Highly recommend the walking tour if you want to hear the stories behind the murals, next time!

If you are interested I posted some of them on my travel blog here: https://hanskullin.se/urban-mural-tour-st-petersburg-florida/

Thanks, Hans

It really does get great press as a wonderful place for millennial to move to! I can see why — I’d love to live there myself. All the culture and buzz of a city with a beach right there!

That’s what I love to hear, Jessica 🙂

You’re so welcome Ali!

I’d love to hear about it if you do! I had a BLAST!

Very interesting and intriguing points! I do know what you mean about homogenization and I love the street art that focuses on the local motifs the most, which are most likely to come from local artists. That said, I think on the other hand there are probably very few paid opportunities for street artists, so festivals are a great way for them to financially support their work.

I did a major double take walking down the street in Brooklyn the other day when I spotted a mural by Kobra, one of the Brazilian street artists I’d learned all about in Rio!

Ah, I wouldn’t have expected New Zealand to have a major street art scene. Learning ever day!

Agreed, I think it’s best when street art gives color or interest to an otherwise industrial area.