THIS WEEK, artists descend upon neighborhoods across the city for the first Talking Walls Charlotte festival (Oct. 10-13). Mike Wirth, who is part of the all-volunteer group of festival organizers, shared this on the festival’s origins: “The team came together late 2017. It was the meeting between two groups of friends that had similar ideas about creating an event that could be the catalyst for establishing Charlotte as a mural arts destination… The objective of the fest is to create an exciting, multi-day, cross-city mural painting experience, to elevate emerging talent, and enrich the city with some beautiful artwork.”
