Waterford Walls providing much needed canvas and brightening city streets

The Waterford Walls project provides an outlet for artists from the locality and beyond, as well as helping to brighten up the city, writes Marjorie Brennan

THE street art scene has exploded in recent years, with Irish cities and towns embracing the exciting artistic potential of the urban landscape.

Last year, as part of the inaugural Waterford Walls festival, 25 derelict buildings around the city were transformed by the addition of eye-catching murals by talented street artists from home and abroad.