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Boon St Art Festival 2023 in pictures

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Napier-based artist Cinzah kicked off the festival early last week and finished before the Boon Street Art Festival officially kicked off on Friday. Photo / Malisha Kumar

Napier-based artist Cinzah kicked off the festival early last week and finished before the Boon Street Art Festival officially kicked off on Friday. Photo / Malisha Kumar

The Boon Street Art Festival brightened up Hamilton East and the CBD at the weekend. Seven artists brought love and colour to blank walls across the city. Most of the walls were located near the newly opened Made Market precinct. The artists painting the town not just red were Jesse Mosen, Cinzah, Gary Venn, Kell Sunshine, Haser and Alice Alva and Koryu. The Waikato Herald went along and captured some of the action. Click through below.

The wall next to cafe Hayes Common turned into the biggest mural Hamilton artist Alice Alva has painted. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Alva painted her mural with the help of four volunteers. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Alva's mural is called Daphne's Garden. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Kell Sunshine has been part of Boon before, in 2019. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Gisborne-based artist Kell Sunshine created a mural on Grey Street this year. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Napier-based artist Cinzah kicked off the festival early last week and finished before the Boon Street Art Festival officially started on Friday. Photo / Malisha Kumar
Cinzah's mural is located on Caro Street, behind the Hamilton City Council. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Japanese artist Koryu was also part of Boon 2023. He painted the mural of the tiger next to the Waikato Museum last year. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Koryu created some parts of his 2023 mural with spray paint and other parts with brush on paint. Prior to painting the woman's eyes, he spent some time studying make-up. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Cambridge-based illustrator Gary Venn with his daughter Enid, 12, who helped paint some parts of the mural. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Venn's mural was inspired by medieval carvings. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
The artwork on Grey Street was Venn's first mural. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Jesse Mosen, also known as Limitbreak, created a mural on Hamilton's Victoria Street. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer
Auckland artist Haser created a mural next to Grey St Kitchen. He said the huia was a symbol of what can happen if people didn't look after the environment. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer

Image 1 of 14: The wall next to cafe Hayes Common turned into the biggest mural Hamilton artist Alice Alva has painted. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer


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