Frankston becomes outdoor gallery
Frankston’s annual street-art festival has transformed the suburb into an outdoor gallery with international and local artists painting laneways and walls — recent footage and posts show large-scale murals and video coverage of live painting []. The festival is being framed as a major local creative draw in social coverage this week [].
The festival’s ninth edition runs March 16–22, 2026, with nine featured large-scale murals and projection artworks scheduled across Frankston CBD. imaginefrankston.com.au Featured painters named in the program include Arina Apostolova, Buff Diss, Creature Creature, Father Marker, Jack Rowland, Juzpop, Kitsune Jolene, Mick Russell, Sam Absurd and Shaun Devenney. beat.com.au Frankston City Council says the week will include free workshops, guided walking tours and a pop-up studio in the Cube Gallery that showcases Jack Rowland’s Hyper State works prior to live painting. beat.com.au Organisers and sponsor EastLink note that by the close of the 2026 program Frankston will host more than 100 murals as part of its Destination Events Strategy to boost visitation, with the Block Party on March 22 planned as the festival finale. eastlink.com.au
