The cream of New Zealand’s street artists will be descending
on K’ Road from
Friday 3 – Sun 5 May to take part in the precinct’s
inaugural All Fresco street art festival.
In a live demonstration, nine blank walls in the precinct will be
transformed by nine art crews hand-picked by festival organiser Ross Liew.
Fresh from organising Taupo’s Graffiato festival, Ross, a
founding member of Cut Collective and the talent behind the TrustMe moniker,
has paired some of New Zealand’s best known local and expat artists with walls
he believes will best suit their talents.
Art styles will range from resident Wellington duo BMD’s large
format works to expat Melbourne and Berlin-based HaHa’s detailed stencil cuts
and are aimed to provide a spectator friendly attraction over a three-day
period from 11am – 7pm. Festival
sponsors, the K’ Road Business Association, also plan to develop a street art
walk based on the finished collection of works.
For a taster of participating artists’ creative styles,
viewers are invited to attend a group exhibition at Upper Queen St’s Method and
Manners Gallery from 6-9pm on Thursday
2 May which will run as part of K’Road’s regular late night art
event First Thursdays. For a list of All
Fresco’s locations and festival map, visit www.allfresco.co.nz
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