Wollongong street artist Kane ‘Trait’ Horspool performed a labour of love this month when he painted a Green Flicks Wall in MacCabe Park to help promote an initiative close to his heart.
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With entries closing for the 2017 Green Flicks environmental film competition on September 8 Mr Horspool said he was approached by the Office of Environment and Heritage to paint the wall to help celebrate the creativity of young people in the Illawarra. The theme was change and the environment. “I have done work in the past I’ve done promoting conservation and environmental awareness work so they approached me about this. I try and do as many walls as I can. Over the last 12 months I have done quite a few actually. And I was in Wonder Walls a few years ago.”
Mr Horspool said youth involved with the Green Flicks competition gave him a hand which was really helpful. “I am really looking forward to what the young people produce with the short films.”
Office of the Environment and Heritage’s Simon Tedder said “we really wanted to bring it to the broader community this year”.
“We have gone to the extent of adding additional screenings. We are going to screen the shortlisted films at the Yours & Owls Festival.”
“And what the mural is about it continuing to raise awareness about Green Flicks”.
Further information at www.environment.nsw.gov.au/green-flicks.
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
