Street Art mural movement maintains drive to colour the hinterland
Sarah Sculley prepares to paint the RSL Mural.
The finished mural.
Street Art Nambour is calling for hinterland towns to join a mural tourism trail which could become a major tourist attraction as the organisation sets its sights high for 2022.
“We are on track to add colour, not only to Nambour but to other towns throughout the hinterland,” said Street Art Nambour Chairperson Lorraine Taylor. “We want to connect hinterland towns to Nambour, the heart of the hinterland. It helps put us all on the map.”
In other news the group has hit the ground running this year with two murals already completed, one in Mill Street and another at Nambour RSL.
Nambour artist Sarah Sculley and her assistant Crystal LePoint have just finished a mural on Can Do Finance in Mill St opposite Hungry Jacks. “When Sarah does a ural she pours her heart and soul into it. And Crystal is an emerging artist and she’s gone up another step with the completion of this project,” said Lorraine. “She’s actually designing and creating murals with Sarah’s guidance and this one is a credit to them both. ”
The artists have also finished a mural on the RSL honouring the three armed services.
“That design has been chosen with the approval and input from Nambour RSL based on feedback they received from the three armed services and from a vote by their membership. All three services are represented.”
Meanwhile, in what Lorraine described as a major promotional boost for Nambour, the group will also feature on Chanel 7’s “Weekender” in a segment to be aired 5.30pm Sunday, January 30.
“They did a bit of a speil about me and how we started and they filmed many of the murals we’ve done around town,” said Lorraine. “The initiative was sponsored by Visit Sunshine Coast and it features our murals and the story of how we started.”
The coverage was welcome news for the group who’s major event, Fuse Fest, (a celebration of the “fusion” of art, ales, food and music) had to be cancelled last year because of COVID.