Well Street explodes in colour

The Well Street underpass in Brighton is about to be transformed with a striking and original mural by acclaimed artist, Jason Parker. The mural will feature native flora and fauna and stunning landscape scenes from around Bayside, punctuated with pops of colour and artistic interpretation.

Bayside City Council has banded together with five other inner-city Councils to fight the scourge of graffiti on public assets. The collaborative project, Urban Canvas, part of the Inner South Metropolitan Mayors Forum (ISMMF) is designed to beautify our suburbs whilst discouraging illegal graffiti. Urban Canvas is funded by the Department of Treasury and Finance’s Community Support Fund with $1.98 million split equally between the six participating councils over two years to help remove graffiti, or prevent graffiti vandalism through installation of unique street art.

Read more about the Urban Canvas project

There will be temporary traffic management measures in place around the Well Street underpass over the next few weeks from Monday 21 February 2022 to establish a safe work zone for the artist. Please obey direction from traffic controllers between 8am – 4.30pm on weekdays. Traffic and buses will operate as normal through Well Street during the project, although slight delays can be expected.

Jason Parker’s work is already revered in Bayside with beautiful murals created in Dendy Park and Cheltenham as part of a Bayside City Council project to mitigate graffiti. Jason’s recent works in Bayside were inspired by community feedback and meetings with local environmental groups.

"I wanted to highlight what I believe to be two of Bayside's cherished spaces - the coast/beaches and the parklands, both of which can be found in abundance and are enjoyed by Bayside residents from all walks of life," said mural artist Jason Parker.

Read more about the Bayside City Council Graffiti removal and street art project, the Community Engagement Summary report and Jason’s profile