The Territory’s first major urban street art festival has been rescheduled to March next year to allow Canberrans and participating artists enjoy the festival safely.
ACT Graffiti Management Coordinator at the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Lisa Petheram said the Surface Festival would run from 4-6 March.
“Festival organisers have been working hard behind the scenes and planning is well underway toward delivering this exciting new three-day Festival for the City centre, Braddon as well as other parts of Canberra,” Ms Petheram said.
“Already 13 walls have been secured in the Braddon and Civic areas that will be used as canvases for the big event,” she said.
“More walls will be announced as we continue to engage with the local community.”
Ms Petheram said Surface would help enliven the streets and laneways of the City centre and Braddon, with art pieces and satellite projects also set to appear in Woden and Weston Creek.
The Graffiti Management Coordinator said at least 15 artists would work across three days to paint walls with colourful, textured and wild surfaces.
“The works will showcase a diversity of themes and subjects, including portraits,” she said.
“Surface will be designed for people to wander through the Festival locations in a COVID-safe way to observe artworks being painted and get involved in public events across the weekend in March 2022.”
Ms Petheram said more details would be released on the Festival closer to the date.
Further information on the Surface Festival can be accessed at this PS News link.
