WELCOME TO COUNTRY AND OFFICIAL LAUNCH
Join us for a special celebration as we officially launch the 2026 Benalla Street Art Festival! Come along to meet this year’s talented participating artists and curator, hear about the exciting program ahead, and be part of the festival buzz from the very beginning. Light refreshments will be provided
EUROPEAN ENERGY KIDZZONE
Take the kids for a raft of fun and free activities, including rock painting, nature arts and crafts, henna body painting, facepainting, creative community hub activities, and giant games. The Kidzzone is ideally positioned adjacent to the playground, Splash Park and bouldering wall, and proudly supported by European Energy. Friday 17 April 10am-3pm – Nature […]
Timur Fork
Rationale Artwork Title: Benalla Friend This piece is a celebration of arrival and the indelible mark that travel leaves upon the spirit. The artist has captured the wide eyed wonder of an outsider encountering the unique beauty of Benalla for the first time. Through the lens of his character, we see the town reflected back […]
MUR0NE
Rationale Artwork title: New Scenario When Iker Muro first arrived in Australia from Spain, he was captivated by the level crossing signals on the outskirts of Benalla. Those rhythmic, black and white striped bars – designed to command attention and halt traffic – became the foundational motif of his visual vocabulary. He transforms these utilitarian […]
Gus Eagleton
Rationale Artwork Title: In Your Backyard Brisbane artist Gus Eagleton invites the viewer into a moment of suspended tranquility, drawing inspiration from a photograph captured at one of his favourite local swimming holes. The work relies on a masterful manipulation of light, where shimmering reflections dancing across the water define the composition. Eagleton’s technique allows […]
Jasmine Crisp
Rationale Artwork Title: Tell me I’m pretty, tell me I’m good. In the work, “Tell me I’m pretty, tell me I’m good,” Jasmine delivers a sharp, tongue-in-cheek critique of the current trend toward purely decorative public art. By pairing classic, aesthetically “palatable” floral imagery with a literal shower of gold star stickers, the work functions […]
JUZPOP
Rationale Artwork Title: Open your eyes JUZPOP has pushed the boundaries of scale and intimacy with this installation. Stretching across 6×14 metres of brickwork, the mural is the culmination of rigorous double exposure experimentation. JUZPOP strips away the artifice of portraiture, fusing the likeness of the MSWIM vocalist with the atmospheric intensity of the sky. […]
Kitsune Jolene
Rationale For her work in Benalla, Kitsune uses her bold, recognisable colour palettes driven by emotion and flowing compositions, her work explores themes of transformation, intimacy, human connection and the human relationship. Jolene creates immersive large scale works that feel dreamlike and grounded. Her murals aim to invite quiet reflection while maintaining a strong visual […]
MADWINGS
MadWings is the powerful creative partnership of Maddison Gibbs (Barkindji) and Jason Wing (Biripi/Cantonese). Together, this multidisciplinary artist duo weaves ancestral memory with contemporary activism, using public space as a canvas to amplify First Nations stories and cultural visibility. Their collaborative practice is deeply rooted in a shared commitment to social justice and the celebration […]
KRIMSONE
Rationale Artwork Title: Peaches Krimsone explores the internal landscape of anxiety through a deeply personal lens, utilising his friend and fellow artist, Peaches, as the central subject. This work moves beyond simple portraiture to map the complex, often unseen emotional terrain of nervous tension. By grounding the abstraction in a familiar face, Krimsone makes the […]