sea of colour
Sea Walls festival
What do you get when you combine the talents of 29 contemporary artists from across the world, enthusiasm, empty wall spaces and a rainbow of paint colours from Resene? All these elements came together for the Sea Walls festival, co-ordinated by the PangeaSeed Foundation.
The festival included the creation of an impressive collection of large scale public murals in Napier, educational field excursions and cultural tours for the artists, a public art exhibition, film screenings, and live art demonstrations. All aimed to highlight marine environmental issues relevant to the local community. In just five days, 28 large-scale, thought provoking public murals were created for those passing by to enjoy at their leisure for years to come.
It’s part of a new growing trend to ‘ARTivism’, where art is used to encourage and promote positive behaviour.
From the Resene News - issue 1/2017