Detailed: Ellsworth Overton's completed mural during the Rochester Mural Festival in 2021.
Photo by
Cath Grey
Now in its eighth year, the Rochester Mural Festival is set to once again bring colourful action to town.
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The festival will kick off with a ticketed artist’s dinner on March 19 at Rochester Racecourse Recreation Reserve catered for by Harvest Taste.
During the welcome dinner, all artists will unveil their mini murals before they begin painting large works the following day, March 20.
The week-long event concludes on Sunday, March 27, when judges deliberate and winners are announced.
The festival received 22 entries this year and the small town festival’s outstanding reputation was apparent, with one entrant submitting from as far away as South Africa.
Arty: Completed murals during the 2021 festival.
Photo by
Cath Grey
The 2022 artists will complete eight murals, and are as follows: Jared Farrow, Kerry Nicholson, Gren Freeman, Chris Duffy, Marco Pennacchia, Christina Rankin, Rebecca Murray with Graham Wilson, and Maryann Jenkins with Joyce Dempsey.
Organisers are committed to ensuring the free outdoor event is COVID-safe, and all artists will be vaccinated.
The theme for this year’s festival is ‘paint us a song’.
Other attractions to check out over the course of the festival include an art exhibition in the court house and Devonshire teas hosted by Rotary.
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