, but there are a lot of out-of-towners too.
“So that's fantastic and it's good to see a lot of local businesses opening and benefiting from the extra foot traffic.”
Of course, there is a lot more to the Benalla Street Art Festival than the new murals with an array of food and drink vans at the live site, which also featured a chill-out zone, activities and live music.
One of the exhibitors at the live site was Tomorrow Today’s Full Impact Squad, which embraced the artistic theme.
Tomorrow Today’s Alex Ross was with the youth group which provides activities and opportunities for 11-19-year-olds in Benalla.
“We're doing a bit of a collaboration with local artists,” she said.
“We are selling hand-painted skateboard decks.
“Some of the squad members have painted their own and then the rest of them have done a base coat.
“The street artists today, the featured ones from the festival, will come and put their own designs and their own marks on them.
“And we’re going to sell them to raise money for the street art festival.”
While all this was going on, over at the Scout Hall, the Broken River Painters were holding an exhibition.
Secretary Leslie Webster said the atmosphere across the Rose City was wonderful.
“The weekend's really vibrant and it's nice to be a part of it,” she said.
“We have about 200 artworks here, when one sells we put another one in.
“I think it's wonderful to see so many people walking around with the little (street art festival) guidebook.
“It’s been a lovely weekend.”
If you’d like to find out more about the Broken River Painters, you can find them on Facebook.