A Motueka alleyway that had become overgrown and unwelcoming has been given a facelift and a new lease of life thanks to the vision of two local artists and a group of willing youngsters.
The alley linking Wilkinson Street and McCarthy Crescent had fallen into a state of semi disrepair attracting taggers. That was until artists Dani Hedges and Melissa Linton got hold of it and revamped it into a community art space.
The pair worked with young people over several weeks to create 13 marine plywood art pieces for one side of the alleyway, while on the other side Dani and Melissa painted a stunning mural depicting Papatūānuku – Earth Mother – and all she created.
Funding for the project was provided by one of our Creative Communities Grants and covered partial costs of workshops with the
young artists, materials and the mural installation.
By tidying up and brightening the area, the artists have created a lighter, brighter, safer space to encourage the community, particularly families with children, to use as a link to town.
An artwork representing crashing waves now brightens a Motueka wall that once attracted repeated graffiti from taggers.
The front wall of the wastewater pump station in Ledger-Goodman Reserve has undergone a transformation thanks to artist Dani Hedges.
Dani has worked on other community projects with us in the past, so we commissioned her to bring her creativity to the wall and improve the building.
She says the mural is inspired by the beauty and power of water.
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