Talking Walls festival is back in Charlotte. Here’s how to see walls transform into art.
If the walls could talk — oh wait, in Charlotte, they do.
And thanks to Talking Walls, Charlotte’s annual mural festival, more beige walls will have things to say later this month.
The street art event returns for the fourth year the week of October 18-24, 2021. After a bleak time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the artists are here to spread joy in the Queen City, a news release stated.
This year’s theme is “High-Vis-City” — vibrancy, brilliancy and viscerality.
Eight muralists will participate from Charlotte, the region and around the world:
“Charlotte is finally becoming an arts city visually because of our growing population of local creatives,” Carla Aaron-Lopez, Talking Walls chairwoman, said in a statement. “Talking Walls serves as a representation of the diversity of these creatives based on their style and execution. I can’t wait to see how their large-scale works will continue to impact our Charlotte communities. ”
Want to see the works in progress? Here are the locations of the upcoming new murals:
Metropolitan: Best Buy, Trader Joes and the former West Elm building
Talking Walls is organized by community organizers and artists. Donors and supporters for 2021 event include in part: the Metropolitan in midtown Charlotte, Summit Coffee in NoDa, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Camp North End, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Liquid Death Mountain Water, Union, Lowes and Kobra Paint.
Want to volunteer? Visit TalkingWallsCharlotte.com for details.
Talking Walls
Instagram: @TalkingWallsCharlotte
When: October 18-24, 2021
This story was originally published October 18, 2021 at 1:35 PM.
