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If you love street art then you are in for a treat as Ipswich Central was a hot spot for some of Australia’s top street artists as part of the 2020 Brisbane Street Art Festival.

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By Lady Brisbane Blogger @ladybrisbane

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Brisbane Street Art Festival. As an artist and gallery owner, Emily’s mural is a reflection on her experience of isolation during COVID-19. DAVID HOUGHTON CENTRAL MISSION CHURCH Central Mission Church is home to two magnificent bird artworks. One side of the building next to Central Mission Church is painted with a beautiful sunset scene with two realistic fairy wrens.

Ipswich is fast becoming a hot spot for art that takes you outside the four walls of a traditional gallery to give you a chance to admire the creativity, meaning and sense of freedom that street art offers.With seven new murals, it’s once again time to lace up your walking shoes and get out for an adventurous day of street art sightseeing.There’s also three older street art pieces that you definitely need to take a look at which have been included in this curated trail, numbers 4, 5 and 6. Leave the car at home and jump on an Ipswich train which will take you directly to the hub of Ipswich street art. Hop off the train at Ipswich Central Station and once you’re out of the station make your way to the Ipswich City Mall to begin your adventure. ARTIST: GUS EAGLETON ICON ALLEY, NICHOLAS STREET PRECINCT The Unveiling is an impressive mural situated in Icon Alley. Depicting a Thursday night in Ipswich, as cars lap the block, the mural shows the lead singer from Ipswich band, Feels Club, as he unveils his camouflage hoodie. Grab a coffee from Granny’s Kitchen and walk to the top of The Mall, then across Brisbane Street and head down to the Ipswich Art Gallery. ARTIST: EMILY DEVERS IPSWICH ART GALLERY, D’ARCY DOYLE PLACE Painted on the lower side wall of Ipswich Art Gallery is Emily Devers’ contribution to the

ARTIST: RC COLLECTIVE CENTRAL MISSION CHURCH

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The other side of the Central Mission Church building has a larger than life painting of a dove by RC Collective. Both pieces are definitely worth hunting down as their sheer size and realistic detail is incredible.

ARTIST: MIKE SHANKSTER GOLEBY & SONS, BRISBANE STREET

Walk along Brisbane Street and down behind F. Goleby & Sons to the car park and turn around to the back of the building to admire the magnificent flying owl painted by Mike Shankster. This large scale work represents the eternal and never ending process of learning. ARTIST: ASHTAYLOR DANCING BEAN CAFE, 164 BRISBANE STREET Breath is a very beautiful and immensely colourful mural reminding us of the importance of self-care and compassion for others. In Ash’s own words her work “encourages the viewer to

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