The Urban Canvas Mural Festival saw six inner-city councils commission 30 artists to create large-scale murals on some of Melbourne’s most graffiti prone areas between 17-30 April.
The festival, funded by the Victorian Government’s Community Support Fund, aims to prevent graffiti vandalism through the installation of street art.
It is an example of a proactive approach to graffiti mitigation, with the selected mural locations identified as graffiti hotspots.
The idea is that taggers are less inclined to graffiti on public property that features street art.
Artists who have featured in the Bayside area include David ‘Meggs’ Hooke, Lisa King, Lucy Lucy, Jason Parker and VEINS.
Check out murals in Bayside in the following locations:
- 411 Nepean Highway, Brighton East
- 205 New Street, Brighton
- 382 Reserve Rd, Cheltenham
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