Watch 36 Artists In Downtown Augusta Transform Blank Walls To Art For The 5th Street Mural Festival
As we speak 36 artists are in Downtown Augusta creating one-of-a-kind artwork for the 5th Street Mural Festival.
What is the 5th Street Mural Festival?
See art come alive!
Back in January, the Greater Augusta Arts Council held an open call seeking multiple mural proposals for a new mural festival in Downtown Augusta. Now that the festival is underway the public can come by throughout the week to see the artists actively working on their projects.
The 5th Street Mural Festival kicked off this past weekend, April 20th, and will go on until April 27th. On that final day, a mural ribbon cutting will be held at 11:00 a.m. followed by a celebration with live creating and DJs Coco Rubio and Matt Porter and entertainment. Food Thyme food truck, Cozi Cup Coffee, and Blue Sky Ice Cream will be available. There will even be a mural scavenger hunt with prizes for the kiddos going on.
There was no required theme, they just wanted a variety of creative designs and then one 40-foot-long wall section reserved for a mural that celebrated Women in the Military.
Each artist selected was given a Stipend of $1,000-$2,000. No outside paint was allowed, as paint and basic brushes were provided.
With over 200 submissions these are the artists that were selected to take part in transforming these blank spaces:
Art Abdon, Gabi Anderson, Emily Bender, Colleen Beyer, Lauren Boykin, Carrie Brooks, Alex Bugg, Theron Cartwright, Si-Long Chen, Donna Cote, Jason Craig, A.C. Daniel, Levi Dilley, Allison Dunavant, Cyndy Epps, Carrie Everitt, Brittany Fields, Jessica Gorman, Tripp Gustin, Tiffany Jackson, Sway Jones, Destinee Love, Isabel Massell, Brandon Moultrie, Dannie Niu, Jon Paschal, Cole Phail, Rachel Polvadore, Aort Reed, Tyler Richardson, William Sanders, Lindsey Spears, Wesley L. Stewart, Rhian Swain, Jacki Mayo Van Dyke, and Stacey Vincenzetti
The murals that they are creating will measure 3 feet high, and either 10 feet or 20 feet wide, and will sit side by side on the abutments lining both sides of 5th Street between Reynolds Street and the 5th Street Freedom Pedestrian Bridge–the walls facing inward to 5th St.
Get a chance to see art happening live right before your eyes.
