The Brief
- Color Wave Walls is bringing 11 national and international muralists to Downtown Lakeland to paint blank walls through Wednesday.
- Co-founders Gillian Fazio and Katerina Santos narrowed down more than 430 submissions from 21 countries to turn the Swan City into an open-air gallery.
- Auburndale artist Keith Goodson is representing Polk County with a mural on West Main Street inspired by SEU sponsorship and local youth.
LAKELAND, Fla. – Blank walls across Downtown Lakeland are turning into colorful masterpieces as the new Color Wave Walls mural festival brings nearly a dozen artists from across the country and around the world to transform the Swan City into an open-air art gallery.
Downtown Lakeland mural festival
What we know:
Local artists Gillian Fazio and Katerina Santos founded Color Wave Walls to remove financial barriers for artists while making world-class art free and accessible to everyone. Organizers say the biennial festival will return in 2028, and muralists will continue painting through Wednesday.
Auburndale artist Keith Goodson is the only artist chosen to represent Polk County in the festival. Goodson is painting a mural on West Main Street in Downtown Lakeland that depicts a young girl contemplating her future and divine purpose alongside a young man stepping into his future and his goal.
International artists in Polk County
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