SHINE Festival | Eyes on the Streets

Central Ave (and the streets running parallel to it) in downtown St. Petersburg Florida has become home to numerous murals thanks to the SHINE Mural Festival held every October. 2024 will be its 10th year.

two murals on two sides of the same building, meet in the middle, part of shine festival st. petersburg murals

First, two kids in a boat on triangular sea, by Zulu (or Zulu Painter). The girl is at the helm with her paddle. Both are watching intently, eyes ahead. What do they see?

mural all in blue tones, two kids, a girl and a boy, together in a row boat out on the water, water made with triangles, by zulu painter,

And second, there is a long horizontal mural by Daniel R. Barojas with a pattern of hexagons for a background. A woman is on one side. She seems focused on something.

… peeking out in the middle (caught in the middle?, or just curious?)

part of a mural by Daniel R. Barojas, a person with bright blue eyes seems to be peeking out from under the ground i.e. eyes at very bottom of mural

… and a man with feathers in his ear at the other end

Photos taken April 2022

below: The northwest corner of Martin Luther King Blvd and 1st St North in St. Petersburg Florida where there are a few murals on the buildings. The mural of the cat and dog in the foreground was painted by Matt Kress.

below: On the other side of the building (an animal hospital) are more cats and dogs.

In the first photo, you can see small parts of another mural. This one features well known cartoon characters such as the cats Felix and Garfield, as well as Disney’s Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, and Goofy. It was painted by Greg Mike as part of the SHINE mural festival in 2021.

below: The whole mural

below: The last mural here, on the far side of the back building, is another recent painting. Also part of the SHINE 2021 festival is “Tell Me How You Feel, Part III” by Bakpak Durden.

Eyes on the Streets

and feets on the ground. Graffiti, street art and murals seen while wandering the streets and alleys of our colourful world.

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