More than 250 local young people converged on Clarendon skate park on Sunday 11 August for a pop-up celebration as part of the Street Speak urban art project.
The skate park, itself having recently received a colourful facelift, played host to local youths and families with food and drinks, and learn to skate workshops with The Totem Collective.
The winners of the Street Speak competition - held earlier this year - we also presented with their $5000 prizes and were given the chance on the day to work with and learn from professional mural artists Mark Wilson from Red Herring Arts and Cameron Marbus from Aerosol Obsessions, producing three large murals reflecting their new graffiti art skills
The winners were:
* Colo High School,
* Merana Aboriginal Community Association for the Hawkesbury,
* Kuyper Christian School,
* RuffTRACK
* Bligh Park Community Services.
The winning artworks from the Street Speak competition are currently on display in the Young Adult Section at Hawkesbury Central Library.
Hawkesbury City Council Director of City Planning Meagan Ang said the day was a wonderful success.
"It was a busy and very interactive day for kids and parents alike. Many kids didn't want to go home, they just wanted to keep skating and honing their skills," she said.
"The way our local young people and partner organisations embraced the Street Speak project really demonstrates how activities and opportunities like this are so important in building and nurturing a healthy and vibrant community."
Stencil artist Mark Wilson aka RedHerring co-ran the workshops on the day with the winning artists with fellow artist Cameron Marbus from Aerosol Obsessions.
"What a great experience it was teaching kids how to stencil using spray as part of the Hawkesbury Street Speak Project. Thank you to Hawkesbury City Council for the opportunity to be part of the program," Mark Wilson said.
Street Speak is funded under the NSW Government Graffiti Management Grant Application (Western Sydney).
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