3D PAVEMENT ARTISTS

Two of Australia’s best 3D Pavement Artists delighted crowds in Townsville for Strand Ephemera; producing three stunning works and engaging with visitors through workshops and during the creation process.

The visiting artists, Rudy Kistler and Jenny McCracken (fresh from taking out the World Street Painting Festival in the Netherlands), are managed by ZEST Events International, an Australian company that launched in 1998, working with artists to engage audiences and create memorable experiences through art.

The ZEST team of artists and entertainers specialise in 3D Pavement Art, live art performances, murals, art workshops, conference and event activities, commissioned art, art management and consulting.

The artists delivered daily workshops for the 1154 students who visited the exhbition, as well as providing free weekend workshops for the general public. These workshops also provided Gallery Services with a far more engaging vehicle to conduct some community consultation about the event, and the arts in Townsville more broadly.

Fittingly, Strand Ephemera was closed with an open air screening of the film CHALK: An Australian Perpective, with thanks to the LensCap Crew for facilitating this. Having first aired on Foxtel’s Studio Channel in August 2014, the documentary follows Australia’s Champion Pavement Artists Jenny McCracken and Anton Pulvirenti. The film takes viewers with the artists to the piazza of Grazie di Curtatone in Italy to compete at the Incontro Nazionale dei Madonnari.

CHALK: An Australian Perpective explores how this once dying art form has evolved and exploded in popularity around the world. The film also introduces audiences to Master Artist Kurt Wenner, the inventor of 3D Pavement Art.