Street Prints Mauao kicks off in the Bay

Spray paint artist Cinzah Merkens is ready to help kick off the Street Prints Mauao after prepping his wall at the Mount. Photo/John Borren

Street Prints Mauao has kicked off in downtown Mount Maunganui this morning.

The street art festival will see 16 national and international street artist let loose creating murals on different walls in the Mount.

Askew, Sean Duffell, Christie Wright and Cracked Ink are some of the New Zealand artists who will take part.

The project is one of 20 art projects that will inject more than $50,000 into different art activities throughout the Western Bay of Plenty region from the recent Creative Communities Scheme funding round.

Mrs Smith said the murals had to be painted to the theme land and sea.