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Kaleidoscope of colour in Moville
30.08.11
A PLAIN corner of
Moville has been transformed with a kaleidoscope of
colour as part of a local community art project.
The new psychedelic public mural at Foyle Street is
part of an innovative new urban arts project which
quite literally allows local teenagers to add a
splash of colour to their community.
Internationally renowned Philadelphia-based graffiti
artist Ernel Martinez recently hooked up with
budding painters from the Moville Family Resource
centre and the Playhouse in Derry before tackling a
wall between Gillen’s supermarket and the Allied
Irish Bank.
Not far from the well-known ‘White Wall’ in Moville,
the new wall is a kaleidoscope of gaudy colours,
arranged in the style of a stained glass window.
Administrator of Moville Family Resource Centre
Rosaleen Smith explained some of the aims of the
innovative artistic venture.
“The project will be directed by the participants
themselves giving them the opportunity to
collaborate with international artists to highlight
issues that are important to them and to use
graffiti to visualise their ideas,” she said. |
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Cllr Martin Farren joins graffiti
artist Ernel Martinez and local children at
Moville's colourful new mural. |
Clearly impressed by
the town’s brightest and newest piece of public art,
local county councillor Martin Farren paid a glowing
tribute to the Moville Family Resource Centre and
the teenagers involved.
“The centre is a fantastic asset to local children,
allowing them to get involved in an exciting venture
during their summer holidays. It certainly captures
the enthusiasm of everyone involved with a very
vivid colour scheme,” he said.
“This is just one of the many vital projects run by
the Moville Family Resource Centre. It plays a very
important role in our community, providing an
excellent service for hundreds of people in the
area,” Cllr. Farren added. (Inishowen
Independent)
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