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Melbourne’s lively street art community is set to advance further with the introduction of the city's first official street art precinct. This initiative will rejuvenate a neglected industrial area in Mordialloc, converting it into a center of creativity and expression.
Australia’s pioneering street art festival, WalltoWall, made its return post-pandemic in partnership with Kingston Council. From April 26-28, seven of Australia’s finest street artists and three renowned international artists transformed Mordialloc with large-scale murals.
Long celebrated as a global street art destination, this new project revitalizes Mordialloc’s industrial laneways. This marks a significant step in Melbourne’s artistic innovation and cultural renaissance.
Notable artists such as Smug, Adnate, Celeste Mountjoy (creator of Filthy Ratbag), George Rose, and French artist Zoer will contribute, bringing their distinctive styles and perspectives to the precinct.
On Saturday, April 27, the streets of Mordialloc will buzz with a block party hosted by Wall to Wall and Urban Ground. The party features DJs like Byron Bay’s April Kerry, Fitzroy record store owner Charles Eddy, Berlin’s DJ Blo, and Melbourne’s Adnate. The event will also include food trucks, market stalls, workshops, tastings, open studios, and hourly tours of contemporary spirits from local distillery Saint Felix.
Shaun Hossack of Juddy Roller curates this project with collaboration from Kingston Arts and Mordi Village Trader. This collaboration aims to highlight street art's transformative power while revitalizing urban areas. Lamana Road and nearby laneways will transform into the vibrant Mordi Village Arts and Cultural Precinct.
Hossack commented, “Melbourne is known as a mecca for street art but lacks well-curated areas for viewing major artworks consecutively, like an outdoor gallery. The scale of Wall to Wall in Melbourne’s beachside suburbs will establish the Mordi Village Arts and Cultural Precinct as a beacon of creativity and community engagement.”
Hossack explained the evolution of street art with Juddy Roller’s projects, such as the Silo Art Trail and Wall to Wall, which started in Benalla and recently expanded to Murray Bridge. These initiatives are spreading the art form across Australia.
Kingston Mayor Jenna Davey-Burns expressed her enthusiasm, highlighting street art’s growing significance as a form of public expression and cultural enrichment, stating, “Street art has emerged as one of the leading forms of expression without bounds, out there on the walls instead of stuck inside four walls.”
