A bid to turn Darwin into Australia's most colourful city, one wall at a time

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A bid to turn Darwin into Australia's most colourful city, one wall at a time
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The Darwin Street Art Festival attracts artists from around the country to create more of the colourful murals taking over the city's streets.

abc.net.au/news/darwin-street-art-festival-2023-nt-artists-murals/102831858Glow-in-the-dark paint, Auslan symbols and elaborate calligraphy are being splashed across the walls and buildings of Darwin this week, as the Darwin Street Art Festival returns to brighten up the city centre for another year.

Gonketa, a deaf artist from Geelong, Victoria, is the first artist to incorporate Auslan symbols into a mural in Darwin. "People have been curious, looking at their own hands in an interesting way, thinking 'maybe I can use my hands to sign as well".In another Darwin Street Art Festival first, artist MaxiGig has been painting a huge artwork using UV paint that will glow in the dark.

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