The walls of Weston-Super-Mare are brought alive (By Amelie, 13)
By Amelie, 13, Jill Dando News Priory Community School
Weston Wallz, a street art festival in Weston-Super-Mare run by Europe’s International Street Art Hub ‘Upfest’, returned to brighten the town In Somerset.
Some 18 new large scale street-art pieces were painted across the seaside town, adding to the 46 artworks already created by local, national & International artists in Weston since 2021.
The week featured a colourful street art trail and a number of free practical spray paint and character drawing workshops.
Transformative pieces spread across the town, with a mixture of skilled artists involved, including:
Anna Higgie – Sovereign Centre
Dave Bain –Sovereign Centre
Dave McMillan- Kings Lane
Emotional waterfall – The Stable Games Room
Epod -Meadow Street
Hass Oxford Corner Cafe
Jack Lack- Bay And Harbour – Completed
Jayde Perkin -Sovereign Centre
Karl Read – Blues Bar
Lauren Clark* - Citizens Advice Centre
Lionel David- Sovereign Centre
Mind49 -Birnbeck Pier
Nick Roberts* – Sovereign Centre
Rosie Woods – Dark Arts Rebel Kitchen
Tanith Gould Sovereign Centre
Urban Butterfly- Sovereign Centre
Zabou – The Activity Dome
Zubieta – The Loft
There were a number of original workshops scheduled, as well as a live ‘art jam’ where spectators could watch live art to live music.
A mentoring dimension to the programme was introduced this year to help bolster up and coming artists and ensure the festival sees upscaling and growth.
Urban Butterfly artist Emma Klu-Holloway, who gained popularity on the streets of Stokes Croft in Bristol with her 30 foot transformative butterfly piece to restore hope after Covid 19 in 2020, is now emerging in Weston Super-Mare.
