Hall of fame honour as festival begins

FRANKSTON came away with three big awards at the annual Australian Street Art Awards. The Big Picture Fest, which got underway this week, sees artists from across the globe paint murals and artworks around Frankston. The festival won Frankston the silver medal for street art festival or event. Frankston street art walking tours showing off around 80 local murals won the gold award for best street art tour for the third year running.

The award wins earned Frankston a place in the Australian Street Art Awards “hall of fame”. Awards co-director Liz River said the award winners “contribute significantly to making Australia a more vibrant, creative and interesting country – somewhere visitors want to explore more keenly.” “Investing in outdoor art as an attraction mechanism also makes economic sense as art is typically less expensive to create than more traditional tourism attractions while the pay-off is handsome,” River said

The Big Picture Fest began on 18 March, and will run until 24 March. The event’s centrepiece is the Block Party in Park Lane on 22 March – Gut Health, Bananagun, Milku, Tamara and The Dreams, and DJ Obliveus are scheduled to perform. Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said the Big Picture Fest “is one of Frankston’s most significant events bursting with colour, movement and music – this year featuring digital projections, exhibitions, miniature dioramas, and award-winning daytime and twilight tours create a truly immersive experience.”

For more information on the Big Picture Fest visit discoverfrankston.com/the-big-picture-fest

First published in the Frankston Times – 19th March 2024